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A familiar and melancholic feeling struck Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Chief John Nohr on the night of July 23 — when Clark County sheriff's Detective Jeremy Brown was killed in the line of …
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9/12/21
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For two decades, Barry Brown dreamed of the Pacific Crest Trail.
The 2,650-mile route that winds its way from Canada to Mexico seemed like a wonderful adventure. A challenge and something that …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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9/12/21
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A new nonprofit has entered the conservation fray, and is focusing on reforming how Washington state manages its wildlife and ecosystems.
"Washington Wildlife First" will set its sights on …
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Thurston County saw more than triple the number of COVID-19 cases and over five times the number of deaths in August than it did in July.
State data show the county added 3,164 cases, 183 …
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STONYCREEK, Pa. — Stopping to pay his respects at the Flight 93 National Memorial between visits to New York City and the Pentagon, President Joe Biden walked the Wall of Names on Saturday and …
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9/11/21
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NEW YORK — The families of 9/11, beneath a blue sky reminiscent of a clear September morning 20 years ago, gathered once more Saturday to remember those killed in the terrorist attack that …
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9/11/21
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Former President George W. Bush took a thinly veiled swipe at the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and other U.S. political extremists during a 9/11 speech Saturday, calling them “children of the same …
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A 45-year-old Chehalis woman was arrested in Centralia Friday after allegedly defecating in Fort Borst Park and exposing herself to a juvenile, according to the Centralia Police Department.
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OLYMPIA — The largest state employee's union has agreed to a deal with Gov. Jay Inslee's office to require vaccinations of its members.
The Washington Federation of State Employees …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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9/11/21
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OLYMPIA — A Douglas County judge ruled Friday that a legal challenge to Washington's new tax on capital gains can move forward.
The ruling by Douglas County Superior Court Judge Brian …
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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9/11/21
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Gov. Jay Inslee's sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate impacts more than 800,000 workers in Washington state, though it remains unclear how strictly the requirement will be enforced when it comes to …
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Twenty years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, no military service has undergone more of a transformation than the U.S. National Guard.
The force of 440,000 soldiers and aviators …
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9/11/21
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CHICAGO -- Many of them enlisted after the horrors of 9/11.
And now, two decades later, the 2.8 million service members who served in Afghanistan and Iraq face unique challenges, from trying to …
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Every morning since March, carpenter Dominick Domingo wakes up, dons a hardhat, and commutes from Staten Island to the construction site of a performing arts center on Fulton Street in …
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Brittany Kriegstein / New York Daily News (TNS)
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9/11/21
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The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks left the U.S. with national trauma, two decades of war, and the biggest shuffle of federal bureaucracy in American history.
The Department of Homeland Security …
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9/11/21
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PITTSBURGH — In a Monroeville, Pennsylvania, basement in the 1960s, a young, comic book-obsessed Louis Nacke II would tie a blue towel around his neck like a cape and pretend he was Superman. …
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9/11/21
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A second nest built by Asian Giant Hornets — commonly known as "Murder Hornets" — has been located in northern Whatcom County, the Washington State Department of Agriculture reported …
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said that she believes private businesses should be able to dictate their own COVID-19 vaccination policies.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden …
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For Marc McGinnis, Sept. 11, 2001, started as a normal Tuesday.
Volunteering at the Jehovah’s Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn, the 21-year-old was doing the same janitorial work his …
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Centralia College will require its instructors, staff and all of its on-campus students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, Oct. 18, the college recently announced.
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