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State police on Friday seized dozens of assault-style rifles, seven pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash after stopping a Pierce County man for speeding on a Nevada highway.
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By Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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8/15/22
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month. In recognition of this, the Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Division of Child …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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8/15/22
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A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing.
Sarbjit Chahal …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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8/15/22
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The W.F. West High School Class of 1971 gathers at Alexander-Lintott Park in Chehalis Saturday for their 51-year reunion. The class gathered after its 50-year reunion was scaled back in 2021 due to …
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8/15/22
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A man was arrested in South Thurston County over the weekend after leading law enforcement officials on a slow-moving chase that ended with a pursuit intervention technique (PIT maneuver) being used …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/15/22
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Chehalis resident Brian Zylstra captured this photograph from the Skyline Trail above Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park while hiking Sunday. In the background are the Tatoosh Range and Mount …
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8/15/22
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After volunteers originally gathered just to perform a community cleanup event on Earth Day in April, a year-round effort is being established by Experience Chehalis, a community service …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/15/22
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Madison McCoy, a third grade teacher at Morton Elementary School, was recently honored among 24 Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) Teachers of the Week.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/15/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
Southwest Washington Fair
Southwest Washington Fairgrounds
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8/15/22
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As the halfway point between Seattle and Portland, the Twin Cities are a popular stop for cyclists pedaling the about 200 miles between the two cities.
But the cyclists who typically cruise …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/15/22
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Parents sending their kids back to college after COVID aren't imagining things, it really is getting more expensive for students to live on or near campus.
For decades the traditional wisdom has …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald
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8/15/22
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Seven people, including three children, were reported injured after a head-on crash east of Woodland blamed on improper passing.
The Washington State Patrol said the crash occurred about 8:30 …
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Craig Brown / The Columbian
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8/14/22
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About 40% of 4.8 million registered voters in Washington participated in the Aug. 2 midterm primary election, with the highest turnouts recorded in east and far west parts of the state.
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times
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8/14/22
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A 15-year-old child died on Friday in a two-vehicle collision just north of Hoquiam. An adult has been taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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8/14/22
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Small Fire Near Rimrock Lake Caused by Escaped Campfire; Officials Ask People to Follow Campfire Ban
Firefighters responded to small fires near Rimrock Lake and Thorp Mountain on Friday, and officials with the Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest asked people to obey a ban on campfires.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
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8/13/22
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Note: This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity , Columbia Journalism Investigations and Type Investigations .
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By Rochelle Gluzman / InvestigateWest
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8/13/22
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday issued a directive to fight the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, building off actions the Department of Health announced they were taking last week.
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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8/12/22
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Volcanoes don’t discriminate when they erupt, so why should any one group of people be over-represented in further understanding their effects?
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/12/22
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The City of Toledo has contracted the Winlock Police Department to provide temporary law enforcement in the Toledo area while the city works to hire a new police chief and officers.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/12/22
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A striving still picture artist, budding singer, horse-trainer hopeful, potential firefighter or teacher and aspiring ice-cream shop owner walk into a bar.
In other words, five candidates for …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/12/22
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