Signs referencing Washington’s status as a Purple Heart State will be going up soon around Washington, according to a spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/11/22
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In an announcement on Tuesday, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the completion of one phase of his office’s “lawfully owed DNA project,” an effort to collect DNA …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/11/22
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State veterinarians with the Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) are asking bird owners to double down on biosecurity measures as three counties have now reported cases of bird flu in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/11/22
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Bail has been set at $75,000 for a 38-year-old Winlock resident accused of cutting a man with a steak knife during an altercation on Sunday.
The alleged victim reported the defendant — …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/11/22
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Jonathan Thomas has been busy over the last year and a half knocking on doors and making inroads with community organizations to determine and meet community needs in Bucoda.
Now he has his …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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5/11/22
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The number of Thurston County homes that sold in April was down 12% from the same month a year ago, a sign that the market is reacting to some new economic pressures, including higher mortgage …
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By The Olympian
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5/11/22
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About 555,000 acres of forests in Washington were damaged by last year’s intense summer heat, foliar diseases and beetles, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
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By Shauna Sowersby / The Olympian
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5/11/22
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Daniel Warn at dan@chronline.com.
Centralia Farmers Market
May 13 at East Pine Street and Tower Avenue; 11 a.m. …
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5/11/22
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A tool to combat the worst effects of wildfires has come back to Washington state: prescribed burning.
For the first time in 18 years, the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in fall …
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By Sydney Brown / The Daily News
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5/11/22
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U.S. consumer prices rose by more than forecast in April, indicating inflation will persist at elevated levels for longer and keeping the Federal Reserve on the path of aggressive interest-rate …
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Reade Pickert / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/11/22
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Deaths from drug overdoses rose almost 15% in the U.S. last year, topping 100,000 and setting another grim record, according to provisional data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Alex Tanzi / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/11/22
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LVIV, Ukraine — Ukraine pressed its counteroffensive against Russian troops Wednesday, pushing them back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv in what observers say could bring a new phase to …
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Laura King and Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/11/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A plane landed safely at Palm Beach International Airport after “a possible pilot medical issue in the air,” on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation …
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Robin Webb / South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS)
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5/11/22
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U.S. retail gasoline and diesel prices rallied to a record just ahead of the nation’s summer driving season, a challenge for President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve as they face the fastest …
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Alex Longley and Sharon Cho / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/11/22
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The FBI has arrested a fugitive Auburn couple who fled on the eve of their sentencing last month after being convicted of operating a Ponzi-like scheme through the now-bankrupt Northwest Territorial …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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5/11/22
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A dispute over large stereo speakers or boxes containing some items resulted in an exchange of pepper spray and gunfire in a gravel lot near Providence St. Peter Hospital Monday morning.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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5/11/22
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The suspect in an early Monday drive-by shooting was caught after his car broke down less than a mile away from where he allegedly opened fire.
Armando Alvarado, 28, reportedly was in a Subaru …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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5/11/22
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