Thurston Community Media, the county's sole public broadcast station, will lose its funding at the end of the year, after Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston County issued a letter stating their six-month …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/21/23
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The trick to fighting wildfires in the steep canyons of the north Cascades is to look for every available resource, even rock faces, to hold back and contain the flames, said veteran firefighter Alan …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/23
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HOUSTON — Eventually, the bullied get bigger and better with the bully getting belittled.
And the delayed reaction from the beaten-down bully was spiteful if not expected.
Led by …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/23
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I'm sitting here live from a packed Lumen Field wondering how these guys could possibly be the column right now.
That's hardly a shot at the most successful NFC franchise of the past 10 years; …
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Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/23
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He remembers vividly the day he caught Tokitae, one of some 100 orca whales captured behind a net in Whidbey Island's Penn Cove.
"It was easy," remembered Ted Griffin, the man who first brought …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/23
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LANGLEY, Whidbey Island — Near the water's edge dozens of advocates — some wearing shirts calling to protect the whales and the Salish Sea, others adorned with abalone and orca jewelry …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/23
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A 3-year-old has been reunited with family after the child was abducted while playing in their front yard Thursday in Rainier Valley.
Seattle police said the child was returned unharmed and that …
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The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/23
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Tokitae, also known as Lolita or Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, the last surviving southern resident killer whale in captivity, died in Florida on Friday afternoon, the Miami Seaquarium said.
Tokitae, …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/23
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HOUSTON — In seasons past, this game would've ended with the Astros wildly celebrating yet another improbable walkoff victory with the Mariners searching for air after another punch to the gut.
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/23
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The source of a food-borne illness outbreak that killed three people and sickened three others has been traced to milkshakes at a Tacoma burger restaurant, the state Department of Health reported …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/19/23
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After months of resistance, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has relented and disclosed the donors behind more than $1.2 million in surplus campaign funds from past years that he shifted to his …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/23
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The wildfire that burned through Medical Lake Friday afternoon has torched 9,000 acres of communities, scrubland and trees. It is 0% contained according to the Washington Department of Natural …
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The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/19/23
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HOUSTON — In seasons past, this game would’ve ended with the Astros celebrating an improbable walk-off victory.
The ninth-inning tension of trying to close out a win against their …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/18/23
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OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday he was suing O'Reilly Auto Parts, the car parts and accessories chain, for discriminating and retaliating against pregnant …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/18/23
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Washington's latest auction of carbon-emission allowances raked in $62.5 million last week, with revenue from the state's carbon-pricing program now nearing a billion dollars and far outpacing early …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/18/23
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A Tri-Cities man is accused of spray painting a sprawling message and swastika across the Benton County Coroner's Office in broad daylight Tuesday.
The alleged vandal, Dustin Alan Cook, pulled …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/18/23
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A lack of feeding and in one case, a ship strike were likely the causes of death for a series of gray whales that washed ashore in the county through the summer.
Numbers are a bit higher than …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World (TNS)
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8/18/23
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The Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man and woman early Wednesday by gunshot near Fern Lane, off of Wynoochee Valley Road north of Montesano.
The 911 call from a …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World (TNS)
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8/18/23
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The rate of COVID-19 transmission in Grays Harbor County is the highest of any county in Washington state, according to the most recent data from the Washington State Department of Health.
The …
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Clayton Franke / The Daily World (TNS)
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8/18/23
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There is no comfort zone when climbing Mount Adams, the second-highest peak in Washington. The area looks like an alien landscape, the hike is difficult and there's no restrooms or running water. But …
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Paige Van Buren / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/18/23
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