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On the morning of Oct. 22, the Grays Harbor Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the scene of a body found on the beach north of Ocean Shores, later identified as 51-year-old Annie Fears of Tacoma.
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By The Daily World
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12/24/25
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Hoquiam Police Chief Joe Strong confirmed that an investigation into the death a 46-year-old Hoquiam man “found inside the business at 409 7th Street,” formerly Two Gringos BBQ & Grill, early …
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By The Daily World
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12/24/25
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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday, the deadline for presenting it.
Ferguson's proposed budget totals $79 billion and aims to address a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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Washington state Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, is voicing frustration and outrage over Gov. Bob Ferguson’s recent announcement that he intends to establish a task force for creating a new, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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A recent alleged assault of a 75-year-old woman by a repeat offender in Seattle has prompted public safety leaders to criticize what they describe as systemic failures within the King County jail …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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12/24/25
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Fee-free days have long been a fairly banal part of federal public lands management, as opportunities for national parks and forests to waive parking and entrance fees in honor of national holidays …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/25
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An 11-year-old girl narrowly escaped an attempted kidnapping in Vancouver by kicking her alleged assailant in the groin and running away, court records say.
The man accused of the attempted …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/25
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Nearly six weeks after thousands of Starbucks union workers began to strike over contract negotiations, the standoff with the Seattle-based coffee giant hasn't budged.
Now, the majority of …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday proposed a $79 billion operating budget that avoids general tax increases but cuts or delays an array of state services while tapping the state rainy day fund and …
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Shauna Sowers and Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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Chris Reykdal, Washington’s K-12 schools superintendent, called for changes to the state’s tax code Tuesday while pushing back against Gov. Bob Ferguson's proposed spending cuts.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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Christmas by candlelight, anyone?
Strong wind gusts blowing in on Christmas Eve could mean power outages by dinnertime, so channel your Ebenezer Scrooge, slap on a nightcap and cozy nightgown …
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Paige Cornwell and Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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Five people became sick, including four who were hospitalized, after eating food at a teriyaki restaurant in Bellevue. Three other individuals who didn't eat at the restaurant also became sick with a …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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On Friday, Om Parkash, owner and manager of West Valley Nursery in Kent, drove down rain-slicked roads to check on what remained of his business.
Parkash has operated the 28-acre nursery for …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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In the lumber-centric Pacific Northwest, Douglas and noble fir are the classic choices for a Christmas tree — aromatic, good for ornaments and able to last a few weeks.
But with hotter and …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/25
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration will start garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers in default beginning early next year, the U.S. Education Department said …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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12/23/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposed income tax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, and said he’s prepared to sign the policy into law next …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/23/25
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Three men accused of beating up a man at a gas station in Pe Ell on Monday are facing felony charges
Jeremy Lynn Waid, 43; his 24-year-old son, Caiden O’Brian Earl Waid; and his …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/23/25
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A man is dead and another man is in jail on murder charges following a road rage incident in Lacey on Friday, Dec. 19.
Tucker S. Shirk, 24, of Lacey, is accused of fatally shooting Eddie …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/23/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner Friday to request regular, reliable delivery of local newspapers, including The Chronicle, in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/25
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While a lack of affordable child care resources is still affecting parents nationwide, there is a new community and family resource center in Onalaska — the Touched By One, Touched By All daycare.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/23/25
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