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Two barn owls at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Thurston County have died of avian influenza, the refuge announced Friday.
The owls were found dead in one of the …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/22/25
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Tacoma police believe a second vehicle hit a Washington State Patrol trooper who died Friday night on Highway 509.
Officials said Saturday that Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, was struck and …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/22/25
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Officials in timber-dependent counties around Southwest Washington say the state Forest Practices Board’s new rule expanding no-logging zones around some streams amounts to an economic siege.
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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12/22/25
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Authorities say alcohol or drugs were involved in a one-car accident Friday afternoon on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, just before Seaquest State Park near Castle Rock.
An injured passenger from …
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The Daily News
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12/22/25
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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck about 175 miles off the coast of Bandon on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake, which hit just before 2 a.m., did not …
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Sami Edge, The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/21/25
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Double-check your sausage before putting it out for guests this holiday season.
Portland-based Olympia Provisions has recalled about 1,930 pounds of ready-to-eat “holiday kielbasa sausages,” …
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Lizzy Acker / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/21/25
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At least there was some warning.
On Wednesday, as an atmospheric river headed to the Pacific Northwest, Matthew Lynch kept one eye on the weather.
Lynch lives with his wife, Vanessa …
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Lizzy Acker / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/21/25
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President Donald Trump issued a quick emergency declaration amid Washington's historic flooding earlier this month, authorizing initial help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/21/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson will deploy 100 Washington National Guard members to help address flooding and levee failures, as another atmospheric river is expected around Dec. 28," he announced at a news …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/21/25
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A Washington State Patrol trooper was struck by a vehicle and injured Sunday morning while helping a motorist on Highway 512 in Pierce County, the agency reported.
The trooper, whose name was …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/21/25
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Tacoma police believe a second vehicle hit a Washington State Patrol trooper who died Friday night on Highway 509.
Officials said Saturday that Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting, 29, was struck and …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/21/25
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In September 2022, travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport waited over an hour to clear security checkpoints. Lines stretched all the way to the airport's parking lot.
By the next …
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Lauren Rosenblatt and Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/21/25
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A 47-year-old Portland woman Friday was sentenced to time served, just under four months, for intimidating a federal officer outside Portland U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in June …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/20/25
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Sen. Chris Gorsek, a Democrat from Gresham, has continued participating in legislative work as he recovers from a stroke he experienced during back surgery in August, which he said affected his …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/20/25
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Stand in awe before a towering Douglas fir in an Oregon forest, and you might believe you’re experiencing the majesty of old growth. But according to environmental educator Ross Reid, what most of …
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Jamie Hale, Chiara Profenna / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/20/25
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Legislators have introduced a new bill that would aim to restore access on state Route 165 at the site of the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge.
Jayme Peloli, the mayor-elect of Wilkeson, told The …
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Isabela Lund / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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12/20/25
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The state of Washington is giving $1 million in cash to those affected by flooding.
An atmospheric river-fuelled storm left much of Western Washington under water, damaging roads, destroying …
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The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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12/20/25
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When the state’s first tax on the super-wealthy went up for a public vote last year, Democrats held their collective breath.
For decades, the party’s pitch has been that taxes are so …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/20/25
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The work to restore and repair roads may not be "the sexiest thing" when compared to the allure of the ribbon cutting to open a new project, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Friday.
But faced with a road …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/20/25
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Frontier Airlines is ending service at Seattle Paine Field International Airport in January, just seven months after launching routes from the Everett airport.
The budget airline began service …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/20/25
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