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Monkeypox is continuing to spread in Washington, with cases roughly doubling each week. As of late July, 109 cases were identified statewide.
Currently, a majority of the confirmed cases in …
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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A state health department task force has called for quicker resolution of sexual misconduct complaints against health care providers, but the complicated reforms are likely to take another year or …
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Daniel Gilbert / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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"Radical politicians are making things worse. Just ask John Lovick," a TV ad blared this month, attacking the Washington state senator — a Democrat from Snohomish County.
Similar ads have …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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MOXEE, Wash. — On Friday night, just four days before Washington's primary election, Loren Culp stood in the middle of a restaurant in this Yakima suburb and told his supporters exactly …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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8/1/22
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No one was injured in a fire at the Washington State Penitentiary on Thursday, July 29, that caused about $35,000 in damage, according to a release from the Walla Walla Fire Department.
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Jeremy Burnham / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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8/1/22
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A stretch of road in northwest Thurston County may be replaced with a multi-million-dollar bridge to better protect the area and allow safe fish passage.
Public Works completed emergency repairs …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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8/1/22
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On Sunday afternoon, Seattle broke its record for the longest number of days in a row with temperatures above 90 degrees. But after hitting that milestone, the weather will be relatively cooler on …
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Amanda Zhou and Maya Miller / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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A 2.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday, July 31, just west of Whatcom County waters near the San Juan Islands Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake occurred at approximately …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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8/1/22
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Volunteers are being recruited for the Thurston County Master Recycler Composter program.
Training for the 2022 Master Recycler Composter volunteer program will be held in-person from 6-8:30 …
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Cayli Yanagida / The Olympian
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8/1/22
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Lacey police are looking for a man who robbed a pizza business last week while armed.
On July 27, police say the man robbed a Domino's Pizza at 5401 Corporate Center Loop SE, which is near …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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8/1/22
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The Thurston County Auditor's Office will conduct a random audit of Tuesday's Primary Election at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4. It will be held in the Ballot Processing Center at 2905 29th Ave. SW, Suite …
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8/1/22
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OLYMPIA — A study from the Washington State Hospital Association found that hospitals are facing an unprecedented financial crisis — and they're not alone.
The COVID-19 pandemic, a …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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8/1/22
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After a week of scorching temperatures and sleepless nights, the South Sound has earned itself a break in the form of cooler weather, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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7/31/22
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Aluminum melts at 1,221 degrees Fahrenheit.
Judging by the melted remains of vehicles on the outer edges of the burn path of a fire in Rochester Saturday, West Thurston Fire Chief Robert …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/31/22
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A Bellevue man is accused of molesting two teenagers on multiple occasions and abusing his supervisory position as their cheerleading coach to engage in sexual contact, prosecutors say.
Brian …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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7/31/22
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly traveling to Othello to pay for sex with a 13-year-old girl, Othello Police Chief Phil Schenck said in a …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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7/31/22
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The candidates have had their say. Mud has been slung, drop boxes surveilled and political consultants paid.
On Tuesday, vote counting will begin in Washington's primary, narrowing the field in …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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7/31/22
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Two construction workers who helped rescue an 11-year-old girl from a burning house Thursday morning in the Barberton area said they hoped anyone in their position would stop and do the same.
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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7/31/22
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Loren Culp Doesn't Care About GOP Unity; What Will It Mean If He's the Party's Nominee for Congress?
MOXEE, Washington — At a meeting in Moses Lake held by the Republican Women of Grant County last December, county GOP chairman Mike McKee asked a leading candidate for Congress what he would do …
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