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A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet crashed near Rimrock Lake on Saturday afternoon in Yakima County, according to the Naches Fire Department.
The F/A-18 Hornet pilot safely ejected before the crash …
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By Margo Vansynghel / The Seattle Times
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6/15/26
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The Longview paper mill where 11 workers died last month in a chemical tank failure was the site of another spill that Nippon Dynawave Packaging described as a “near miss” earlier this spring, …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan and Lulu Ramadan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/15/26
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Washington state’s Republican Party is amplifying baseless claims that Los Angeles’ mayoral primary was stolen, using the California race to renew attacks on Washington’s vote-by-mail system.
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/15/26
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In stretches of the Chehalis River between Montesano and Plummer Lake, which is located in Centralia, grows the aquatic noxious weed Brazilian elodea.
This perennial herb is commonly used …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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Law enforcement confirmed Thursday, June 11, that there was no double homicide in Raymond on Wednesday, June 10. This is contrary to incorrect speculation making the rounds on social media and word …
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By The Chinook Observer
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6/15/26
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On Friday, Grays Harbor County Superior Court Judge Katherine L. Svoboda sentenced Michael Anthony Hogle to 45 years to life in prison for child rape and child molestation, with aggravators.
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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On Friday, Steven Shay Smith was sentenced to the maximum of 30.9 years in prison for the August 2024 murder of 34-year-old Bryce D. Bitar of Aberdeen.
Smith was convicted of first degree murder …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/15/26
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Highways close to Willapa Bay are among the highest in Western Washington for wildlife vs. vehicle collision rates, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.
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By The Daily World
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6/15/26
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Major national park units in Wyoming face a combined $1.6 billion maintenance backlog for roads, trails, sewerage and more, as critics say locally generated fees are being spent on President Donald …
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By Angus Thuermer, Jr. and Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan
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6/15/26
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The Oregon congresswoman who successfully spearheaded the release of several children from federal custody is pushing for more regulations to protect immigrant children from detention.
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By Mia Maldonado / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/15/26
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Republican attorneys general from 14 states and 19 GOP members of Congress are asking U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to classify and regulate the abortion medication …
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By Nada Hassanein / Stateline.org
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6/15/26
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Washington state has slipped once again in a national education ranking.
The new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows Washington dropped from 27th in the nation to 31st overall. …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/15/26
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State worker unions expected tough salary conversations this year, even before Gov. Bob Ferguson warned of difficult spending decisions in Washington’s next budget.
Union leaders say his …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/15/26
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Just a handful of votes made the difference in whether Philomath will allow psychedelic mushroom businesses to operate in town. Turns out, it will.
The proposed ban on psilocybin-related …
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Cody Mann / Albany Democrat-Herald (TNS)
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6/14/26
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Saturday reiterated that residents should stay hydrated and stay inside as much as possible as the potential for triple-digit heat looms over the metro area.
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Griffin Uribe Brown / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/14/26
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A botulism outbreak linked to a now-recalled baby formula has sickened babies in three states, including Washington, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Saturday.
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Mary Mooney / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/14/26
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Catalina Solorsano, a Klamath Falls mother of two, has crisscrossed southern Oregon and Northern California working in the heat and rain to lessen the risk of mega fires.
On Monday, she and …
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Janet Eastman / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/14/26
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Temperatures may be pushing the triple digits in the Portland area this weekend, but more people have a measure of relief right at home. About 80% of Oregonians have some form of air conditioning and …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/14/26
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On a recent weekday evening, Avram Kline kicked a soccer ball to his son on the bright green pitch in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where the skyscrapers of Manhattan loom just across the East River.
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Shalina Chatlani / Stateline
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6/14/26
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Seattle police Capt. Dan Nelson and King County Undersheriff Jeff Flohr are among the core group of local, state and federal officials who’ve spent the last 2 ½ years imagining horrifying …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/14/26
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