In a first-of-its-kind study of the hunting behaviors of salmon-eating orcas, researchers found stark differences in two populations of killer whales that may have implications for their survival.
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3/13/23
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EPHRATA — Andrea Campos Hernandez, 22, Moses Lake has been arrested after an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old Warden High School student, according to a statement from …
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Hans Miller / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/13/23
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Cody Easterday has filed another lawsuit from behind bars. This time he's making antitrust claims against the company he was convicted of stealing more than $200 million from.
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald
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3/13/23
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Walmart announced earlier this week that it will cease to supply plastic carryout bags at its Washington retail stores starting April 18. The move will encourage shoppers to use the retail chain's …
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3/13/23
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CATHLAMET — It's an unremarkable day at the Wahkiakum School District when a bathroom floods, rainwater drains from the ceilings and classrooms are cold enough that teachers pass out blankets.
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Dahlia Bazzaz / The Seattle Times
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3/13/23
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The number of Washington students going to college within a year of graduating from high school took a sharp hit during the pandemic, a concerning trend that could exacerbate racial inequities in …
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Katherine Long / The Seattle Times
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3/13/23
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They shot them down from the sky.
It happened two winters ago in Adams County, but the federal government won't say where. A pilot and gunner did it from a plane while flying low over wheat …
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Colin Tiernan / The Spokesman-Review
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3/13/23
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OLYMPIA — Legislation to fund aerial fire suppression assistance for small and rural fire departments passed the state House Wednesday.
"Listening to some of the people here at my …
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Rebecca Pettingill / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/13/23
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A Texas man suspected of stalking a Redmond couple for months killed the wife and husband Friday in a home invasion before killing himself, police said.
Portions of Redmond's Education Hill …
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The Seattle Times
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3/13/23
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A 66-year-old man suffered a medical emergency and crashed while driving east on US 12 in south Thurston County Saturday morning, according to Washington State Patrol.
Eugene A. Gatsos of …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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3/13/23
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The Centralia College softball team had a tough time keeping its foes off the bases and the board Saturday to open play at the NWAC Inter-Region weekend in Lacey, before rain kept the Blazers off the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/12/23
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The Centralia College baseball team took a pair of home games Saturday against Shoreline, beating the Dolphins 7-3 and 10-2 in the Hub City.
The Blazers were scheduled to play two more at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/12/23
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For many, access to transportation is everything. Transportation opens the door to all types of education and employment opportunities, and it ensures we can connect our communities to needed …
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3/12/23
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After the crowd let out an audible gasp when Myah O’Neill entered the stage in a sparkly white evening gown at Corbet Theatre on Saturday night, it was hardly a surprise when she was later named Miss Lewis County 2023.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/12/23
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With Yakima County getting 2 inches of snow Friday, the W.F. West baseball team wasn’t exactly sure what it would find going over the pass Saturday. Getting to Selah in the early afternoon, the …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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3/11/23
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The Rochester boys soccer team’s season got off to a tough start Saturday, in a 4-0 loss to 3A Evergreen in a non-league matchup.
“I was very pleased with the way we played today …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/11/23
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More than two decades after 3-year-old Lenoria Jones was reported missing in Tacoma, her disappearance eats at police detectives and the girl's mother, who says she has never stopped looking for the …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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3/11/23
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A man who led Yelm police on a dangerous pursuit in 2022 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for nine charges.
Robert Forgey, 33, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to eight felonies and one …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/11/23
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The sport and commercial catch of Chinook salmon off Washington's coast would bump up in 2023 under all of the alternatives released Friday by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Chinook is …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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3/11/23
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Roger Edward Pederson is negotiating a plea agreement related to animal cruelty charges filed against him in July 2018.
The 93-year-old Bay View man was charged with six counts of first-degree …
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Brandon Stone / Skagit Valley Herald
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3/11/23
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