The citizens group responsible for setting the salaries of the Thurston County Commission and making recommendations on the salaries of other county elected officials were in a giving mood on Monday, …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/22/23
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SEATTLE — Dog owners should keep an eye on their pets' coughs, Washington's state veterinarian warns, as an unidentified respiratory canine illness spreads across the nation.
No cases of …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/22/23
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When Kennewick police responded to a missing persons call about a 12-year-old, they found the child had fled after alleged abuse by his grandparents and an uncle.
All three of the adults are now …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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11/22/23
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A 14-year-old girl who was knocked unconscious when her bike collided with a car earlier this month is now in a medically induced coma, Lacey police said in an update on Tuesday.
The girl is at …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/22/23
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A Shelton-area man reported missing on Sunday was located alive on Tuesday afternoon after a search by law enforcement and search and rescue personnel.
Jeffrey Hinz, 57, was separated from …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World (TNS)
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11/22/23
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill introduced in Congress is intended to protect domestic abuse victims from gun violence, according to an announcement by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington.
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Joel Martin / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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11/22/23
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Prosecutors say a Thurston County couple who went missing were likely killed by a man renting from the husband, and that the suspect learned he might be evicted.
Timothy Burke appeared in …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/22/23
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KENT — In one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, in one of the most expensive states for gasoline, backers of an effort to repeal Washington's carbon market said Tuesday they have enough …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/22/23
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The skeletal remains of a man were found earlier this month in Olympia, the Thurston County Coroner said Tuesday.
About 11:30 a.m. Nov. 8, Olympia police and coroner's office staff were called …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/22/23
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Pierce County has paid more than $4 million as part of a lawsuit for the wrongful termination of a former deputy prosecutor, according to his attorneys, nearly a year after jurors in the case found …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/22/23
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Seattle has had a completely dry Thanksgiving weekend only three times in the past 50 years — and this weekend is expected to be the fourth.
The National Weather Service said a dry …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/22/23
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Post-Thanksgiving razor clams will be ready to dig beginning Nov. 24, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) coastal shellfish managers confirmed Tuesday.
Not all beaches are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/22/23
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A former Pasco police officer accused in the 1986 strangulation of a Spokane woman who worked as a prostitute will be retried after Thanksgiving, but this time without a jury.
Richard Aguirre …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/22/23
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WENATCHEE — The family of a Prestige Senior Living resident who died last year outside the senior facility in the snow is suing the business on claims of negligence, abuse and abandonment.
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Oscar Rodriguez / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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11/22/23
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A Wapato woman was found guilty in her second trial on charges that her toddler son died of a fentanyl overdose through her neglect.
Samantha Marie Tainewasher, 39, was found guilty Thursday in …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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11/22/23
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A man who was killed Friday in a shootout with law enforcement in Bremerton following an hours-long standoff was wanted for the murder of a 41-year-old man at a Parkland apartment complex.
Shaun …
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Peter Talbot and Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/22/23
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OLYMPIA — Thousands of low-income Washington patients will receive refunds from PeaceHealth, the nonprofit health system, for hospital bills because they were probably eligible for financial …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/22/23
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A national sandwich chain that has yet to break into the South Sound is about to change that.
On Wednesday, Nov. 15, Chicago-based Potbelly Corp. announced in a news release that it was …
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By Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune
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11/22/23
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Bail is set at $25,000 for a man who allegedly drove recklessly through the City of Centralia, ran over multiple street signs and collided with two parked vehicles on Monday.
The man, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/21/23
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When the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors decided the theme for this year’s Santa Parade in Chehalis would be “Aloha Christmas,” there was just one …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/21/23
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