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OLYMPIA — Monday was a big day for cannabis-related bills working their way through the Washington House and Senate. Several bills had public hearings and executive sessions which could …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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2/15/23
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Squirrels seem to be a common mammal encountered throughout daily life. If they’re not in your yard, they’re perched on trees or scurrying across roadways. But one species of squirrel is …
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By Jared Gendron / The Olympian
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2/15/23
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Dropping its fifth game in a row to end the season, the Tenino boys basketball team fell in the consolation bracket of the 1A District 4 tournament Tuesday night on the road to La Center, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/14/23
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Though a long layoff between games got to the Mossyrock girls basketball team early in its 1B District 4 semifinal matchup with Naselle, it hardly mattered by the end of the contest, with the Vikings …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/14/23
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Mossyrock didn’t look that rusty at all to start its 1B District 4 quarterfinal against Naselle, 11 days removed from its last game, but the Vikings sped up as the evening went on all the same, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/14/23
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TUMWATER — Jeff Gallagher didn’t even wait for the final buzzer.
With the clock running and his backups in soaking up garbage time of the Black Hills boys basketball team’s 79-45 …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/14/23
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KELSO — Though the Adna girls basketball team was ahead for the majority of the Tuesday night’s 2B District 4 semifinal against Toutle Lake, the Pirates just couldn’t quite put away …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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2/14/23
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KELSO — Trudging through a slow start, and surviving a frantic final minute, the Napavine girls basketball team relied on the hot and steady shooting of Hayden Kaut, and the leadership of its …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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2/14/23
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TUMWATER — The Tumwater boys basketball team has gotten to know R.A. Long pretty well over the past couple of years. The Thunderbirds knew more than enough about Cavin Holden’s scoring …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/14/23
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Wenonah Galusha and her family are making a difference for Ukrainian soldiers and families by sending supply packages and offering friendship to those who need it the most.
They have provided …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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2/14/23
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After opening its doors in January, Mount Rainier Clock Repair has been off to a busy first month of business in Yelm.
The new shop works on all sorts of clocks, which range from cuckoo to …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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2/14/23
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OLYMPIA — At-home sexual assault kits let people collect potential DNA evidence themselves instead of seeking an exam in a medical setting. But the results of a self-administered sexual assault …
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Jadenne Radoc Cabahug / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/14/23
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On the morning the U.S. Coast Guard in Astoria received a frantic mayday call from a yacht sinking near the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River, John “Branch” Walton was in his fifth …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/14/23
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OLYMPIA — Washington's nickname, "the Evergreen State," doesn't only apply to the green of the pine trees but also to the green of the shrub-steppe that covers most of Eastern Washington.
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Rebecca Pettingill / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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2/14/23
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Pierce County Thieves Bought So Much With Stolen Credit Card It Wouldn't Fit in Pickup, Deputies Say
Investigators with Pierce County Sheriff's Department arrested two people last month suspected of being involved in an identity-theft ring that deputies say took information from at least 22 victims …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/14/23
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A Pierce County jury acquitted a fired Tacoma police officer of felony child assault last week but found he committed official misconduct, a gross misdemeanor, during an incident where he and his …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/14/23
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Kyler Ronquillo, the two time South Sound Conference offensive MVP and one-time league MVP, committed to Princeton University following his official visit to campus during the first weekend of …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/14/23
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Who says Congress is so gridlocked that nothing is accomplished?
Consider what happened last December when the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation streamlining regulations for projects …
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By Don C. Brunell
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2/14/23
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On the 131st episode of The Chronicle News Dump, Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss a fierce school board meeting in …
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2/14/23
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TUMWATER — It’s not how you start, after all; it’s how you finish.
The Tumwater girls basketball team looked lost for the first eight minutes of its district semifinal matchup …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/13/23
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