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Idaho State Police arrested a man suspected of firing 41 rounds from a rifle toward Interstate 90 late Monday near State Line.
The episode forced the temporary closure of the busy highway. No …
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12/11/24
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After rapid population decline in recent decades, the monarch butterfly could soon have federal protections under the Endangered Species Act.
With its orange and black markings, the monarch is …
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12/11/24
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DALLAS — In years past, Dan Wilson spent these days doing some Christmas shopping, checking in on Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics, attending some hockey games and relishing time with his …
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12/11/24
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A 25-year-old woman is accused of stabbing two loss prevention workers at Capital Mall, according to Olympia police.
About 3:15 p.m. Nov. 24, the woman was observed trying to steal from JC …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/11/24
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A once-prolific but now much-reduced Northwest restaurant chain is the focus of two class-action lawsuits involving former employees as well as job applicants.
The corporate entities tied to …
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By Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/11/24
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Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have been hinting that tax increases will be necessary to deal with a projected operating budget deficit of between $10 billion and $12 billion – …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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12/11/24
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As the state Legislature grapples with a disputed estimate of $14 billion of an operating budget overspend over the next four years, the Washington State Department of Transportation faces its own …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/11/24
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Democrat Tina Orwall is the latest state representative to make the switch to the Legislature’s other chamber.
Orwall was appointed by the King County Council on Tuesday to be the …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington Standard
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12/11/24
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Judges in Oregon and Washington on Tuesday blocked supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons from merging, throwing into question the future of the $24.6 billion largest proposed grocery merger in …
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By Julia Shumway / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/11/24
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Washington’s leading gun control group wants state lawmakers to make it tougher and more expensive to buy a firearm.
The Alliance for Gun Responsibility said Monday it will renew efforts …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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12/11/24
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A man drowned in the Clackamas River early Tuesday morning while being sought in the alleged assault of a Gladstone hotel employee, officials said.
Police said the man, who hasn’t been …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/10/24
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Travis Okelberry drove his pickup up U.S. Highway 12, winding along the Tieton River. Oaks and conifers, blackened at the trunk, gave a final display of autumnal orange.
The trees were damaged …
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Questen Inghram / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/10/24
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Boeing has laid off another 400 Washington workers in a second round of job cuts, according to a notice filed Monday with the state’s employment security department.
That’s in …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/10/24
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A woman tried to kidnap a toddler from the emergency department Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, police said in a news release.
Hospital security officials had a 45-year-old woman …
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12/10/24
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A bow hunter hiking alone in Snohomish County survived but is seriously injured after plummeting from a 100-foot cliff and into Lake Serene near the town of Index on Sunday night.
The hiker is …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/10/24
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Yakima police are investigating the death of an inmate Saturday morning.
Kenneth Lee Harrington, 64, was found unresponsive in a housing unit at the North Front Street jail by a Yakima County …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/10/24
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Former Washington state congressional candidate Tiffany Smiley is having a moment.
In the weeks since the GOP swept control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, Smiley has been …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/10/24
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Six months after 17-year-old Erik Edge died during a routine wisdom tooth removal, time stands still in the Edge house.
His dogs still wait for him to come home. His shoes sit in the kitchen. …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/10/24
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SEATTLE — Four years after arriving from Texas, Dr. Umair Shah is on his way out of Washington state's Department of Health.
Shah announced last month he would not seek another term as …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/10/24
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SEATTLE — If you live in the United States, your life span largely depends on your race and ethnicity, where you live and how much money you make, researchers have reported for years. But in …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/10/24
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