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Larry and Carol Kearns celebrated their 50th anniversary on their wedding day, Aug. 10, with an open house at their Toledo home. Friends and family were invited to attend, reminisce and have some …
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8/19/24
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Don Wilson met Judy Rockhold in the summer of 1957 at Mckee's Beach in Snohomish County. They were married Aug. 21, 1964.
Don is a graduate of the Universality of Washington and Judy of Central …
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8/19/24
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Cheryl Ann Gibson (Stoddard) lost her battle to Leukemia on Aug. 16, 2024, and has moved on to more exclusive gatherings.
Born in Lewiston, Idaho, on Aug. 3, 1951, she lived her childhood …
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8/19/24
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If you’ve got a personalized license plate, it may surprise you to know that the money you paid for it went toward caring for and protecting wildlife in Washington.
That may help soften …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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8/19/24
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The number of kids in Washington’s foster care system has dropped by nearly half since the Department of Children, Youth and Families was created in 2017, reflecting the agency’s push to …
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By Grace Deng / The Washington Standard
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8/19/24
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State and national Democratic Party leaders are teaming up to force presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off ballots in Washington.
The Washington state Democratic Party planned to file …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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8/19/24
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A local kayaking group headed by Kelso native Mike Hedges is hosting its annual float along the Cowlitz River on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.
The event has occurred every Labor Day weekend …
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By The Daily News
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8/19/24
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A 37-year-old man is presumed dead after jumping into Diamond Lake in Oregon on Saturday, going under and never resurfacing.
Rescuers with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and other …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/19/24
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Someone swiped a handheld drug detection device from the car of a Portland post office employee and it ended up in the hands of an alleged drug dealer who used it to verify the types of drugs he was …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/19/24
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A sturgeon that appeared to be at more than 6 feet long was illegally pulled out of the Columbia River and likely died, according to the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division.
The …
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/19/24
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The Gray and Oregon Road fires in Spokane County last year reminded first responders that they are at the mercy of Mother Nature — and they likely will be again.
The moment Spokane County …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/19/24
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At least 12 invasive zebra mussels were found in aquatic moss balls sold for aquariums in a Renton, Washington, Petco on Aug. 5.
The mussels, which are native to freshwater bodies in Ukraine, …
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Cannon Barnett / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/19/24
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A former North Thurston Public Schools student who now works for the district is raising concerns about the racist language she hears being used by students.
Carletta Garraway, who moved to the …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/19/24
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SEATTLE — Everybody knows the U.S. presidential contest is 2024's biggest political race, but it can be harder to gauge which local matchups matter most.
One way to figure that out is to …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/24
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The Centralia College women’s soccer team traveled south for a pair of exhibitions this weekend, and the Trailblazers came home with a win and a tie.
Friday’s game against Lane …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/24
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify two break-in suspects.
On Aug. 7, the two men broke into the Littlerock Post Office.
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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8/18/24
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A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of boating hit-and-run with injury, following an incident that happened earlier this month, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced on …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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8/18/24
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Linn County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday arrested a former comic-book restorer for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of comic books his customers had sent in for repairs — …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/18/24
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The Coast Guard rescue swimmer gripped the starboard side of the sinking sailboat in the dark as the waves beat against him. He called out to the man standing on the boat as a helicopter hovered …
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