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The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office is continuing an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man found in Porter Creek near Elma last week.
Gerald Eugene Beglinger, …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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2/1/23
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Olympia police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of fourth degree assault with sexual motivation after he allegedly touched a 17-year-old girl inappropriately.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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2/1/23
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The state has suspended a Yakima massage therapist's license after he was accused of sexual misconduct involving clients.
The state Department of Health alleged in a statement of charges that …
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Santiago Ochoa / Yakima Herald-Republic
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2/1/23
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Car insurance premiums are set to increase this year, though Washington drivers will be spared the brunt of it, according to the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
After years of …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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1/31/23
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WATERVILLE — A former Eastmont High School girls soccer coach was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for raping a player in the mid-2000s.
Cristian Florencio Barboza, 40, was convicted …
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Oscar Rodriguez / The Wenatchee World
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1/31/23
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OLYMPIA — As the Washington Legislature returns to an in-person session for the first time in two years, the usual flock of lobbyists is back, too, pressing lawmakers to pass, kill or amend …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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1/31/23
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OLYMPIA — State Rep. Carolyn Eslick (R-Sultan) introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow parents to use their share of state education funds for private or home-based education, according …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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1/31/23
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A 40-year-old North Idaho man accused of killing a 70-year-old man in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison Monday in Bonner County District Court.
James D. Russell pleaded guilty to second-degree …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review
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1/31/23
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The five dead horses found on an Okanogan County woman's rural property likely starved to death and the emaciated surviving horse was eating snow for water, according to court documents.
Jennyfer …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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1/30/23
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OLYMPIA — It's the centerpiece of Gov. Jay Inslee's 2023-25 budget proposal: a plan to borrow $4 billion to fund an aggressive push to build affordable housing and shelters in Washington.
A …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times
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1/30/23
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Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation announced last week that it intends to sue Gov. Jay Inslee for an “out of balance” wildlife commission that fails to represent multiple …
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By RaeLynn Ricarte / The Center Square
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1/29/23
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The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs was not pleased to hear criticism of proposed bills that seek to rebalance the state’s controversial vehicle pursuit law.
Both the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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1/29/23
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A new bill in the Washington State Senate could lower the Blood Alcohol Content threshold for DUIs from 0.08 to 0.05 statewide.
The bill, SB 5002, was put forward by state Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill …
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Timothy Schumann / The Center Square
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1/29/23
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The Republican reaction to the recent midterm elections in Washington state might be called philosophical, if the annual gathering of activists in Ocean Shores is a good indicator.
“There …
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By Jeremy Lott / The Center Square
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1/29/23
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SPOKANE — A Kennewick man has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for his role in a complex scheme involving staging fake automobile accidents to defraud insurance …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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1/29/23
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As high housing costs chip away at Washington renters' paychecks, state lawmakers are considering a sweeping array of policy fixes.
Along with proposals to allow denser development, lawmakers are …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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1/28/23
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An Airway Heights couple accused of killing an 8-year-old girl and driving her body to South Dakota in a U-Haul trailer was extradited to Spokane County this week and made their first appearance …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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1/28/23
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Four avowed white supremacists were sentenced to federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to hate crimes and lying to the FBI about brutally beating a Black DJ unconscious at a Lynnwood tavern in …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/28/23
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A 30-year-old man is in jail on suspicion of arson after Tacoma police say he tried to steal gas by siphoning it from another vehicle while also smoking a cigarette. The gasoline ignited, causing a …
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Peter TalbotThe News Tribune
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1/27/23
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King County prosecutors say a 41-year-old man tried to rape a stranger Sunday after following her into her South Lake Union apartment building, and later sexually touched an EMT who was helping take …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/27/23
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