In the midst of a heat wave, the state of Washington is reminding industries with outdoor labor forces that they are required to have measures to ensure the well-being of their workers.
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Hannah McIntyre / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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8/16/23
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SEATTLE — At the twin ports of Seattle and Tacoma, there's a growing belief: China is the present, but Southeast Asia is the future.
That's the direction many U.S. importers are taking as …
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Camilo Fonseca / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/23
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One battle in Washington's dirty dog-poop-scoop wars has come to an end.
The conflict between two pet waste-removal companies, Lynnwood-based Pooper Trooper and Spokane business Scoop Troop, has …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/23
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At least 30 men detained in the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in February were exposed to chemicals and told to "deal with it," after detention officers deployed …
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8/16/23
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Sixteen area teams have broken the huddles on fall camp, and the 2023 season looms just on the other side of the month.
With that in mind, The Chronicle’s sports crew — Josh …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/16/23
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ADNA — Adna’s football field is a fair bit removed from the highway and the hubbub. But the stillness of midnight, well before the crack of dawn Wednesday, made it even easier to hear …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/16/23
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“Amazing” was the word that came to Clara Hansen’s mind after the shock of being named this year’s Little Miss Friendly, the living logo of the Southwest Washington …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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A Richland man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for exploiting poor children to make child pornography videos, while he was already a registered sex offender.
Allen Richard Smith, 66, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/15/23
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SEATTLE — In hopes to deliver 250 mph rail service by midcentury, the Democrats in Washington's congressional delegation are asking the federal government for $198 million to help plan a route …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/15/23
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Dozens of customers, old friends and family members attended an Appian Way Hair Care open house and barbecue last Saturday afternoon in Centralia to celebrate the retirement of former owners Jim and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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A total of 115 vehicles were entered to compete at the second annual Onalaska Volunteer Firefighters Association car show, according to volunteer firefighter Oliver Jackson, who emceed the event …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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An Olympia man accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl he babysat in Chehalis in March 2023 was arrested on a $200,000 warrant on Friday after charges were filed in Lewis County Superior Court earlier …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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A 77-year-old Olympia man is facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Lewis County in January 2023.
Staff at Providence Centralia …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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If it didn’t feel real already, now there’s video evidence.
Just in time for the Centralia College men’s soccer program’s exhibition matchup against Evergreen, coach Noel …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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Fire officials have expanded burn bans in Lewis County and the surrounding area due to critical fire conditions in the weather forecast for Western Washington through at least Wednesday, Aug. …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/23
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8/15/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair begins on Tuesday.
With less than 24 hours before the gates open, Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger stopped by to photograph final preparations.
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8/14/23
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Controversy at the Lewis County Senior Centers in the last week has reached well beyond any game of cutthroat cribbage.
In the six centers — in Morton, Pe Ell, Packwood, Toledo, the Twin …
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By Owen Sexton and Isabel Vander Stoep / The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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Employees and patrons of Starbucks in Chehalis were a bit starstruck on Friday when actor and musician Jeff Goldbum and his band stopped in for a beverage, presumably while on the way from Portland …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/14/23
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The 13th annual Forgotten Children’s Fund Cornhole Tournament was held at Riverside Golf Club on Sunday, Aug. 13. “The Forgotten Children’s Fund is a volunteer organization that …
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8/14/23
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