Through much of the 2010s, Washington was among the top states for drawing newcomers from other parts of the nation. Those days seem to be over.
Data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times
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12/28/22
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Four substations were vandalized Sunday in Pierce County, which left thousands of Washington residents without electricity on Christmas and into Monday. The incidents in the Tacoma area come after …
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Jared Gendron / The News Tribune
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12/28/22
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WASHINGTON — The Washington lawmaker who leads the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation promised to investigate Southwest Airlines after the carrier canceled thousands of …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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12/28/22
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A Grayland man was killed following a vehicle rollover on Monday morning.
Tobias D. Casey, 40, was killed while driving southbound on state route 105 in Grayland, according to a Washington State …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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12/28/22
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Washington will see money for a number of Coast Guard items, including a new icebreaker and new lifesaving vessels for Grays Harbor.
The funding will help to replace 52-foot Motor Lifeboats that …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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12/28/22
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Inclement weather, power outages and fires plagued Grays Harbor County as residents celebrated the winter holidays, with an ice storm and subsequent heavy rain and strong winds moving through the …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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12/28/22
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A 60-year-old man was hurt after being pistol-whipped and threatened with a handgun on Christmas Eve in Kennewick.
Kennewick police were called about the attack on the 2000 block of Fourth …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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12/28/22
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BURIEN — Quinn, a 2-year-old golden Labrador retriever, worked his first drug bust Wednesday, helping a team of veteran Burien police and King County sheriff's detectives score an estimated …
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By Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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12/26/22
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A small statewide cherry crop had been predicted ever since snow and cold interfered with the April blooming season, and final harvest numbers show just how small it was.
Northwest cherry …
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Joel Donofrio / Yakima Herald-Republic
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12/26/22
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After a dozen expeditions and decades of searching, it was a couple of pieces of waterlogged wood and a fearful octopus that helped two inventive mariners find the wreckage of the SS Pacific.
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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12/26/22
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PUYALLUP — Three Tacoma-area power substations were vandalized early Christmas morning, officials said Sunday, cutting off power to more than 14,000 people in eastern Pierce County.
The …
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Dahlia Bazzaz / The Seattle Times
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12/26/22
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A 32-year-old Lacey man was hurt Saturday night in a single-vehicle wreck on state Route 8, according to Washington State Patrol.
The injured man, who troopers say is suspected of driving under …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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12/26/22
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Lots of work from transportation crews as well as warmer temperatures allowed Snoqualmie Pass to reopen Christmas Day, and with a warm front moving through, post-holiday highway travel should …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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12/26/22
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Attacks on Three Western Washington Electrical Substations Affect Thousands — Investigation Underway
Three power substations in East Pierce County operated by Tacoma Public Utilities and Puget Sound Energy were attacked and vandalized early Sunday, resulting in power outages affecting thousands of …
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Sean Robinson / The News Tribune
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12/26/22
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Duane and Andrea Johnson had planned to have everyone over for Christmas brunch on Sunday morning.
Instead, they spent the holiday at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center after Duane Johnson, …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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12/26/22
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Gusty winds may cause localized power outages and tree limb damage Monday-Tuesday, Dec. 26-27, in Whatcom County, according to the National Weather Service.
A high wind watch forecast southerly …
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Julie Shirley / The Bellingham Herald
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12/26/22
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A decade into Washington's legalization of marijuana, the cash-only industry has skyrocketed, leading licensed businesses to grapple with vast stores of cash on-site that render them soft targets for …
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times
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12/26/22
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BURIEN — Quinn, a 2-year-old golden Labrador retriever, worked his first drug bust Wednesday, helping a team of veteran Burien police and King County sheriff's detectives score an estimated …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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12/24/22
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A Tacoma seminary program associated with a chain of churches raided by the FBI earlier this year has lost approval to receive federal Veterans Affairs education funds. Former members have described …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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12/24/22
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A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikTok psychic for falsely claiming the professor was involved in the killings of four students last month.
Rebecca Scofield, the chair of the …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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12/24/22
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