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After Democrats pushed a bill Tuesday to ban the possession of a firearm at more than 5,300 places, Republicans managed to add an exemption Thursday for people with a concealed pistol license.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/20/25
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Jamie Sullivan became the first person to receive a Hope Card from Washington state on Thursday.
In 2016, a former dating partner began stalking her using GPS trackers, surveillance video, …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/20/25
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Washington’s recycling system may soon get a makeover.
A proposal to require companies to reduce unnecessary packaging and fund statewide recycling services is making its way through …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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1/20/25
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Here are activities planned around the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office at noon Eastern on Monday in the U.S. Capitol, though the timing of some events …
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By The States Newsroom Staff
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1/20/25
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A Korean-American state lawmaker is plating up a “delicious” kimchi bill she hopes will satisfy the legislative palates of her colleagues.
Democratic state Rep. Cindy Ryu of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/19/25
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At least one person needed medical attention after a 24-year-old accused shoplifter allegedly used pepper spray to make his getaway.
Miguel Angel Martinez Donis allegedly deployed the chemical …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/18/25
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American flags at state buildings across Washington will be raised to full staff on Monday in recognition of the presidential inauguration, with flags to return to half-staff by sunrise Tuesday in …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Lawmakers in state Senate committee Thursday heard testimony on a bill similar to ones considered in past years to lower the threshold for bond passage, down to 55% from a supermajority 60% voter …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/18/25
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A Spanaway man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who overdosed on fentanyl pills that belonged to him.
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Matthew …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/18/25
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With a 9-0 decision on Friday, Jan. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on the social media platform TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells the app by Sunday, Jan. 19. The …
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Rosemary Montalvo and Daniel Schrager / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/18/25
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An Oregon man died near Depoe Bay on Wednesday after he was swept out to sea by a sneaker wave, police said.
Hong B. Su, 45, of Happy Valley, was fishing on the rocks near the shoreline at Otter …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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How devoted are fans of “The Goonies,” the 1985 adventure movie that filmed on location in Oregon? Well, let’s just put it this way. A very brief, very vague mention of a …
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Kristi Turnquist / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Gus McDaniel was almost certain he was going to die.
Adrift in the waves off Cannon Beach on the night of Jan. 13, he was clinging to a boogie board, exhausted, the 19-year-old told The …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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A Spokane man who went missing Thursday after climbing Mount Hood has been found alive, officials said Friday.
Brendan Davis, 26, started climbing at Timberline Lodge with a friend, and they …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Providence Health & Services and its unionized workers in Oregon appear to remain deadlocked a week into the largest health care strike in Oregon history.
Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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In the months following his father’s inexplicable incapacitation, court records say Earl Joe Gilliam III spent big.
Gilliam, who goes by Joey, dropped $59,000 on a Jeep Gladiator and tens …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Under legislation floated for a second time in Olympia, students graduating high school would be required to receive financial education instruction.
House Bill 1285 is meant to ensure that …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/18/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespassing
• A 38-year-old Centralia man was arrested for trespassing and for an outstanding Centralia Municipal Court warrant in the 2000 block …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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An annual point-in-time count of the homeless population in Thurston County last year found there were 952 people experiencing homelessness, according to a news release from Thurston County Public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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Mount Rainier National Park has changed its wilderness permit fee structure from a flat $20 per trip to $10 per person per night, the National Parks Service announced Friday.
Youth ages 15 and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/17/25
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