The Legislature has approved $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for the backlog of unidentified remains in Washington.
A total of 163 unidentified remains await further testing …
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Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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3/13/24
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis personally intervened to make sure that a man wanted on rape and sexual-abuse charges in Oregon was arrested after Washington County officials in Oregon declined to request …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/24
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An Idaho-bound plane crashed in a remote area about 6 miles southeast of Madras, Oregon, on Sunday night, killing everyone on board, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
It …
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Catalina Gaitán / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/12/24
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SEATTLE — A Washington State Ferries crew on Saturday helped the Coast Guard rescue six people and two dogs from a boat in Rosario Strait.
A 37-foot cabin cruiser called for assistance …
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Taylor Blatchford / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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Four Tacoma teens were taken into custody Sunday in Thurston County on suspicion of eluding, possession of a stolen car, possession of stolen firearms, and altering a firearm serial number, Sheriff …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/12/24
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SEATTLE — A 54-year-old Renton woman was found dead in Mexicali, Mexico, after going missing two weeks ago, police officials said Monday.
Friends told police they last heard from Reyna …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Washington state taxpayers are eligible to file their federal taxes for free through a new pilot program launching Tuesday, the Treasury Department and the …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/12/24
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As a growing number of renters in Washington face eviction, the state will soon fund more attorneys to help tenants at risk of losing their homes.
When updating the state's two-year budget last …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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Basketball legend John Stockton has taken his disdain for COVID-19 restrictions to a federal courtroom, initiating a lawsuit with other plaintiffs against the Washington State Office of the Attorney …
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Alayna Shulman / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/12/24
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What if, and it's looking very well like this might be the case, Bobby Wagner has played his last game as a Seahawk?
What if he has donned the blue and green for the final time in his surefire …
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Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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OLYMPIA — By the close of Washington's legislative session last week, state lawmakers had added more funding to help reduce health care insurance costs for undocumented immigrants, as the state …
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Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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Over two decades, the state spent $1.3 billion building high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes through Tacoma, promising carpoolers a quicker ride to work, home and the airport.
Some 18 months after …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/12/24
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Washington has the highest burglary rate of any state in the U.S., according to an analysis of FBI crime data conducted by Suzuki Law Offices. The Arizona-based law firm concluded that the Evergreen …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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3/12/24
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The midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max on Jan. 5 dashed Boeing’s hopes for improved competitiveness this year. Hamstrung by the repercussions of that …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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A Thurston County Superior Court judge has denied a motion to stay requested by plaintiffs involved in a lawsuit against the state’s new energy code regulations.
In her Friday oral …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/11/24
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A Benton County corrections officer has been released on bail after his arrest for propositioning a female inmate and making her touch him inappropriately.
Investigators claim Kevin L. Bell, 41, …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/11/24
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Two dogs died after one of them accidentally started a fire inside a duplex Saturday in Deer Park.
Firefighters were called shortly after 11:15 a.m. to the duplex at 22 W. Crawford St., Spokane …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/11/24
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RITZVILLE — Reynaldo "Rey" Valdez Garza Jr. was arrested March 5 on suspicion of robbery by second-degree deception and disconnecting, resetting or reversing odometers.
A search warrant …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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3/11/24
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A 31-year-old man who was shot and killed in his Yelm area trailer has been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner.
About 6:20 p.m. March 5, deputies were dispatched to the 11000 …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/11/24
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Russell Wilson's suddenly mercurial quarterback journey will continue in Pittsburgh.
The former Seahawks quarterback confirmed via social media Sunday night that he will sign with the Steelers, …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/24
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