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Amid increasing wildfires, Gonzaga University will study the impact these environmental disasters have on drinking water quality in the Pacific Northwest.
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/28/24
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As coastal towns work to build evacuation towers — or ponder over them — and relocate schools and buildings with hopes of surviving a tsunami, the only escape for some communities, as it …
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Clayton Franke / The Daily World (TNS)
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2/28/24
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OLYMPIA — Washington residents packed into a government hearing room Tuesday afternoon, asking lawmakers again to officially outlaw income taxes in the state.
Washingtonians have not …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/28/24
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A man accused of committing three robberies in three days in Bellingham — stealing from the same store on two separate occasions — is now in custody.
Corin Tristan Beauvais, 29, …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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2/28/24
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A Florida man posed as an Amazon delivery driver as part of an elaborate plan made with his female accomplice to kidnap a baby girl from her family's Federal Way apartment last week, according to …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/28/24
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Puget Sound Energy, the state's largest provider of electricity and natural gas, proposed its two-year rate hike to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission this month.
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/28/24
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SEATTLE — King County and the city of Tukwila announced two new separate investments Tuesday to assist asylum-seekers living in the region in need of shelter and support.
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Anna Patrick / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/28/24
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The final 12 boys basketball teams from classifications 1B-2A have made their way to Spokane and Yakima, and four area teams are alive for a state championship.
The Tenino Beavers, Adna Pirates, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/24
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The final 12 boys basketball teams from classifications 1B-2A have made their way to Spokane and Yakima, and five area teams are still in the mix for a state title.
The W.F. West Bearcats, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/27/24
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Former Napavine auto repair shop worker arrested for allegedly threatening to kill assistant manager
A former employee at an auto repair shop in Napavine is facing felony harassment charges for allegedly threatening to kill the shop’s assistant manager.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/24
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When the surviving nuns of the Little Sisters of Hoboken need to raise money to deal with a tragedy that wiped out most of the order, what are they to do but put on a variety show?
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/27/24
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Two 13-year-old female students, including one from the Yelm Community Schools district, were arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 20, after several schools received voicemails suggesting a bomb threat.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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2/27/24
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) is looking at addressing sportsmanship problems at sporting events by having referees wear body cameras.
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Nisqually Valley News
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2/27/24
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Since becoming the Nyastrong Warriors Academy (NWA) in late 2019, the girls youth basketball organization has gone 55-5.
On Sunday, Feb. 25, at Tenino Middle School, the third grade girls …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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2/27/24
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A rare wolverine — perhaps the same one that popped up in Oregon around this time last year — has been spotted in rural Clackamas County, wildlife officials confirmed Monday.
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/27/24
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A man driving a stolen car has been accused of intentionally plowing into a homeless camp early Sunday morning, killing one person, according to documents filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
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Tom Hallman Jr. / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/27/24
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A 29-year-old Shelton man was arrested for the 24th time last week, according to Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders, who wrote about a pursuit and the man's ultimate arrest on social media.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/27/24
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An Eastern Washington man stole the identity of a U.S. combat veteran to fraudulently collect more than $825,000 in Veterans Affairs benefits, according to the Eastern Washington District U.S. …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/27/24
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Jim Mora came to mind when I read Russell Wilson's comments Sunday.
You remember the old Colts coach, who responded with the following when asked about his team reaching the playoffs after a …
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Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/27/24
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OLYMPIA — After a dramatic series of twists and turns throughout this year's short legislative session, a proposal to cap annual rent increases is likely dead after the Senate Ways and Means …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/27/24
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