What's being done now about radioactive water that threatens the Columbia River in Washington state?
A major radioactive contamination threat to the Columbia River should be removed at the Hanford nuclear site before the end of summer.
Hanford workers have started to pump contaminated water …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/10/24
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A Prosser area woman is being sued for allegedly allowing aggressive dogs and people on her property to "menace" the neighborhood for years.
Donna Faye Ziegler, 71, owns the Old Inland Empire …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/10/24
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Great Wolf Lodge, the popular indoor water park resort in Grand Mound, completed a sweeping $40 million renovation, the largest in the Centralia-area resort's 16-year history. General Manager John …
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Xavier Martinez / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/10/24
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Nearly two years after proposing their $25 billion merger, Kroger and Albertsons have disclosed the locations of the 579 stores, including nearly 70 in the Seattle area, to be sold off if the deal is …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/10/24
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PORTLAND — The Pacific Northwest's power grid could be pushed beyond its limits in just five years by the staggering electricity demands of the booming data center industry, regional power …
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Lulu Ramadan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/10/24
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As Hilary Franz campaigns for a seat in Congress, she points to her nearly eight years as state public lands commissioner, boasting of "epic" progress on improving forest health and preventing …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/10/24
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OLYMPIA — State Sen. Manka Dhingra, a Democrat from Redmond who is running for state attorney general, first faced questions earlier this summer for claiming in campaign materials that she was …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/10/24
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An 18-year-old man is accused of shooting a security guard during an attempted robbery outside a sporting goods store in Fife over the weekend.
Dayvion Joseph George, 18, was charged with …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/10/24
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A man escaping the heat Monday evening at Tacoma's Titlow Beach was apparently sucked into a culvert that leads to a lagoon at Titlow Park and Lodge. He later died at an area hospital, according to …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/10/24
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With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend.
Married to his soul mate for 43 years, Larry Eugene Thompson was a rock of love and …
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7/10/24
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Ronald Crowell James, of Olympia, Washington, was born in Chehalis, Washington, on July 6, 1941, to Ronald and Inez James. He passed away peacefully on June 20, 2024 at Woodland Estates in …
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7/10/24
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Eilene was born to Edwin and Hazel Keehn in Seattle, Washington. The family moved to Olympia, Washington, in 1946 after purchasing South Union Mercantile. Eilene spent the rest of her childhood …
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7/10/24
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Myrtle Roberts passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024. She was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be missed by all who knew her.
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7/10/24
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Washington faces significant social and economic risks if anti-forestry groups succeed in persuading the Board of Natural Resources and candidates for commissioner of public lands to close an …
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By Nick Smith
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7/9/24
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Joann Wittler heard God’s voice, crystal clear, say to her at church in 2013 that she “will be the mother to many.” She had raised four children of her own, but she had no idea what …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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7/9/24
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A man has been sentenced to a little more than four years in prison for leaving a rifle in his 8-year-old daughter's bedroom at their Puyallup-area home before the girl accidentally shot and killed a …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/9/24
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U.S. Rep. Adam Smith called for President Joe Biden to stand down from his reelection bid Monday, becoming the first member of Congress from Washington — and one of the most senior …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/9/24
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Pierce County Councilmember Amy Cruver is refusing to sit in council chambers while a pride flag is displayed there because she said it distracts her and interferes with her ability to engage in …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/9/24
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A Pullman toddler missing since early June was found in Mexico with her father and his girlfriend, Pullman police said in a news release Monday.
Authorities detained the toddler's father, …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/9/24
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