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Throughout the entire Cold War and in the decades since, Russia was a stable supplier of gas to Europe. That changed this week.
Russia slashed gas supplies in apparent retaliation over …
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Isis Almeida, Anna Shiryaevskaya and Elena Mazneva / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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6/18/22
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LOS ANGELES — The rookie and his training officer knocked on the door of an El Monte motel room, where they’d been called to investigate a report of domestic violence.
Once they got …
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Alene Tchekmedyian, Richard Winton and Libor Jany / Los Angeles Times / (TNS)
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6/18/22
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Kitsap County judges disallowed DUI evidence from a machine manufactured by Dräger Inc. because it did not meet state admissibility rules. Dräger breathalyzers are used extensively by state …
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By Lawrence Wilson / The Center Square
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6/18/22
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The Lummi Nation received a $200,000 grant from the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development to help fund documenting and revitalizing its Native language and combat a decline in its …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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6/18/22
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COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months could soon be authorized for emergency use, according to the Washington state Department of Health.
In a Thursday news release, the DOH listed …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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6/18/22
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A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing the death of an Olympia teen who overdosed on narcotics.
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Indu Thomas sentenced …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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6/18/22
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Two organizations whose members pose as children to catch suspected child predators helped Tacoma police arrest a registered sex offender from Adams County this week, officials say.
Workers with …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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6/18/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee and leaders of both parties in the Washington Legislature are calling on longtime Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to resign, after he fired a top aide who had complained that …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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6/17/22
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The Washington Attorney General's office has declined to appeal a judge's ruling that bans Navy SEAL or other military training in Washington state parks.
This appears to mark the demise of a …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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6/17/22
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Initiative 1929, an effort by some of Washington's wealthier residents to repeal the capital gains tax passed by the legislature in 2021, has come to an end. Organizers, which included venture …
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Shari Phiel / The Columbian
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6/17/22
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After a wobble in the moon's orbit resulted in historic low tides in Olympia this week, the Puget Sound Estuarium is emphasizing the importance of safe beach etiquette to protect the Puget Sound's …
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Cayli Yanagida / The Olympian
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6/17/22
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The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state was detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco, Washington.
This is the first case of avian flu …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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6/17/22
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Two subjects who were charged for drug trafficking-related offenses in Lewis County Superior Court earlier this week were remanded into federal custody on Friday.
David A. Berryhill, 47, of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Seattle sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a child in Morton for several years.
The victim was 10 years old when the abuse was reported to the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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Where many groups of elementary school students in their last day assembly might be itching to get out and enjoy summer break, the Tiny Tigers at Fords Prairie Elementary School in Centralia on …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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A bipartisan group of state senators announced on Thursday they are calling for Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to resign after he allegedly fired a whistleblower who came …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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Washington state saw its second largest average annual wage increase on record in 2021, according to the Washington’s Employment Security Department.
The state’s average annual wage …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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Tillie Naputi-Pullar, the elections manager for Thurston County, has been given the 2021 “Elections Employee of the Year” award by the Washington Secretary of State’s office. This …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/17/22
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Special Olympics athletes and members of the public joined members of local law enforcement in running a 13- to 14-mile route between northern Napavine and Centralia Friday to raise money and …
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6/17/22
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Contrary to their name, the U.S. Rake Force doesn’t often use rakes when it clears excess fuel out of overgrown forests to reduce the threat of wildfire.
Instead, they deploy goats.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/17/22
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