Vice President Kamala Harris stopped in Seattle on Tuesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law and to raise money for President Joe Biden's …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/16/23
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In the midst of a heat wave, the state of Washington is reminding industries with outdoor labor forces that they are required to have measures to ensure the well-being of their workers.
The …
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Hannah McIntyre / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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8/16/23
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SEATTLE — At the twin ports of Seattle and Tacoma, there's a growing belief: China is the present, but Southeast Asia is the future.
That's the direction many U.S. importers are taking as …
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Camilo Fonseca / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/23
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One battle in Washington's dirty dog-poop-scoop wars has come to an end.
The conflict between two pet waste-removal companies, Lynnwood-based Pooper Trooper and Spokane business Scoop Troop, has …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/23
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At least 30 men detained in the Northwest Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center in February were exposed to chemicals and told to "deal with it," after detention officers deployed …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/23
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A Richland man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for exploiting poor children to make child pornography videos, while he was already a registered sex offender.
Allen Richard Smith, 66, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/15/23
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SEATTLE — In hopes to deliver 250 mph rail service by midcentury, the Democrats in Washington's congressional delegation are asking the federal government for $198 million to help plan a route …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/15/23
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The heat wave has begun.
High temperatures into the 80s and low 90s in Western Washington are forecast through Wednesday, and the National Weather Service predicted lows at night in the mid- to …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/23
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SEATTLE — Where to see the whales is one of the first questions tourists ask about Seattle.
They're curious for good reason. The Salish Sea, the inland marine waters of Washington and …
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Sarah-Mae McCullough / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/23
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A new national report on Washington's obstetric care shares seemingly alarming trends about the shape our maternal health systems are in — but state health experts aren't so sure the numbers …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/23
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SEATTLE—Washington firefighters now have more planning time and a longer season to ignite the controlled burns they use to prevent massive wildfires threatening landscapes and homes and …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/14/23
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Before he became a person of interest in the deaths of four women, convicted felon Jesse Lee Calhoun was accused of smashing a woman’s car with a large stick over a $10 debt, strangling a …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/13/23
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A 53-year-old homeless woman said she set eight Spokane-area fires last week because she was frustrated over the region's housing crisis.
Vickie L. Smith was arrested Thursday in Tukwila, …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/13/23
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Jurors on Friday convicted two more Patriot Front members of conspiring to riot by disturbing the peace at a Pride event last year in downtown Coeur d'Alene.
Judge Mayli Walsh sentenced Wesley …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/13/23
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With help from Yakima police and the Yakima Humane Society, Pebbles the tortoise is back in her backyard pool after a brief escape.
"In all my years in the department, we have never picked up a …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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8/13/23
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'Children should be able to walk home': Western Washington driver who killed young girl is sentenced
The two girls had plans to be roommates, to be each other's maids of honor. They were best friends with more phone calls and adventures ahead, but a reckless driver took that from them, and he …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/13/23
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SEATTLE — Dear Big Ten football fan,
The drive from Chicago to Seattle spans 30 hours and 2,000 miles, which feel like many more. It's a seven-state expedition along Interstate 90, a …
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Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/13/23
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SEATTLE — Bobby Wagner's social media post at the outset of Seahawks training camp was blunt and straightforward, yet carried a wallop, just like one of the more than 1,500 tackles in his …
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Larry Stone / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/13/23
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LAKEWOOD, Pierce County — Nearly a year they wait, munching on crickets, mealworms and small chunks of fish to pass the time.
But Friday morning, their time came.
At a small pond in …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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8/13/23
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An unlicensed cannabis store in the Nisqually area advertised it had tribal affiliation, according to the state Liquor and Cannabis Board. But it was the Nisqually Tribe which was concerned the store …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/13/23
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