It looks like there will be no state gas tax holiday for Washingtonians despite President Joe Biden’s endorsement of the idea as part of his Wednesday ask that Congress suspend the 18.4 cents …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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6/23/22
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Washington state retailers lost $2.7 billion to organized retail crime in 2021, prompting Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson to assemble a retail crime theft task force.
The task force …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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6/23/22
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Every day, he threatens local government officials and staff at Chehalis City Hall. He’s relentless. He’s menacing. He’s less than 3 ounces.
He’s a blackbird.
For …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/23/22
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A recent report by doxo, a personal bill payment website, evaluated the United States' $4.6 trillion consumer bill pay market to determine what states are the most and least expensive.
As grocery, …
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Alyse Messmer-Smith / The Bellingham Herald
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6/23/22
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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered vaping giant JUUL to remove its remaining products from the market, after roughly two years of reviewing the company’s …
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Lauren Clason / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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6/23/22
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of gun owners to carry a loaded weapon in public, ruling that the Second Amendment right to “bear arms” overrides laws …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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6/23/22
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LVIV, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers appeared to be all but encircled as Russian troops advanced Thursday around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine in what a …
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Nabih Bulos and Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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6/23/22
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday shielded police from being sued by suspects for failing to provide well-known Miranda warnings.
Ruling in a Los Angeles case called Vega vs. Tekoh, …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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6/23/22
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Federal prosecutors recommended that Ghislaine Maxwell be sentenced to 30 to 55 years in prison, which would effectively be a life sentence for the 60-year-old former girlfriend of Jeffrey …
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Ben Wieder / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
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6/23/22
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A memorial for Jim Haslett, a former Napavine city councilor, will be held on June 25 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Napavine Assembly of God beginning at 1 p.m. and Mayme Shaddock Park at 2:30 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/23/22
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Look for a full story on Wednesday military training exercise at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport in the Saturday edition of The Chronicle.
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6/23/22
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OLYMPIA — McDonald's is looking for a few good workers to staff its restaurants in Washington.
In fact, in a press release, the company said it is inviting 4,300 job seekers looking for …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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6/23/22
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OLYMPIA — A new report from the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council estimates an increase of $1.46 billion in tax collections for the state's current two-year budget, which …
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Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald
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6/23/22
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Two weeks after the Thurston County Board of Commissioners wrote the Department of Natural Resources opposing a 16-acre cut near Summit Lake, another letter has made its way to the state.
On June …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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6/23/22
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A siamang thought to be the oldest of its kind in human care in the United States has died at a Tacoma zoo.
According to a news release from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, on Tuesday the …
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Sabrina Jiles / The News Tribune
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6/23/22
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As he pushed for a three-month suspension of federal gas taxes, President Joe Biden on Wednesday also urged states to do the same at the local level.
But in Washington, which has one of the …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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6/22/22
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A 47-year-old Lewis County woman — the focus of a search-and-rescue effort that began Tuesday afternoon — was found dead Wednesday morning, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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6/22/22
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A dead grizzly bear cub found on a Whatcom County beach last week is a reminder that the U.S. government could restart an effort to reintroduce grizzlies to Washington's North Cascades, a local …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times
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6/22/22
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Clarence Lupo said he won the lottery three times: first when he was born an American citizen, a second time when he married his wife and a third time when he began his career as a hydroelectric …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/22/22
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The Lewis County Seniors nonprofit will host its first annual Poker Run on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants can build their poker hand by selecting cards from a deck at each of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/22/22
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