A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of boating hit-and-run with injury, following an incident that happened earlier this month, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced on …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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8/18/24
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Linn County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday arrested a former comic-book restorer for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of comic books his customers had sent in for repairs — …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/18/24
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The Coast Guard rescue swimmer gripped the starboard side of the sinking sailboat in the dark as the waves beat against him. He called out to the man standing on the boat as a helicopter hovered …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/18/24
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Portland police say they have located and arrested a man accused of beating and kicking a dog earlier this month but say they don’t know what became of the dog.
The man allegedly hit the …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/18/24
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An accused Tri-Cities drug dealer will spend the next 10 years in jail for the "Skittles" fentanyl overdose death of his child.
Joseph E. C. Walker, 31, pleaded guilty this week before his trial …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/18/24
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The FBI arrested a man at his Snohomish home Thursday, in connection with what the Justice Department says were his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, including throwing a …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/18/24
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The Washington State Patrol lost an unknown number of emails during a data migration last year and didn't inform state leaders until this month.
The data migration failure in April 2023 caused …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/18/24
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Two teen girls were shot at the Grant County Fair Friday night when a teen boy shot them by accident as he drew a handgun on a rival gang member, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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8/18/24
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A 30-year-old Coeur d'Alene man faces felony assault charges after police say he shined a laser at a Kootenai County Regional Air Support helicopter, interfering with the aircraft's patrol Friday …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/18/24
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Sage is an almost 3-year-old shepherd mix who loves to play ball and has a habit of carting around two of her favorite things: plush toys and dog bowls.
She was also one of dozens of dogs …
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Gabrielle Feliciano / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/18/24
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The Tacoma Police Department will deploy a gunshot-detection system called ShotSpotter in the fall with hopes of reducing violent crimes in the city and shortening police response times.
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/18/24
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Washington state has been releasing an increasing number of "sexually violent predators" from its treatment facility on McNeil Island, with little oversight. A Seattle Times investigation found that …
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Rebecca Moss / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/18/24
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MOSES LAKE — A team of 65 senior firefighters from Australia and New Zealand has arrived in the Pacific Northwest to help combat the region's severe wildfires. Upon arrival, the firefighters …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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8/16/24
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Summer storms might be brewing this weekend across Western Washington, forecasters say.
"With this, we're expecting the potential of gusty winds, localized heavy rainfall, and even lightning!" …
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Julia Park / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/16/24
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An Olympia man died Thursday after his vehicle left Rainier Road and hit a tree just west of the city of Rainier.
On Friday afternoon, Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock identified the man as …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/16/24
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Supporters of several citizen initiatives, some already adopted into Washington law, and others to appear on the November ballot are not buying Attorney General Bob Ferguson's transparency claims …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/16/24
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A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted two men on charges of racketeering and conspiracy, alleging they operated a multistate home-invasion robbery and kidnapping ring that often targeted Asian …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/16/24
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Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne says the U.S. government has a debt to pay to the descendants of enslaved people. He said the promise of 40 acres and a mule was never fulfilled after the Civil War, and it …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/16/24
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Deputies arrested a 33-year-old man who is accused of "indiscriminately" firing a gun near The Evergreen State College early Wednesday morning.
Witnesses called 911 to report the shooter on the …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/16/24
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Evacuation notices on the Retreat Fire burning east of Rimrock Lake were removed at 8 a.m. Friday, according to Yakima Valley Emergency Management.
Residents will be allowed through the U.S. …
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Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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8/16/24
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