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A home doubling as a cat rescue caught fire in Silverton, Oregon, Saturday evening, killing dozens of cats and causing around $700,000 in damages, firefighters said Sunday.
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/23
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Oregon drive-thru coffee chain Dutch Bros said Monday it expects sales will approach $1 billion this year as the company accelerates the pace of new store openings.
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/23
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OLYMPIA — When the Washington Legislature's 2023 session convenes on Monday, the biggest challenge for lawmakers won't be a specific bill package but whether Republicans and Democrats can …
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Shari Phiel / The Columbian
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1/9/23
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A passenger in a truck called 911 after midnight on Sunday to report that they were being chased south down State Route 27 by another vehicle.
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The Washington State Patrol.
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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1/9/23
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Franklin County deputies followed a car driving erratically to find a jackpot of stolen cars and other items, including artifact and fossil collection worth nearly $100,000 on Saturday night.
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By The Tri-City Herald
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1/9/23
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Two Aberdeen residents were injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle rolled over in a crash near Montesano, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The two injured residents, ages 15 and …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/8/23
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Police arrested four people and discovered hundreds of fentanyl pills after months of keeping a close eye on a west Kennewick neighborhood.
The Benton County Sheriff's Office has been conducting …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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1/8/23
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Police were unable to rescue a driver trapped in a burning car Friday night, Jan. 6, on Meridian Street, according to Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy.
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Julie Shirley / The Bellingham Herald
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1/8/23
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After weeks of speculating and criticizing, the public got its first look into the Moscow Police Department's investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students.
Detectives built …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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1/8/23
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Washington Lawmakers Must Approve New Drug Sentence Rules or Eliminate Jail Time for Drug Possession
OLYMPIA — More time behind bars or less?
As the Washington Legislature begins its work for 2023, lawmakers will have to weigh that and other tough decisions on drugs as they craft new …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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1/8/23
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Deaths involving fentanyl more than doubled between 2022 and 2021 in Thurston County, according to Coroner Gary Warnock.
The Coroner's Office counted 107 deaths involving fentanyl in 2022, …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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1/8/23
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MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — The road to Paradise is closed on weekdays.
Mount Rainier National Park's most popular winter destination has beckoned skiers, snowshoers, sledders and snow …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times
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1/8/23
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The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) released a statement Thursday announcing its priorities for the upcoming state legislative session.
Three out of its four …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/7/23
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Portland police pulled over a 10-year-old driving a stolen Kia through North Portland early Friday morning, officials said.
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Catalina Gaitán / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/7/23
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The Aberdeen Police Department has identified the second vehicle involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian that occurred Wednesday evening, according to a social media post from the department.
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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1/7/23
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Prosecutors say a Mountain View High School teacher accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a 17-year-old student had also expressed potential interest in another student.
Shelley …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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1/7/23
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A King County judge has ordered a Federal Way gun shop owner sued in December by the state attorney general to stop unlawfully selling high-capacity magazines banned last year by the state …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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1/7/23
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The suspected killer of four University of Idaho students is jailed among 20 inmates facing felony and misdemeanor charges.
Twenty-one inmates, including accused killer Bryan Kohberger, were …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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1/7/23
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If a beaver and a rat had a baby, it might look something like a nutria.
The semiaquatic rodent, which is an invasive species in the Northwest, sports large, orange teeth and a rat-like tail. …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/6/23
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While neither party fully agrees, Washington’s House and Senate leaders have a desire to find middle ground with their counterparts on the state Supreme Court’s Blake Decision.
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/6/23
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