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Fire restrictions prohibiting fireworks, certain types of ammunition and more are in effect for all Bureau of Land Management public lands in Oregon and Washington.
As warmer and drier weather …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/27/24
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Authorities still haven’t identified the source of the tar-like substance that has been washing up on Oregon and Washington beaches and endangering wildlife, although officials warned people …
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Tanner Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/27/24
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Another year, another new permitting system for a busy Pacific Northwest natural attraction.
On Friday, Mount Rainier National Park began its new timed-entry permit system, a pilot program that …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/27/24
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Olympia police have released images connected to a suspected arson at an area convenience store earlier this month.
The photos show a female suspect inside the store and her vehicle.
The …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/27/24
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The Thurston County Coroner has released details about the deaths of two men in the Yelm area last week.
Emergency responders were dispatched about 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, to a motor home and …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/27/24
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The man behind the brutal killing of a respected Tri-Cities musician will spend 30 years in prison.
Christopher Calvert, 46, of Hermiston, admitted Friday to beating, cutting and stabbing …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/27/24
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Washington state is rolling out new equipment to alleviate a shortage of license plates affecting some counties.
The state's Department of Corrections, which creates the plates using the labor …
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Paulo Villalobos / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/26/24
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Jewish faculty members, students and others on campus said this week that they are disappointed in the university's reaction to the student protests on campus and a reported antisemitic incident in …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/26/24
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A new person will represent Thurston County Commissioner District 2 next year after incumbent Gary Edwards retires.
Edwards, 77, told The Olympian he is retiring from the county commission at …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/26/24
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Nearly a year after the Washington state chapter of the American Legion was suspended for "dysfunction" and disbanded, the Legion's national chapter says the chapter is on track to get its charter …
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Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/26/24
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A Longview man was sentenced to just over one year in prison earlier this week after he violated a restraining order, breaking into his ex-girlfriend's house and hiding in the attic, leaving for a …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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5/26/24
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Two men have been arrested as part of a federal investigation into a human smuggling operation bringing people illegally into the U.S. by rail from Canada.
Jesus Ortiz-Plata, 45, of …
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The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/25/24
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The fungus that causes a deadly bat disease has been confirmed in another spot in Washington, and wildlife officials are urging people to take care in ensuring they aren't helping it spread.
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/25/24
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They met in the summer of 2017 near the bullpen at Gesa Stadium in Pasco, Wash.
Andrés Muñoz was the reluctant student.
Miguel Angel Taboada Catalan was the eager teacher.
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Adam Jude / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/25/24
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Thurston County Superior Court Judge Sharonda Amamilo issued a temporary restraining order Friday that prevents the city of Tumwater from chopping down a 400-year-old Garry oak that is listed on the …
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The Olympian Staff (TNS)
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5/25/24
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A federal court judge dismissed basketball legend John Stockton's lawsuit against the Washington State Office of the Attorney General Wednesday over pandemic rules that restricted doctors from …
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By Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/24/24
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Backers of the No on Initiative 2109 campaign are off and running.
I-2109, set for the ballot in November, asks voters to repeal the capital gains tax.
State lawmakers passed a capital …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/24/24
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A man who spent nearly a year in the custody of the state Department of Corrections is free after his burglary conviction in Pierce County was reversed by an appeals court. Prosecutors conceded they …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/24/24
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A 26-year-old man is accused of shooting a stranger 10 times outside a Pasco bar last weekend.
Jesus Martinez Lopez of Pasco was one of two armed gunmen outside the La Cantina Bar on Court …
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By Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/24/24
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Yakima County Sheriff's deputies killed 64 cockfighting roosters May 10 near Zillah as they were responding to a call about the welfare of horses on the property.
The move was criticized by an …
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Questen Inghram / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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5/24/24
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