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The summer of 2023 is only halfway over, yet low spring rainfall has resulted in abnormally dry conditions in the Pacific Northwest, noted a July 27 news release from the U.S. Forest Service.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/31/23
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By The Chronicle staff
Born in Aberdeen on July 6, 1919, Radioman Third Class Frank Samuel Hoag Jr. died on Dec. 7, 1941, when the ship he was on, the U.S.S. Oklahoma, capsized during the …
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7/31/23
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In 2021, an average of 41 people were detained daily for mental health crises in Washington. Authorities “totally disregarded” the law by holding some people in psychiatric hospitals too …
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By Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review
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7/31/23
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The Southwest Washington Fair theme for 2023 is “Bee Friendly! Bee at the Fair!”
Because craft books and the internet are stocked full of bee-themed craft patterns, exhibitors are …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/31/23
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Diana Marie Werner, 40, of Tukwila, Washington, passed to eternity after battling cancer the past three years. She was the youngest daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Werner, born May 7, 1983, at St. …
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7/31/23
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Lacey police arrested seven people during a shoplifting sting last week at South Sound Center, according to police.
The sting, or what police called a "shoplifting emphasis," took place at the …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/31/23
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Four young people died Saturday afternoon in a rollover accident involving an all-terrain vehicle near the town of Liberty in Kittitas County.
At 4 p.m., Kittitas County Sheriff's Office …
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Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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7/31/23
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An estimated 10,000-acre fire that sparked Saturday afternoon southwest of Oroville has burned across the U.S.-Canadian border and is prompting evacuations in Okanogan County.
The Eagle Bluff …
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Elena Perry and Kip Hill / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/31/23
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Unionized workers at the state Department of Children, Youth and Families have launched a no-confidence vote against their boss, DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter, urging Gov. Jay Inslee to fire and replace …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/31/23
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TULALIP SUPPORT BOAT, Salish Sea — Cheers erupted from canoes Big Brother and Big Sister as Shawn Edge plunged into the 60-degree waters early Sunday morning. He was paying his dues for …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/31/23
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Dead white sturgeon have been spotted floating in the Columbia River as water has warmed to higher than the historic summer average.
The Washington state and Oregon Department of Fish and …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/31/23
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TENINO — W.F. West may have been the defending Battle on the Blacktop champions. And Kevin Schultz may have helped start the whole tournament five years ago — and proceed to win it twice …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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7/30/23
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Centralia College men’s soccer coach Noel Vazquez went out and bought a trophy for the inaugural Blazer Cup. Then, Centralia High School boy’s soccer coach Noel Vazquez led his squad to …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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7/30/23
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A woman who had her car stolen Thursday lured the thief to a rendezvous in order to get it back Friday but all she got in return was a gunshot wound, Tacoma police said.
The chain of events …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/29/23
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As Rose Vanderhoof trudged up Mount Rainier, the sun started coming up.
Lightning and dark clouds dissipated in the distance. More than 12,000 feet above sea level, she'd layered up with a puffy …
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Aviva Bechky / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/29/23
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Billy Frank Jr. was arrested over 50 times trying to preserve his and his tribe's treaty right to fish in their ancestral waters.
Now, the legendary Nisqually elder who was a central figure in …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/29/23
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John Forest Main, 82, of Chehalis, Washington, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
John took his first breath on Oct. 2, 1940.
He was born to Allan and Louise Main of …
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7/29/23
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Danette Parish, known to most as Danny, passed away peacefully at her home near Adna on July 3, 2023.
She was born in Renton, Washington on March 22, 1942 to parents Clement and Josephine …
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7/29/23
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Betty Jo McGregor, of Centralia, passed away on Friday, July 21, at Potter's Country Home at the age of 96. A private family remembrance is planned.
Betty was born in Oakland, …
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7/29/23
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Esther Charlotte Day, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and dear friend of many, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 29, 2023, at the age of 89. She was born to …
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7/29/23
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