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Backers of an initiative campaign that would cement that no government or any other entity can shut off natural gas say the response to signature-gathering efforts has been overwhelming.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/24
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In December 2022, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill X1-2, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in March 2023. The law went into effect on June 26, 2023.
The legislation is …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/24
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A Gresham man settled a $35,000 debt for the marijuana he was supposed to sell by killing the supplier — who also happened to be his friend — but investigators quickly unraveled the plot …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/5/24
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Fourteen years since the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman , the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has launched a website to highlight unsolved cases such as his.
The website offers …
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David Nuñez / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/5/24
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A 21-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three years in prison for making hoax phone calls in more than a dozen states, terrorizing people by sending police rushing …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/5/24
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The victim in an unprovoked assault last week was attacked after getting off an Intercity Transit bus, according to Lacey police, who have provided more details about the incident that unfolded May …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/5/24
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — The GOP backers of three initiatives that could repeal or alter a trio of significant state policies are suing to keep information about the possible budget implications of …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/5/24
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Two men who were killed from a wrong-way DUI crash on Sunday have been identified as U.S. Army soldiers.
A 23-year-old Tacoma woman was driving east in the westbound lanes of state Route 512 …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/4/24
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A federal court jury in Seattle on Thursday ruled against Boeing in a lawsuit brought by failed electric airplane startup Zunum and awarded $81 million in damages — which the judge has the …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/4/24
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OLYMPIA — Washington's top election official says he does not believe a state law that allows voters to challenge the right of a candidate with a felony conviction to appear on the general …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/4/24
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A federal judge found BNSF Railway willingly, consciously and knowingly trespassed when it ran about a quarter-million cars carrying crude oil over the Swinomish Reservation beyond what was outlined …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/4/24
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State workers can earn recognition and up to $10,000 from the Productivity Board through a state employee incentive program the Secretary of State's Office has relaunched. The program rewards …
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Gabrielle Feliciano / The Olympian (TNS)
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6/4/24
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A 31-year-old former Puyallup Christian high school teacher was sentenced Friday to six months of house arrest for having a sexual relationship with a student.
Lindsey M. Westerfield pleaded …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/4/24
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The legal team representing a former Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) employee who filed a whistleblower complaint against WSDOT and the Governor’s Office of Financial …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/3/24
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The former executive director of a Tacoma nonprofit offering job training to 21 member tribes was sentenced this week to five months in custody for embezzling nearly $100,000 in federal funds, court …
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By Shea Johnson / The News Tribune
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6/3/24
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Western Washington University issued a statement Friday morning and released a “memorandum of understanding” that describes how the campus administration is addressing the demands of …
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By Robert Mittendorf /The Bellingham Herald
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6/3/24
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A necropsy completed on a dead humpback whale that washed ashore earlier this week south of Manzanita indicates the animal likely died after being struck by a boat.
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/3/24
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BulletProof-It, a Vancouver-based company that sold substandard vests, helmets and vests to nearly 300 police agencies around the country, must pay $2.7 million in restitution, a federal judge …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/3/24
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If you want waterfalls, this is the place .
The Waterfall Corridor of the Columbia River Gorge, an 8.5-mile stretch along the Historic Columbia River Highway that’s home to more than a …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/3/24
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A 47-year-old woman jumped to safety from a moving car in Southeast Portland early Friday morning to escape a stranger who had offered to give her a ride but then wouldn’t let her out of his …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/3/24
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