Bloodworks Northwest, the primary blood supplier to hospitals in the Pacific Northwest, announced this week that it has eased restrictions on donations by gay and bisexual men, bringing it in line …
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By The Olympian staff (TNS)
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12/8/23
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It was after Jan. 6, 2021 — after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol — that the Three Percent of Washington started polling the group’s leaders about changing its name, said the …
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By Daniel Walters / InvestigateWest
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12/8/23
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Authorities say a man burned to death on a Bellingham sidewalk Sunday, Dec. 3.
The victim was 26-year-old Cody Allen Call, and the incident has been declared an accidental death by the King …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/8/23
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Puget Sound Energy, Washington's largest private utility, plans to build a wind farm on the high plains in Stillwater County, Montana, that will be large enough to power more than 80,000 homes and …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who recently announced his plans to move to Miami, is looking to offload at least one of his Seattle-area homes, according to media reports and property listings.
The …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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A handful of Washington business groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the water quality standards it adopted last year are impossible to meet.
The 40-page legal …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/8/23
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WASHINGTON — At a gathering of Indigenous nations hosted by the White House on Wednesday and Thursday, Northwest tribal leaders welcomed President Joe Biden's pledge to streamline federal grant …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/8/23
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A new study from Oregon State University estimates that wildfire and drought caused $11.2 billion in economic losses to privately owned timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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RENTON, Wash. — When Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf began taking American Sign Language lessons earlier this year, his intent was simple — he wanted to learn something new, and find a …
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Shane Lantz / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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FEDERAL WAY — It takes an average 343 days — almost a full year — to turn around a blood test in suspected DUI cases in Washington, a far cry from the two- to three-month timeline …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee wants to put more money toward providing more housing options for people living in encampments near state rights of way, he said Thursday.
The governor returned to the site of an …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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Dog owners should keep an eye on their pets' coughs, Washington's state veterinarian warns, as an unidentified respiratory canine illness has reached dogs in the state.
Washington veterinarians …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/8/23
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OLYMPIA — Thousands of Washington households will receive a little extra money this month, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday morning. The payouts are the result of …
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Joel Martin / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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12/7/23
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The case of the poisoned wolves in Stevens County remains unsolved.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release Monday that it's still investigating the deaths of six …
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By The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/7/23
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A Clarkston man arrested in 2019 during an online child-sex sting has been found guilty in federal court.
A federal jury deliberated for less than two hours Wednesday before finding David Elmo …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/7/23
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Firefighters helped rescue students from a bus that got stuck in flood waters northwest of Black Lake Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred on Delphi Road Southwest between Cedar Flats Road and …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/7/23
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A teenager who died in a Lakewood swamp during a police pursuit has been publicly identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office.
Nicholas Woody II, 16, was in a stolen car with four …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/7/23
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Legislators should increase state funding for DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy of unidentified human remains, a state task force recommended.
The recommendations came from a Washington …
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Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/7/23
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An "incredible save" took place Tuesday night on the raging Skykomish River in Monroe, according to Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue.
A man in a small aluminum boat with no oars was on the …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/7/23
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The Tacoma City Council voted Tuesday to ban cat declawing, except when conducted by a licensed veterinarian for a therapeutic purpose.
The move will make Tacoma the first city in Washington to …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/7/23
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