With 27 years of work in the opioid addiction field, Caleb Banta-Green said he didn't think it could get as bad as today's big rise in fentanyl use.
Fentanyl is killing people from accidental …
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Treva Lind / The Spokesman-Review
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9/21/22
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An 82-year-old Thurston County woman who was allegedly murdered by her son Sept. 14 has been identified.
Rosalie Cunningham died of manual strangulation and her manner of death was homicide, …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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9/21/22
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An unprecedented wave of book bans is sweeping across the U.S., according to experts who track book bans and challenges at PEN America and the American Library Association.
In a preliminary …
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Genevieve Belmaker and Shaun Goodwin / The News Tribune
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9/21/22
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An investigation into a "serious, confirmed" hazing incident that violated Bellingham Public Schools' policies forced the Sehome High School football team to forfeit last week's Northwest Conference …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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9/20/22
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A 23-year-old Olympia man is being held in Thurston County jail without bail in connection with the fatal shooting of a Tumwater man Saturday outside a local supermarket. Deputies arrested John …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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9/20/22
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The Oregon State Board of Education on Monday rejected a petition from a Southern Oregon mom who sought to change the implementation of a 2021 law that mandates period products in all K-12 bathrooms, …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/20/22
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Interim president of the University of Oregon Patrick Phillips issued a statement condemning the vulgar, anti-Mormon chant from the student section during last week’s game against BYU.
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9/20/22
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A man was arrested in downtown Portland Monday afternoon and likely faces a charge of attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old, according to police.
About 2:30 p.m. Monday, officers in Central …
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Savannah Eadens / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/20/22
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A woman driving a stolen car with a bottle of whiskey in her hand and a 4-year-old child in the vehicle made a wrong turn in Lakewood on Monday, authorities said, driving into freshly poured concrete …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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9/19/22
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Long wait lines to get through airport security continued Monday morning at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The flySEA app showed wait times for general security upward of 75 minutes …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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9/19/22
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Highway 2 remains closed to all but local residents between the towns of Index and Skykomish as firefighters continue to battle the Bolt Creek fire.
The fire, which has rained debris over the …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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9/19/22
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Beachgoers found unidentified human remains washed ashore at Dungeness Spit on Friday afternoon, according to the Clallam County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office is working with local …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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9/19/22
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A man with a reported long history of attacking random people and throwing rocks at cars allegedly threw a 25-pound piece of railroad tie at a passing Bellingham Police Department patrol vehicle …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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9/19/22
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Relatives and friends of missing and murdered Indigenous people are encouraged to join monthly family talking circles held by a Washington task force.
In a recent meeting, members of the …
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By Tammy Ayer / The Yakima Herald-Republic
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9/19/22
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MALTBY, Snohomish County — Just across the road from a cafe boasting the world's largest cinnamon rolls is a small manufacturing plant carved out of the woods of what was once rural Western …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/19/22
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Portland police late Sunday located a 7-year-old girl who was missing for several hours after a car had been stolen while she was asleep inside it.
Police said the girl was found safe in the car …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/22
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A 30-year-old Thurston County man is being held in lieu of $2 million bail for allegedly killing his 82-year-old mother.
Deputies arrested Adam D.J. Cunningham on suspicion of …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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9/19/22
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A 97-year-old pedestrian who died Saturday afternoon after he was struck by a car in Olympia has been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner's Office.
Alfred Drew of Olympia died …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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9/18/22
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The question of whether tampons belong in boys’ bathrooms goes before the Oregon State Board of Education on Monday, when the seven-person body will weigh public testimony sparked by a Southern …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/18/22
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The University of Oregon and the school’s student section each issued statements apologizing for the offensive chants directed toward BYU by a small section of fans during Saturday’s game …
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James Crepea / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/18/22
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