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OLYMPIA — The state House approved an assault-weapons ban Wednesday night, advancing a measure long sought by gun control advocates that has stalled in the Legislature for years.
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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3/9/23
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A 4-year-old Vancouver girl who was kidnapped by her mother in 2018 was found last month in Mexico and returned to the United States, the FBI announced Wednesday.
Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez, now …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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3/9/23
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After the state House of Representatives refused to move on police pursuit reform by the Wednesday cutoff to get a bill out of its chamber of origin, effectively dooming its chances, the Senate acted …
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By Jeremy Lott / The Center Square
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3/8/23
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The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has determined a sheriff's deputy lawfully fired an AR-15 at a 70-year-old who reportedly threatened to kill himself and aimed his revolver at police …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature would require clergy to report child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse to the authorities, according to a press …
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Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/8/23
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On the same day that the Washington state House of Representatives refused to consider a bill that could reform the state's police pursuit law, it approved a bill making more funds available for …
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By Jeremy Lott / The Center Square
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3/8/23
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Majority Democrats in the Washington State House of Representatives on Tuesday refused to allow full debate and a floor vote on bipartisan legislation concerning vehicular pursuits by police.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/8/23
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Oregon lawmakers are once again considering a bill that would allow self-serve gas throughout the state.
House Bill 2426 would give drivers the option to pump their own gas anywhere in the …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/8/23
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A defendant in a child molestation case in Pierce County is believed to be on the run after he failed to appear for court last month leading up to trial, according to the Sheriff's Department.
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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3/8/23
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The Washington state House of Representatives late Monday passed a bill that would legalize duplexes or fourplexes in almost every neighborhood of every city in Washington, potentially bringing an …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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3/8/23
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Washington's first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances raised an estimated $300 million in a closely watched sale as companies, consumers and the Legislature get their first glimpse of the …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill that would strip single-family zoning regulations from neighborhoods across the state to allow duplexes or fourplexes to be built passed the Washington state House of …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — Hospitals may soon have to follow safe staffing standards, including staff-patient ratios, if a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday becomes law.
The bill reflects a …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — The Washington House of Representatives last week passed a bill to protect tenants from unreasonable damage claims, according to a statement from Rep. My-Linh Thai's (D-Bellevue) …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/8/23
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Washington State Patrol troopers tried four times to stop a speeding driver before he collided head on with a car near Sunnyside, killing two children, according to a court document.
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic
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3/8/23
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A 25-year-old man hiking in Cape Kiwanda slipped and fell down a rocky bluff to the ocean’s edge and was swept out to sea Saturday.
Rescue teams recovered the body of California resident …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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3/7/23
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Amtrak announced this week it is again offering direct service from Portland, Oregon, all the way to Vancouver, B.C., as part of its Cascades route. The passenger train service hasn't offered these …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/7/23
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A Bellingham man will spend less than five years in prison for sexually exploiting an 8-year-old girl in 2018.
Daniel Jesus Llanos, 30, was sentenced Thursday, March 2, in Whatcom County …
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Denver Pratt / The Bellingham Herald
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3/7/23
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A Whatcom County man pleaded guilty to illegally misrepresenting his artwork as "Indian-produced."
Lewis Anthony Rath, 52, of Maple Falls plead guilty to violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts …
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Rachel Showalter / The Bellingham Herald
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3/7/23
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OLYMPIA — House Bill 1274, a bill to help prevent child malnutrition, passed the Washington House unanimously Saturday.
"While a child malnutrition field guide seems like a small step, …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/7/23
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