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OLYMPIA — Washington Democrats are trying to give the Department of Corrections the authority to distribute the abortion medication mifepristone to health providers and clinics.
Gov. Jay …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/14/23
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Dean Atkinson Jr., of Walla Walla, who was shot in the line of duty in September 2022, was honored for his service by the Washington state House of Representatives in …
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Kate Smith / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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4/14/23
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Six teenage adults and juveniles were arrested by Tacoma police Wednesday evening for a suspected crime spree dating to July 2022 that included carjackings, armed robberies, assaults and the recent …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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4/14/23
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OLYMPIA — After a series of late nights underneath the Capitol dome, and with about 10 days to go in the legislative session, state lawmakers have advanced significant policies including …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times
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4/14/23
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As Washington's homeless population grows and cities continue to clear encampments without enough available shelter beds, officials say more people have been moving onto state property where they …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times
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4/14/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee's administration sent a blistering letter last week to the chairs of the House and Senate transportation committees, warning that their budget proposals would lead to broken promises …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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4/14/23
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House Bill 1628, coined the Affordable Housing Act, is causing a stir among Washington residents, real estate agents and legislators.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Frank Chopp, D-Seattle, and …
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Mia Ryder-Marks / The Columbian
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4/14/23
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The state Legislature is moving to ease restrictions on when police can engage in car chases to nab fleeing criminal suspects.
A bipartisan compromise bill approved by the state House this week …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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4/13/23
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is calling for federal spending on a program that would include funds for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.
Thirty members of Congress …
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Carlos Fuentes / The Columbian
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4/13/23
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A former Battle Ground massage therapist was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for inappropriately touching two female patients.
Eddie D. Anzalone, 51, pleaded guilty in February in …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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4/13/23
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A 54-year-old Thurston County motorcyclist died at the scene after a two-vehicle collision near Yelm early Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred at about 2:15 a.m. on the 12900 block of Bald …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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4/13/23
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Washington lawmakers have passed legislation holding the governor's office accountable for a growing crisis of children warehoused in hospitals awaiting psychiatric care, after a final unanimous …
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Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times
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4/13/23
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Three people have been arrested and accused of murder in the early March death of a 5-year-old girl in Ferndale, according to a Thursday city of Ferndale news release.
Melissa Welch, Cody Curtis …
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Denver Pratt / The Bellingham Herald
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4/13/23
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OLYMPIA — Debate over the latest bid to fix Washington's drug possession law — by keeping it a misdemeanor in the state — stretched into the early hours Wednesday before the House …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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4/13/23
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribe's decision to end its partnership with the Connecticut-based Mohegan Tribe and take over management and operations of its ilani casino next year was met with support from …
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Shari Phie / The Columbian
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4/13/23
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is continuing its search for a Rochester man who was reported missing by his wife on March 9.
Stephen “Shane” Barton, 54, left …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/13/23
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A man in Salkum was arrested by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday night at the scene of a fire.
Salkum Fire Chief Duran McDaniel told The Chronicle he heard the man was taken …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/13/23
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Thurston County deputies reported recovering large amounts of fentanyl after stopping a 39-year-old Tacoma man accused of driving under the influence Tuesday morning.
The Sheriff’s …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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4/12/23
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He’s a household name. He wears a crown. No palace holds him, yet he’s fond of bucking ham…mocks.
Hammock Head, or sometimes Ole’ Hammock Head, is an elk. Lewis …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/12/23
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As residents prepare to kick off spring cleaning, the City of Chehalis and Experience Chehalis are looking for volunteers to manage four dumpster locations for the Spring Clean-up Days free trash and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/12/23
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