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OLYMPIA — He's so new, the bracelet from the inaugural ball the night before was still on his wrist, and he had to check what floor his office is on as he reported for work last week — on …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/20/25
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Heading to a rally for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Sunday, Bellevue developer and Republican fundraiser Hossein Khorram exuded excitement. Sure, bitter cold weather forced ceremonies …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/20/25
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Cowlitz County prosecutors have added a murder charge to the man accused of killing Longview restaurateur Grant Hadler in 2023.
Ruperto Aguayo, 44, of Kelso, now faces a second-degree murder …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/20/25
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Cowlitz County businesses received nearly half of the $439,340 in fines the Washington Department of Ecology levied in the third quarter of 2024.
The news came from an announcement earlier this …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow Fellow
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1/20/25
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A 2024 settlement over water contamination at the Special Commitment Center for sex offenders on McNeil Island left the state of Washington footing a $7.325 million judgment in a class-action lawsuit …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/20/25
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After Democrats pushed a bill Tuesday to ban the possession of a firearm at more than 5,300 places, Republicans managed to add an exemption Thursday for people with a concealed pistol license.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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1/20/25
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Jamie Sullivan became the first person to receive a Hope Card from Washington state on Thursday.
In 2016, a former dating partner began stalking her using GPS trackers, surveillance video, …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/20/25
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Washington’s recycling system may soon get a makeover.
A proposal to require companies to reduce unnecessary packaging and fund statewide recycling services is making its way through …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington State Standard
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1/20/25
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Here are activities planned around the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn into office at noon Eastern on Monday in the U.S. Capitol, though the timing of some events …
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By The States Newsroom Staff
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1/20/25
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A Korean-American state lawmaker is plating up a “delicious” kimchi bill she hopes will satisfy the legislative palates of her colleagues.
Democratic state Rep. Cindy Ryu of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/19/25
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At least one person needed medical attention after a 24-year-old accused shoplifter allegedly used pepper spray to make his getaway.
Miguel Angel Martinez Donis allegedly deployed the chemical …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/18/25
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American flags at state buildings across Washington will be raised to full staff on Monday in recognition of the presidential inauguration, with flags to return to half-staff by sunrise Tuesday in …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Lawmakers in state Senate committee Thursday heard testimony on a bill similar to ones considered in past years to lower the threshold for bond passage, down to 55% from a supermajority 60% voter …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/18/25
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A Spanaway man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who overdosed on fentanyl pills that belonged to him.
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Matthew …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/18/25
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With a 9-0 decision on Friday, Jan. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on the social media platform TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells the app by Sunday, Jan. 19. The …
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Rosemary Montalvo and Daniel Schrager / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/18/25
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An Oregon man died near Depoe Bay on Wednesday after he was swept out to sea by a sneaker wave, police said.
Hong B. Su, 45, of Happy Valley, was fishing on the rocks near the shoreline at Otter …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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How devoted are fans of “The Goonies,” the 1985 adventure movie that filmed on location in Oregon? Well, let’s just put it this way. A very brief, very vague mention of a …
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Kristi Turnquist / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Gus McDaniel was almost certain he was going to die.
Adrift in the waves off Cannon Beach on the night of Jan. 13, he was clinging to a boogie board, exhausted, the 19-year-old told The …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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A Spokane man who went missing Thursday after climbing Mount Hood has been found alive, officials said Friday.
Brendan Davis, 26, started climbing at Timberline Lodge with a friend, and they …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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Providence Health & Services and its unionized workers in Oregon appear to remain deadlocked a week into the largest health care strike in Oregon history.
Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses and …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/18/25
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