A 32-year-old woman was arrested at Pike Place Market after allegedly pepper-spraying a woman and her child in an elevator Monday afternoon, police said.
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7/28/21
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Two men on their way to work were shot while driving on Interstate 5 south of Seattle early Tuesday morning, the state patrol said.
State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said the two men, both Boeing …
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7/28/21
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A majority of Washington's eligible schoolchildren still aren't vaccinated against COVID-19, state data shows, and experts warn that we've reached a critical moment: in most corners of the state, …
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7/28/21
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Birds Jumped From Nests to Escape Western Washington’s June Heat Wave; Some Died, Others Needed Help
Naturalist Jeff Brown bounded up a ladder, cradling a baby hawk into his torso as if it were a delicate football.
Brown, who helps rehabilitate wildlife for the PAWS Wildlife Center, stopped about …
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Evan Bush / The Seattle Times
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7/28/21
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The world’s largest retailer announced Tuesday it will pay 100% of all college tuition and books for its associates in the U.S.
Walmart’s Live Better U (LBU) education program …
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7/27/21
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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.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/27/21
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A prank war in one North Carolina town has prompted warnings from local authorities about the potentially deadly consequences after several people called the police.
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Hayley Fowler / The Charlotte Observer (TNS)
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7/27/21
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After evacuating from the growing Tamarack fire over the weekend, homeowners in Markleeville, California, were relieved to find their house still standing, but they found a surprise in their …
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7/27/21
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and two other lawmakers are suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House sergeant-at-arms over fines they received for violating rules on wearing a …
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Tia Mitchell / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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7/27/21
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WASHINGTON — Officers who fought to defend the Capitol from insurrectionists on Jan. 6 recounted in vivid and disturbing detail how close they came to death, what lasting effects they live with …
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7/27/21
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A man who fatally shot and beat a woman whose body was found in a wooded area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, the U.S. Attorney's Office said …
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Alexis Krell / The News Tribune
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7/27/21
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KENNEWICK — A woman with a pair of knives slashed the tires on three police cars, after throwing dishes at officers Monday.
Police were called to the apartment building at 1001 West Fourth …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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7/27/21
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WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans who represent Western states in Congress called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to provide more aid to farmers and ranchers battling …
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7/27/21
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Put a ring on your summer night.
That's your stargazing challenge for the first evening of August: to look up and track down the foremost jewelry in space, the rings of Saturn.
While recent …
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7/27/21
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Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik told a judge Monday morning the weapon used to fatally shoot Clark County sheriff's Detective Jeremy Brown was one of dozens allegedly stolen by Misty Raya, who …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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7/27/21
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Wennicha Yang remembers feeling nervous when she transferred to a new school in fifth grade. But she also remembers how her younger brother, Brian Yang, helped her get through that feeling.
"I was …
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7/27/21
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The Washington State Patrol has identified the Winlock man killed in a crash on Interstate 5 last week.
Matthew K. Reynolds died after crashing at mile marker 81 on Interstate 5 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/27/21
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Firefighters quickly contained a brush fire along Case Road SW near the Scatter Creek area Monday afternoon.
Here’s the news release from West Thurston Fire …
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7/26/21
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An Onalaska man has been accused of raping an 11-year-old multiple times between January 2020 and July 2021.
The defendant, 58-year-old Gerald Lee King, was arrested after the victim’s …
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A string of gun violence continued in Seattle on Monday as a seventh person was injured in a shooting in Pioneer Square. Police say four people have been killed in shootings since Sunday.
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