Spring recreational black bear hunting was banned indefinitely by the state last week.
The state Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 5-4 on Friday against recreational black bear hunting in the …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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A 40-year-old North Idaho man accused of killing a 70-year-old man in 2021 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday in Bonner County District Court.
In June, a judge dismissed a related …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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11/24/22
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During every election in Washington, tens of thousands of ballots are rejected because ballot envelope signatures are flagged as not matching how they've looked in the past.
In the Nov. 8 …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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Washington state has confirmed its first pediatric flu death of the 2022-23 influenza season, pushing public health leaders to more urgently sound the alarm on the region's steep rise of respiratory …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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Jordan Jackson had a caring and helpful disposition.
"He was someone who was always there for you at the drop of a hat," said Dan Degginger, a close friend of Jackson who's known him since about …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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When Sam Robinson arrives at a public event in his distinctive cone-shaped Chinook hat to sing, play his drum and tell stories, what seems like a cultural, broadly spiritual moment is something else …
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Scott Hewitt / The Columbian
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11/24/22
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Want to skip the Black Friday sales and get outside instead? Washington state parks will offer free entry Friday for Native American Heritage Day.
A Discover Pass — normally $10 for a day …
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Taylor Blatchford / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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For seven months, Ivan Lopatskyi has been waiting for permission to work. Like thousands of Ukrainians who came to the U.S. fleeing the Russian invasion, the Everett resident's lack of official …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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The annual Breakfast With Santa event will be on Dec. 3 at the Moose Family Center from 8 to 11 a.m. The Moose Family Center is located at 1400 Grand Ave. in Centralia.
Pancakes, scrambled eggs, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/24/22
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When it comes to holiday donations, most people think of toy drives, but children aren’t the only ones in need of support.
The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging assists seniors and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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11/24/22
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a false report of an active shooter at Rochester High School that locked down the school Tuesday morning.
Dispatch received a 911 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/23/22
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Searching “violent threats election workers” in Google pulls up about 66 million results today. There are pages upon pages of 2022 election stories from news outlets across the U.S. about …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/23/22
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A Walla Walla County jury has ordered a man — whom state prosecutors say is a sexually violent predator — to remain in civil commitment.
Justin Mackey, 42, was found by the jury to …
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Jeremy Burnham / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
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11/23/22
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A 32-year-old man was sentenced last week to 3 1/2 years in prison and 3 1/2 years of probation after some fentanyl that he intended to deliver instead killed his 17-month-old daughter.
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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11/23/22
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A 78-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash on state Route 6 west of Pe Ell on Tuesday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Robert J. Knieriem was traveling west on state Route 6 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/22/22
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The man who carjacked a semi-trailer on I-5 near Lacey last Friday emerged from that vehicle with a knife before he was shot dead by law enforcement, the Mason County Sheriff's Office announced …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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11/22/22
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Santa and a living “Elf on a Shelf” will visit Chehalis Outfitters from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, for free photos during the store’s weekend sale.
“Come …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/22/22
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The Timberland Regional Library (TRL) recently unveiled a new, custom-designed library card in honor of Native American Heritage Month.
The card is designed by Ovila Mailhot, a Coast Salish …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/22/22
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Substitute teachers are familiar with disrespect from students, commonly experiencing teasing, troublemakers and hearing, “Our teacher does it this way.”
After Packwood resident and …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/22/22
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Bell-ringers from the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign outside stores have long been a cheery sign of the holidays.
This week, they’ve returned to the entrances of Walmart in …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/22/22
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