Smoke lingered in the heat as fire Capt. Jeff Wainwright sweltered near Hangman Valley outside Spokane this past June. Baking in his bunker gear on a wildfire assignment, he caught a whiff of himself …
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By Hannah Weinberger / Crosscut.com
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9/4/23
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Lewis County commissioners are now accepting applications to serve on the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council. The move comes after the commissioners unanimously voted Aug. 28 to remove Carol Brock …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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9/4/23
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OTHELLO — Some of the frogs leapt straight into the water. Some tried to eat. Others headed for the fence, trying to scale it and escape the small pen made for them.
The 300 northern …
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By Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review
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9/4/23
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By the time he was 18, Chris LaDue had the definition for his perfect life.
"If you've ever seen the movie 'Lethal Weapon,' you know Martin Riggs lives on the beach with his dog and his truck …
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By Joanna Hou / The Olympian
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9/4/23
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While he wasn’t taking official attendance, Dan Keiper of Keiper’s Cards in Centralia said there wasn’t a time he could remember when there weren't at least a few people walking …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/4/23
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The Centralia College volleyball team won its first set of the season over the weekend, but dropped three matches at Highline College to fall to 0-7 overall.
Against Southwestern Oregon, the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/4/23
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Cannon Beach lifeguards rescued six people, including two children, swept up by a rip current at Chapman Point on Saturday.
Lifeguards watched the group get dragged farther from the shore by the …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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9/4/23
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Police shot and killed a 30-year-old Seattle man Saturday afternoon after he fled from officers in Longview after paramedics revived the man with Narcan.
Louis Johnson Jr. was killed following a …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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9/4/23
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A 47-year-old woman riding a motorcycle is dead and the driver seriously injured after both were ejected from the bike Saturday afternoon near Ocean Shores, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/4/23
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A 34-year-old Olympia woman was flown to a Tacoma hospital early Sunday after she drove the wrong way on I-5 and crashed into a semi-truck, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The woman is …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/4/23
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NEW YORK — The Mariners' magical month of August, when the team racked up a 21-6 record and pushed itself to the top of the American League West, has also resulted in individual awards for two …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/4/23
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The number of doses of opioid reversal medication administered in Washington public schools has increased from two to 42 in the past three years, according to new data that mirrors the state's …
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Claire Bryan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/4/23
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Following the deadliest year on Washington's roads since 1990, traffic deaths this year are trending even higher, an alarming sign that the recent spike in road fatalities is continuing apace.
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/4/23
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A new study has identified the best value colleges in Washington state, and several Puget Sound campuses are on the list.
SmartAsset, a company that offers financial advice, compiled the list …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/4/23
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For the third time in as many months, a judge has rejected an attempt to block Washington state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
On Friday, Thurston County Superior Court …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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9/3/23
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The Washington State Patrol and Washington Traffic Safety Commission have issued a joint statement warning that motorist fatalities have, with five months remaining in the year, surpassed 2022 …
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By Timothy Schumann / The Center Square
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9/3/23
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The Oakville football team found itself in a defensive battle to open its 2023 campaign Friday, and ultimately fell 22-0 to Crescent in a non-league matchup.
The defenses ruled things completely …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/23
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The Tumwater girls soccer team fell behind nearly immediately Saturday at South Sound Stadium, but bounced back with more than enough offense to down North Thurston 5-1.
The Rams took a 1-0 lead …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/23
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The Tenino girls soccer team made a long journey worth it Saturday, blowing out Chelan 7-0 in a non-league contest to open the fall.
Freshman Callie Mickelseon bagged a first-half hat trick, …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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9/2/23
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The Tumwater football team got off to a fast start Friday, blowing out Burlington-Edison 49-6 at Sid Otton Field.
The T-Birds scored 21 points in the first half, then added 21 more in the third …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/2/23
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