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Washington state Rep. Stephanie Barnard, R-Pasco wants advanced nuclear reactor technology to be considered alongside other carbon-neutral energy alternatives as the state develops strategic energy …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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2/13/23
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A Vancouver man was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for kidnapping and torturing a man near Arnold Park.
Jordan Spisla, 28, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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2/13/23
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A Vancouver couple is accused of using plastic clothes hangers and other household items to beat the man's 11-year-old son, court records show.
Anthony Scott Davis, 43, and Amanda Marie Davis, …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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2/12/23
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A former Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to 21 years in federal prison for creating images of the sexual abuse of an infant.
Kaleb Michael Scott, 24, pleaded guilty in September to production …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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2/12/23
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The war against the use of illegal fentanyl will get some extra help in the future from drug sniffing dogs trained to detect the substance.
That’s the intent of House Bill 1635, introduced …
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Alexandria Osborne / Washington State Journal
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2/10/23
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The Running Start program, which allows high school juniors and seniors to earn college level credits, will expand to include sophomores, if a proposal in the state Legislature is …
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Alexandria Osborne / Washington State Journal
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2/10/23
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Washington Fish and Wildlife commissioners would be paid a salary, per proposed legislation.
House Bill 1699 would provide a salary to the 9-appointed commissioners in an "effort to reduce the …
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By The Spokesman-Review
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2/10/23
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Editor’s Note: This article discusses suicide.
CASTLE ROCK — Alexis Doble will always remember when her nephew came to visit her in the hospital after the birth of her daughter.
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Sydney Brown / The Daily News
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2/10/23
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources wants to make land conservation and restoration more profitable.
Two bills introduced in both chambers of the state Legislature would allow …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times
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2/10/23
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Prosecutors are not charging a 44-year-old Wapato man accused of trying to kidnap a baby from a Yakima Walmart parking lot — for now.
Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic said his …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic
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2/10/23
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OLYMPIA — The Legislature is moving forward with a proposal to fix the state's drug possession laws after a Senate panel on Thursday approved a bill with a larger focus on treating addiction .
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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2/10/23
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State Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, has introduced a bill he says will help reduce the worker shortage for many of the state's bars and taverns. House Bill 1730 would allow individuals ages 18 to …
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Shari Phiel / The Columbian
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2/10/23
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Columbian white-tailed deer, a species that lives among the Columbia River lowlands and floodplains in Southwest Washington, are no longer considered endangered by the state Department of Fish and …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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2/10/23
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After four dead whales washed up on Oregon beaches in January, it was natural to wonder: Is this normal?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tracks whale beachings, including in …
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Austin De Dios / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/9/23
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After the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the official search for the missing fisherman from the Ethel May, a fishing vessel that capsized Sunday evening, local agencies and community members continued to …
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By Clayton Franke / The Daily World
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2/9/23
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State Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, criticized his Democratic colleagues on the state Senate Law and Justice Committee on Friday for rejecting Republican attempts to reform what he called a …
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Portland’s famed Belmont Goats were temporarily set free early Tuesday morning in what appeared to be an act of protest against a planned sweep of a nearby homeless encampment.
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Nicole Hayden / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/8/23
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Lacey police are attempting to locate a missing woman, the department announced.
Samantha D. Cribbins, 45, was last seen leaving work at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in a gray 2016 Toyota Scion. …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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2/8/23
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A public hearing was scheduled Tuesday afternoon on a proposed bill in the state Legislature that would provide more tools to help locate and recover missing persons.
Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, …
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Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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2/8/23
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Family 'Willing to Forgive' Hit-and-Run Driver Who Left Their Loved One to Die in Eastern Washington
A 41-year-old man's family is looking for answers after he was killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking home on Highway 240 early Sunday.
"We just want someone to take responsibility," …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/8/23
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