U.S. pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a world champion tipped for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive for coronavirus and is out of the games as the host nation struggles with its worst …
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By Isabel Reynolds and Lisa Du / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/29/21
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SAN DIEGO — The tunnel linking a Tijuana warehouse to another in Otay Mesa was equipped with a hydraulic elevator, electric rail cars, lighting, wooden floors and a storeroom.
The …
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By Kristina Davis / The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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7/29/21
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted to advance bipartisan infrastructure legislation, capping weeks of late-night negotiations and launching the next step in what has become one of …
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By Joseph Morton, Jessica Wehrman and Lauren Clason / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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7/29/21
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The U.S. has reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world over the last seven days, according to the World Health Organization.
The U.S. saw 500,332 new cases (a 131% increase) …
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Charlie Crisafulli was a 22-year-old grad student when he caught a helicopter ride over the blast zone of Mount St. Helens, just a couple months after its eruption. What he saw below him was pure …
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By Michael Bendixen / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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7/29/21
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ATLANTA — A day after pleading guilty to killing four people in Cherokee County, spa shooter Robert Aaron Long has been transferred to Fulton County to face charges there.
Sporting a new …
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By Shaddi Abusaid / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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7/29/21
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Being vaccinated against COVID-19 reduced the risk of hospitalization by 90 percent for people age 65 and older, according to a report released Wednesday by public health officials.
The report …
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Mark Bowder / The Columbian
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7/29/21
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WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the House panel that oversees internet regulations unveiled a package of draft bills Wednesday that would strip social media companies and other tech giants …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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7/29/21
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More than 94% of Washington's recent COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations were among people not fully vaccinated, according to a new report from the state Department of Health.
The new …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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7/29/21
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OLYMPIA — Washington will follow current federal guidance for the use of facial coverings amid the COVID-19 pandemic uptick, but won't impose new masking requirements, Gov. Jay Inslee announced …
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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7/29/21
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The Clark County Sheriff's Office has released a new account number for those wishing to donate to the Brown family in honor of Detective Jeremy Brown.
The new account number for Brown Family …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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7/29/21
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State lawmakers gave Washington land managers a tricky assignment this year.
Gather public input on e-bikes and then draft a policy recommendation based on that information by 2022.
The …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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7/29/21
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Fire crews in the Methow Valley came across a sad sight, Monday, a skinny and singed bear cub alone in the woods.
Firefighters working the 35,685 acre Cedar Creek Fire called the Washington …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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7/29/21
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A 96-year-old Shelton woman caused a head-on collision on U.S. highway 101 near Shelton on Wednesday afternoon.
The crash occurred when the 96-year-old's car drifted into the center of the …
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Leo Brine / The Olympian
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7/29/21
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Lewis County joined a growing number of jurisdictions across Washington now recommending that residents, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially the …
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The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) has finalized its plan for an ambitious county-wide broadband backbone project — 110 miles of new fiber-optic infrastructure connecting even the …
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The Board of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area (Twin Transit) will hold a special board meeting for the purpose of entering into an executive session at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9.
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U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler postponed her live telephone town hall this Wednesday, July 28, citing an upcoming House vote conflicting with the event.
The event will instead be held Tuesday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/28/21
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office and eight licensing subagents will issue temporary paper permits to passenger vehicle licensing customers because of a statewide license plate …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/28/21
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Reliable Enterprises will give out free scoops of salted caramel ice cream in its parking lot at 203 Reynolds Ave. in Centralia from 12 to 2 p.m. on Friday.
Reliable Enterprises is celebrating …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/28/21
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