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The number of new daily cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-Cities area has doubled since the end of June, coinciding with the rapid spread of the Delta variant.
Dr. Amy Person, health officer for Benton …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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7/23/21
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ANACORTES — A disease the state Department of Fish and Wildlife determined in early June was killing deer on the San Juan Islands is now believed to be affecting deer in Anacortes.
Robert …
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Kimberly Cauvel / Skagit Valley Herald
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7/23/21
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Two drivers were injured in a crash in Rochester Wednesday that shut down part of U.S. Highway 12.
At about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol was notified of a rear-end collision …
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Leo Brine / The Olympian
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7/23/21
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Camas police found eight "medium-sized" python snakes Thursday near Round Lake that they believe were dumped there by someone who kept them as pets.
Someone called in the snakes around 9:30 a.m., …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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7/23/21
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The 25-year-old army lieutenant who was found dead near Mount St. Helens was "an exceptional Soldier and leader," according to a press release from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs …
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Angelica Relente / The News Tribune
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7/23/21
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A local Army National Guard recruiter who used to be a special agent with the U.S. Air Force has been arrested for allegedly molesting a young child.
Joshua Carl Harrod was taken into custody …
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Alexis Krell / The News Tribune
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7/23/21
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New jobless claims in Washington fell last week to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic as the recovering state economy continues to reopen and add jobs.
Washingtonians filed 5,061 …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times
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7/23/21
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OLYMPIA — Major new policies in Washington that effect drugs penalties, climate change, taxes and other issues will go into affect on Sunday.
The state Legislature passed more than 300 bills …
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A group of 20 sheriffs and police chiefs expressed concern at a news conference Thursday about police reform legislation they say will hurt their ability to do their job, while community activists …
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Emma Epperly and Sydney Brown / The Spokesman-Review
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7/23/21
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Hoping to quell their constituents' fears, the Washington State Sheriffs' Association put out a statement last week affirming their commitment to uphold the Constitution — specifically, the …
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On this 56th episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and the Hoquiam hustler himself Luke Kilgore talk about living in a pro-proclamation county, …
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7/22/21
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After five quarters of red ink as air travel was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska Air Group reported a quarterly profit Thursday — but the turnabout comes with an asterisk, because …
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The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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7/22/21
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A COVID-19 outbreak at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver has more than doubled to include 29 people, according to Clark County Public Health.
PeaceHealth reported Monday that 14 …
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Mark Bowder / The Columbian (TNS)
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7/22/21
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The Biden administration's decision to keep the U.S.-Canada border closed through Aug. 21 is another gut punch for Point Roberts, the Whatcom County community left isolated due to COVID-19 …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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7/22/21
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In less than a week, the Pac-12's coaches will convene in Hollywood for the conference's annual Media Day event.
All but one, actually.
Second-year Washington State coach Nick Rolovich won't be …
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Theo Lawson / The Spokesman-Review
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7/22/21
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MOSES LAKE — A mosquito sample collected in the Moses Lake area last week tested positive for West Nile virus, the first detection in Grant County in 2021.
It's the seventh detection of the …
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Cheryl Schweizer / Columbia Basin Herald
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7/22/21
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Because of record-breaking summer temperatures in Washington, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is asking anglers to practice responsible fish handling and to report unusual fish …
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Sam Fletcher / Columbia Basin Herald
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7/22/21
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Pierce County's hearing examiner has rejected a request for reconsideration of his revocation of a complex conditional-use permit for a proposed resort near Mount Rainier.
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A Tacoma carjacking suspect who lured the victim out of his vehicle by telling him he had a flat tire was then shot by a witness who intervened, according to charging papers.
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A hit-and-run driver was chased by witnesses and briefly held at gunpoint after a South Hill wreck that injured another driver, according to charging papers.
The 25-year-old pleaded not guilty to …
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Alexis Krell / The News Tribune
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7/22/21
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