Seattle Public Schools is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, asserting the companies are substantially contributing to a youth mental health crisis.
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By Lauren Girgis and Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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1/9/23
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A home doubling as a cat rescue caught fire in Silverton, Oregon, Saturday evening, killing dozens of cats and causing around $700,000 in damages, firefighters said Sunday.
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/23
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Oregon drive-thru coffee chain Dutch Bros said Monday it expects sales will approach $1 billion this year as the company accelerates the pace of new store openings.
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/9/23
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OLYMPIA — When the Washington Legislature's 2023 session convenes on Monday, the biggest challenge for lawmakers won't be a specific bill package but whether Republicans and Democrats can …
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Shari Phiel / The Columbian
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1/9/23
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A passenger in a truck called 911 after midnight on Sunday to report that they were being chased south down State Route 27 by another vehicle.
Their pursuer?
The Washington State Patrol.
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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1/9/23
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Franklin County deputies followed a car driving erratically to find a jackpot of stolen cars and other items, including artifact and fossil collection worth nearly $100,000 on Saturday night.
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By The Tri-City Herald
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1/9/23
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Two Aberdeen residents were injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle rolled over in a crash near Montesano, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The two injured residents, ages 15 and …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/8/23
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Police arrested four people and discovered hundreds of fentanyl pills after months of keeping a close eye on a west Kennewick neighborhood.
The Benton County Sheriff's Office has been conducting …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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1/8/23
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Police were unable to rescue a driver trapped in a burning car Friday night, Jan. 6, on Meridian Street, according to Bellingham Police Lt. Claudia Murphy.
The identity of the driver has not …
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Julie Shirley / The Bellingham Herald
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1/8/23
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After weeks of speculating and criticizing, the public got its first look into the Moscow Police Department's investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students.
Detectives built …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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1/8/23
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Portland police pulled over a 10-year-old driving a stolen Kia through North Portland early Friday morning, officials said.
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Catalina Gaitán / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/7/23
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The Aberdeen Police Department has identified the second vehicle involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian that occurred Wednesday evening, according to a social media post from the department.
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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1/7/23
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Prosecutors say a Mountain View High School teacher accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to a 17-year-old student had also expressed potential interest in another student.
Shelley …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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1/7/23
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A King County judge has ordered a Federal Way gun shop owner sued in December by the state attorney general to stop unlawfully selling high-capacity magazines banned last year by the state …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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1/7/23
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The suspected killer of four University of Idaho students is jailed among 20 inmates facing felony and misdemeanor charges.
Twenty-one inmates, including accused killer Bryan Kohberger, were …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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1/7/23
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A former Battle Ground chiropractor pleaded guilty Wednesday to rape and indecent liberties charges for having sexual contact with patients.
Mark S. LaRue, 70, pleaded guilty in Clark County …
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By Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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1/6/23
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The wave of layoffs at Amazon will hit thousands more people than originally expected.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday evening the company planned to eliminate “just over” 18,000 …
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By Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times
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1/6/23
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A man charged with raping his then-13-year-old daughter is expected to appear in court next week.
The 38-year-old man, who has been charged with two counts each of second-degree child rape and …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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1/6/23
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An expert panel of attorneys could not reach agreement on whether a Clark County sheriff’s deputy should face criminal charges for shooting and killing an off-duty Vancouver police officer …
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Savannah Eadens / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/6/23
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A California man was sentenced Thursday to more than 15 years in federal prison for abducting and sexually abusing an Oregon girl he had met online.
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Deven …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/6/23
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