LOS ANGELES — More human skeletal remains were found Saturday at a beach on Lake Mead, the fourth set of remains found at the lake where water levels have dramatically receded in recent years …
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Ruben Vives / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/7/22
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WASHINGTON — After a year of negotiations, impasses and political maneuvering, the Senate passed Democrats’ top domestic priority: an economic package that would pump hundreds of billions …
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Lindsey McPherson and Laura Weiss / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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8/7/22
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Firefighters continued to increase containment Saturday on wildfires burning in Eastern and Central Washington.
The Williams Lake fire near Cheney burned 1,868 acres as of Saturday night and …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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8/7/22
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COUGAR — A bit sizzly up there on the surface, is it? Why not hang out down here, underground, with us supremely cool apes?
The year-round temperature inside Ape Cave, a lava tube on the …
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Scott Hewitt / The Columbian (TNS)
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8/7/22
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Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, as Loren Culp was leaving his election night party at Rick's Eatery in Moses Lake, one of the restaurant's patrons wanted to make it clear not everyone in the Central …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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8/7/22
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Five bands have been signed by the Washington Bluegrass Association to perform at the group’s annual Mount St. Helens Bluegrass Festival set for Aug. 12-14 at the Kemp Olson Memorial Park in …
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By The Daily News
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8/6/22
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A white woman was recorded while calling police Wednesday to report a Black man who was standing outside his rental home in White Center.
In a roughly three-minute video, which contains …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times
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8/6/22
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There simply aren't enough homes in the Seattle area. It's a long-standing problem here, as it is in other major coastal cities.
But now, a new report finds that this problem has spread to parts …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times
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8/6/22
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A surge in votes tallied Friday for Republican Joe Kent drastically eroded Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's chances to reach the general election for Washington's 3rd Congressional District.
As of …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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8/6/22
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The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife is attempting to trap two black bear cubs north of Lake Whatcom after their mother was lethally removed following an encounter earlier this week …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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8/5/22
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Windy, dry conditions after a long-duration heat wave ignited fire season across Washington this week, but firefighters are ready, fire officials with the state Department of Natural Resources said …
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Kate Smith / Yakima Herald-Republic
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8/5/22
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Challenger Joe Kent gained on U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in vote counts released Friday, leaving the six-term incumbent teetering on the brink of defeat amid the backlash over her vote to …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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8/5/22
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It is a chilly Thursday morning. Mist is coating the windshields outside the Tall Timber Restaurant and Lounge in Randle.
Once a month, folks gather here for breakfast to advocate for the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/5/22
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily providing law enforcement services to the Toledo area after the city's police chief left the position and a possible policing contract with the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/5/22
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Lewis County officials have announced they are finalizing the purchase of the Washington State Employees Credit Union building located at 2015 Northeast Kresky Ave. in Chehalis to be the new site for …
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By Owen Sexton and Isabel Vander Stoep / The Chronicle
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8/5/22
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The Thurston County Board of Health (BOH) is looking to add more community members as it expands, and three new positions are available. The BOH is responsible for supervising public health services …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/5/22
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The tension was palpable on Wednesday as Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, entered the Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound’s Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) in Chehalis.
The …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep /isabel@chronline.com
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8/5/22
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Depending on funding, a new substation of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office could be completed and operational by early 2023, the Lewis County announced in a news release on Friday.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/5/22
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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published in Thursday’s edition and included incorrect information.
Roughly $11,000 worth of empty beehives were dumped on Frogner …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/5/22
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