A 25-year-old man hiking in Cape Kiwanda slipped and fell down a rocky bluff to the ocean’s edge and was swept out to sea Saturday.
Rescue teams recovered the body of California resident …
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Amtrak announced this week it is again offering direct service from Portland, Oregon, all the way to Vancouver, B.C., as part of its Cascades route. The passenger train service hasn't offered these …
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A Bellingham man will spend less than five years in prison for sexually exploiting an 8-year-old girl in 2018.
Daniel Jesus Llanos, 30, was sentenced Thursday, March 2, in Whatcom County …
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3/7/23
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A Whatcom County man pleaded guilty to illegally misrepresenting his artwork as "Indian-produced."
Lewis Anthony Rath, 52, of Maple Falls plead guilty to violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts …
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — House Bill 1274, a bill to help prevent child malnutrition, passed the Washington House unanimously Saturday.
"While a child malnutrition field guide seems like a small step, …
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — In a vote that split members of the same party, the state Senate late Friday passed a bill to make drug possession a gross misdemeanor in Washington and give the judicial system …
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3/7/23
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A nationwide hunting advocacy group is attempting to give the boot to a Washington wildlife commissioner for serving on another volunteer board.
The Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation alleges that …
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3/7/23
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Police say a woman in Spokane Valley ran over her boyfriend for cheating on her.
Brandy L. Gange, 43, was arrested after midnight Sunday at the 7007 E. Seventh Ave. home that she shared with her …
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A Vancouver man and his dog were rescued Sunday afternoon after becoming stuck on a ledge about 100 feet above the Kalama River.
Cowlitz County sheriff's deputies were dispatched shortly before 1 …
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3/7/23
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After months of gathering public input, the U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with its request to increase or add recreation fees at 36 trailheads, campsites and cabins, and other recreation hubs …
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The Ryderwood man accused of shooting his wife three times in January is set to review whether he is competent to stand trial.
Lawrence Daniel Montero, 55, is scheduled March 16 to appear in …
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — Finnish President Sauli Niinistö was welcomed by Gov. Jay Inslee at Washington state's Capitol on Monday, the start of his five-day tour of the U.S.
The visit comes two years …
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3/7/23
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Let's have a little sympathy for the native mason bees that have been getting more and more popular with backyard gardeners.
A nasty predator called the Houdini fly, which arrived from Europe a few years ago, is coming for them. It's starving them to death.
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By Erik Lacitis / The Seattle Times
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3/7/23
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After three attempts in the courtroom, the omnibus order pertaining to the charges of identity theft levied against Jordan Bowers, the biological mother and prime suspect of missing 6-year-old Oakley …
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By Allen Leister / The Daily World
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3/7/23
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The 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of arson after a vacant restaurant building on Harrison Avenue in Centralia caught fire Sunday morning will be held in the Lewis County Jail on $500,000 bail …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/6/23
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At 81 years old, I lost my 75-year-old wife of 52 years to cancer. I went to the U.S. Cellular store to disconnect her phone line and move my number to her recently upgraded, newer …
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3/6/23
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The 17-year-old girl who died in a two-vehicle crash in the 13800 block of Rainier Road Southeast on Saturday, March 4 has been identified as a senior from Rainier High School.
Jessie Uch died …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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3/6/23
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Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for a 69-year-old Chehalis man who is believed to be missing and endangered.
Deputies were notified by family members of the …
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There were two fatal collisions over the weekend in Thurston County. The victims in both situations have been publicly identified, and two arrests have been made.
Jessie Ciara Uch, 17, from …
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3/6/23
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In one of the largest donations it has ever made, the Cowlitz Tribal Foundation this week announced the earmarking of $900,000 for upgrades for the Mount St. Helens Institute.
The institute called …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/6/23
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