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Georgette Valle, who in nearly a quarter century as a state representative pushed successfully to ban smoking in much of public indoor spaces in Washington, died July 10 in Burien. She was 99.
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/31/24
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A Benton County deputy prosecutor was legally drunk when he missed a stop sign on a rural road on the Fourth of July and was broadsided by a pickup truck. He was killed along with his wife and two …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/31/24
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A Tri-Cities candidate running for Washington governor is at risk of getting locked out of the general election, a new statewide poll suggests.
Semi Bird, the Richland Republican who earned his …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/31/24
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The reality television show "Cops" has returned to Pierce County and has begun filming episodes with Sheriff's Department deputies on ride-alongs in unincorporated areas.
"Cops" is a cultural …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/31/24
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The 21-year-old Pullman man who sparked an international search this spring after he, his daughter and girlfriend were reported missing was charged with international parental kidnapping in federal …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/31/24
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A 37-year-old man crashed his motorcycle in northeast Lacey just before midnight Monday and later died at the scene, according to police and the Thurston County Coroner.
No other vehicle was …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/31/24
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Two men attempted to rob an Amazon delivery driver last week, according to Olympia police.
About 1:50 p.m. July 22, the delivery driver was in the 200 block of Columbia Street Northwest, near …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/31/24
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After observing a series of coronal mass ejections, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center expects auroras to be visible from much of the northern U.S. …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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7/31/24
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Ryan Chase Gilbert, 43, passed away on July 18, 2024, in Rochester, Washington. Born in Houston, Texas, Ryan was a cherished member of his community and a beloved figure in his family.
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7/31/24
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He shall not be forgotten...
On March 7, 1934, Karl Roderick was born to Frank and Dora Rosbach of Chehalis, Washington. He was the eighth of nine siblings.
Karl promptly …
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7/31/24
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After observing a series of coronal mass ejections, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center expects auroras to be visible from much of the northern U.S. …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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7/30/24
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Two men attempted to rob an Amazon delivery driver last week, according to Olympia police.
About 1:50 p.m. July 22, the delivery driver was in the 200 block of Columbia Street Northwest, near …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/30/24
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A 37-year-old man crashed his motorcycle in northeast Lacey just before midnight Monday and later died at the scene, according to police and the Thurston County Coroner.
No other vehicle was …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/30/24
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The 21-year-old Pullman man who sparked an international search this spring after he, his daughter and girlfriend were reported missing was charged with international parental kidnapping in federal …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/30/24
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A man accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16 while on a camping trip to the Riffe Lake area in June has been arrested on felony charges.
The Lewis County Prosecutor's …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/30/24
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Thurston County community rallies to celebrate 3-year-old’s birthday after no one shows up for party
Kimberly Donofrio planned to throw a big birthday party for her 3-year-old grandson, Nathaniel Pickard, with the help of his parents on June 29. They invited neighbors with young children and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@yelmonline.com
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7/30/24
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By Jacob Dimond
jake@yelmonline.com
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders has been a busy man over the course of the last several months and gave the Nisqually Valley News several updates …
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By Jacob Dimond/jake@yelmonline.com
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7/30/24
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The annual Thurston County Fair officially returns on Wednesday, July 31, and will continue at the event’s location, 3054 Carpenter Road SE, Lacey, until Sunday, Aug. 4.
The 2024 fair …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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7/30/24
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By Dylan Reubenking
dylan@yelmonline.com
Rita Meldrum and Erin Marvin were inspired by their children’s 2B state track championship-winning performa nces for Rainier High School in …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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7/30/24
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The Crashouts, a 3-on-3 basketball team led by Rainier High School seniors Brooklynn Swenson and Janess Blackburn, took third place in the girls high school bracket of the Capital City 3-on-3 …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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7/30/24
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