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State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, has pre-filed legislation to clarify state law to allow family members to bury direct family members on private property under certain conditions.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/30/24
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Earlier this month, a school shooting in Wisconsin made national headlines after a 15-year-old girl allegedly killed two people before turning the gun on herself. The incident refocused the spotlight …
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By Simone Carter / The Olympian
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12/30/24
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Those still casting about for a resolution should consider ringing in the new year as a more careful driver.
A new law taking effect Jan. 1 brings bigger fines and the threat of jail time for …
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By Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/30/24
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NASELLE — Even after a significant reduction in acreage from the controversial Fields Fir Timber sale, many Naselle residents remain skeptical of the Washington Department of Natural …
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By Riley Yuan / Chinook Observer
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12/30/24
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A 23-year-old Lacey man injured himself in a single-vehicle wreck in Mason County Saturday night, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Just before 8 p.m., troopers say the man was headed …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/30/24
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Washington leaders on Sunday praised President Jimmy Carter for his character, environmental ethic and humanitarian work in the decades since he departed the White House.
Carter, who died Sunday …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/30/24
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Regional lawmakers expressed their condolences, sharing memories and accomplishments of former President Jimmy Carter punctuated social media Sunday after the 39th president died at 100 as the …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/30/24
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More timely information about wait times at the U.S-Canada border is the focus of a nearly $7 million grant to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
WSDOT funding was awarded …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/30/24
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With energy-intensive artificial intelligence, or AI, consuming more electricity than traditional data-center activities, reliability of the electrical grid should be the top priority, according to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/30/24
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When Kaitlyn Foster moved into a one-bedroom apartment at the St. James Apartments in Tacoma three years ago, she was excited to have a place of her own, free of roommates. But quickly after she …
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Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/29/24
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Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after he allegedly stabbed an 86-year-old man in a grocery store parking lot in unincorporated Clackamas County, Oregon, in the early afternoon on Friday.
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/29/24
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Clad in waders and staff in hand, Conrad Ely trudged through the icy Carlson Creek, a stream meandering under mossy Douglas firs and cedar in a remote section of Tillamook State Forest.
Ely, a …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/29/24
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Two Portland men who had been looking for Sasquatch were found dead in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Saturday, officials said.
A family member reported the two men missing around 1 a.m. …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/29/24
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SEATTLE — Four Alaska Airlines crew members were hospitalized after severe turbulence struck their Boeing 737 MAX on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix.
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/29/24
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A toddler and woman are dead after a car driving the wrong direction on Interstate 182 slammed head on into the car they were riding in Friday evening, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/29/24
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In the middle of the night four years ago, a man stole five baby moccasins and a leather glove from a display case at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights. The Kalispel Tribe and the …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/29/24
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A downed power line in Vancouver on Friday set an RV ablaze, started a fire in a nearby house, and shocked a person on the ground — as well as three firefighters who rushed in to help.
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/28/24
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It’s shaping up to be another good year of stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.
Though the 2025 calendar is devoid of any big solar eclipses or bright comets (though that could change ), …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/28/24
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“The Goonies” may have opened in 1985, but the Oregon-filmed adventure seems to be more popular than ever. Tourists regularly flock to Astoria to gawk at the house that was featured in …
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Kristi Turnquist / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/28/24
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The number of electric school buses in Washington state is expected to more than double by 2026.
According to the Washington State Department of Ecology, there are currently 86 electric school …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/28/24
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