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A Tri-Cities judge was arrested Monday night on suspicion of drunk driving, and it's not the first time.
Judge Terry M. Tanner Jr. made an initial court appearance on Tuesday on a charge of …
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By The Tri-City Herald
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1/4/23
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A Hazel Dell bar owner was arrested Tuesday for the seventh time in two months, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies responded at about 2 a.m. to the 6200 block of Northeast …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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1/4/23
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Traffic will be slowed on northbound Interstate 5 through Tumwater this week so that a damaged guardrail can be replaced, the Washington state Department of Transportation announced.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/4/23
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Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as Senate president pro tempore, becoming the first woman in the country's history to hold that role.
In the process Murray immediately, and …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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1/4/23
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Tacoma police are investigating eight recent armed robberies at outdoor ATMs believed to be related. Police said Tuesday that people should be especially aware of their surroundings while using the …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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1/4/23
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Two men charged in the Christmas Day attacks on four Pierce County substations, which knocked out power for thousands, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for the first time on Tuesday …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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1/4/23
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Most Washington employers now must include salary information in job postings under a law that went into effect Sunday.
The pay transparency law makes Washington one of a handful of states that …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times
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1/4/23
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A Portland man who fatally shook his 8-month-old baby was sentenced to 10 years in prison as part of a plea deal approved Tuesday.
Isaiah C. Hill, now 21, pleaded guilty to first-degree …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/4/23
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A 78-year-old Hillsboro man was the victim of a horrific attack at a Gresham MAX station Tuesday morning when another man allegedly chewed off his ear and part of his face, police confirmed.
The …
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Savannah Eadens / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/4/23
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a local middle school science teacher, ruling that his “Make America Great Again” baseball cap amounts to a form of political speech protected …
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Jeff Manning / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/3/23
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Washington state drivers who are late in paying their toll road fees would do well to remember that the grace period for late fees on unpaid tolls ends on March 1, 2023.
In July 2021, a revamped …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/2/23
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In his 2022 year in review, Washington Governor Jay Inslee touted the state’s actions regarding green energy, environmental protections, the securing of abortion rights, solving the housing …
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Chronicle
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1/2/23
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What’s the best way to get yourself to jump into the Pacific Ocean in January? “Don’t think. Thinking is not a good idea at this point. It makes no sense to think at all.”
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/2/23
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A solar eclipse, meteor showers and big moons are in store for 2023, ready to dazzle all who crane their necks skyward.
The astronomical events calendar for 2023 may be lacking in lunar eclipses …
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Jamie Hal / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/2/23
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The second of two brothers wanted in connection with a homicide in a Lacey motel parking lot last summer is now in custody, Lacey police say.
Nicholas VanDuren, 32, was arrested on suspicion of …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/2/23
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The family of the man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students in November has asked the public to allow the legal process to unfold before presuming the guilt of their relative, …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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1/2/23
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More than 700 people likely died on Washington's roads in 2022, according to early estimates, a mark not reached since 1996.
As the state House and Senate transportation committees resume their …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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1/2/23
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In recent years, Olympia lawmakers passed ambitious laws intended to largely eliminate by midcentury most state greenhouse gas emissions from human-caused sources.
In the new session underway …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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1/2/23
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Dori Monson, the Puget Sound region’s longtime conservative radio host from “the mean streets of Ballard,” died suddenly Saturday night at 61, in a Seattle hospital, according to …
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By Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times
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1/1/23
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OLYMPIA — A new year often brings new laws set to go into effect, and this year brings two of the most controversial: a clean fuels standard and a cap-and-trade program.
Both programs …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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1/1/23
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