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Yakima County's chief deputy coroner and medical examiner have a simple message for county officials:
Either coroner Jim Curtice resigns, or they quit.
"I pretty much told them that if …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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11/9/24
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Hope you enjoyed the brief dry spell to get some lingering garden cleanup finished after recent rains saturated the area.
You probably won't get much use of your rake in the near term, though, …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/9/24
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In the context of national politics, Washington is blue — almost as blue as they come. But, at the local level, this state contains multitudes.
President-elect Donald Trump has gained …
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By Daniel Beekman and Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/8/24
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The family of a 26-year-old Black man shot to death by a Lakewood police officer during a traffic stop has settled a lawsuit after the city agreed to pay his family $8 million Thursday.
Said …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/8/24
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Legislative District 2 House candidate Matt Marshall, whose previous elected official experience was serving one term on the Eatonville School Board, appears to be headed to an upset victory after a …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/8/24
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Olympia police arrested a 33-year-old man accused of carrying fentanyl, meth and a stolen gun after a Saturday night traffic stop.
Officers attempted to stop the man for an "equipment …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/8/24
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This year could shape up to be the worst year for whooping cough Washington has seen in over a decade.
State health officials counted 1,193 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, across 31 …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/8/24
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A 62-year-old man was killed when a forklift rolled over on top of him Tuesday.
Yakima police were called to Westrock's Longfibre Road operation shortly before 10:55 p.m. Tuesday for a death …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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11/8/24
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A father and son have been accused of conspiring to smuggle illegal devices to override emission controls on trucks into Central Washington and selling them online for $74 million.
An Eastern …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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11/8/24
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OLYMPIA — As Washington gets bluer, backers of a slate of voter initiatives framed the ballot battle as an opportunity for voters to exercise a check on a Democratic Legislature run amok.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/8/24
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King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove has defeated former U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler in the race to become Washington's next commissioner of public lands.
As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/8/24
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Abortion access. Mass deportations. Health care.
These are a few of myriad issues that many Washington voters have voiced worry about since former President Donald Trump won the race for the …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/8/24
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, declared victory in her reelection bid for Congress Thursday evening.
She did so following a projection by The Columbian. As of Friday morning, the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/7/24
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A day on the water with a pole and peace and quiet may just be what the doctor ordered, even if you have to wear some mittens as temps decline.
Seniors wanting to cast a line in Washington are …
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Joel Martin / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos started a chorus of tech leaders congratulating Donald Trump on his reelection, wishing him "success in leading and uniting the America we all love," in a social media post …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Authorities have released the identity of human remains found in 2022 in a bank along the Nooksack River in Ferndale. The remains are those of Mark Jay Hess of Ferndale, who was reported missing in …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Lacey detectives recovered a loaded handgun near Seven Oaks Elementary School Tuesday afternoon that is believed to be connected to a series of summer crimes.
Police Sgt. Jeremy Knight said the …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/7/24
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SEATTLE — Moments after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the election to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee gave a speech urging residents of the …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/7/24
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A Washington State Department of Ecology spokesperson is updating the estimate of how much diesel fuel spilled near the Columbia River when a Union Pacific freight train derailed early Wednesday …
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Jeremy Burnham / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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11/7/24
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Most of the country has swerved to the political right, but Washington state has steered left — and nobody knows what exactly is going to happen next.
That was the new reality the Puget …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/7/24
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