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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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The body of a 17-year-old male was found in Ward Lake Wednesday afternoon, according to Olympia police.
About 4:30 p.m., a resident who lives on the lake spotted the body and called 911. The …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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12/23/22
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Near one of the northernmost tips of Thurston County lies a small estuary that’s been identified as high priority for conservation.
Baird Cove, an 87-acre pocket estuary on Johnson Point, …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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12/23/22
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The Cowlitz County commissioners Tuesday rescinded the state of emergency in housing and homelessness declared more than five years ago in part to avoid adopting stormwater regulations required by …
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By Katie Fairbanks / The Daily News
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12/23/22
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A 63-year-old Lakewood man is facing criminal charges for taking tens of thousands of dollars in workers compensation payments over nearly seven years for a shoulder injury while he allegedly …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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12/23/22
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A 73-year-old man was rescued Wednesday afternoon by Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue and Longview Fire Department members after the man got pinned down underneath a bulldozer, according to Cowlitz 2 Fire …
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By Matthew Esnayra / The Daily News
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12/23/22
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WASHINGTON — In a historic address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, exactly 300 days after Russia invaded his country, Ukraine's president thanked U.S. lawmakers for their support …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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12/22/22
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Lakewood gun shop WGS Guns will pay $15,000 to the state Attorney General's Office after it broke the state's ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines for firearms, the office announced …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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12/22/22
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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday his office is suing Kroger, Albertsons and Rite Aid, arguing their pharmacy chains failed to act as the "final barrier" against the …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times
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12/22/22
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A massive congressional appropriations bill made public Tuesday includes $300 million in disaster assistance for fishing families and communities buffeted by downturns in Bering Sea crab as well as …
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By Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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12/21/22
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