While Mike Platzer can’t compete with the Oregon Lottery’s biggest jackpot winners, in one sense, he seems the luckiest of them all.
In July 2021, Platzer claimed $2 million on a …
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Ted Sickinger / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/28/24
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A felon is now facing second-degree kidnapping charges days after a woman made a whispered call from the restroom of the Circle K on Highway 12 between Pasco and Wallula Junction.
The woman …
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/28/24
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The Washington state primary is still more than three months away, but Democrats are making clear which of their candidates running for governor they will support.
There’s no official …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/27/24
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One strategy for state officials looking to transition Washington’s transportation sector to electric vehicles is by subsidizing them with taxpayer dollars.
This week, Gov. Jay Inslee …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/27/24
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“Remarkable and historic” or a “chaotic clown show"?
There were dramatically different takes from the two Republican candidates for governor on how last weekend’s state …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/27/24
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After years out of sight, a giant razor clam is showing in Ocean Shores.
The 1,500-pound wooden bivalve stands in a newly created pocket park near the Chance A La Mer beach entrance and the …
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By Clayton Franke / The Daily World
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4/27/24
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A Pasco-area dairy worker has filed a lawsuit after her legs were ripped off by an auger in a farm accident nearly three years ago.
Teresa Rodas Aguirre is suing Easy Automation, which made and …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/27/24
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Three babies overdosed — one fatally — on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Everett homes in less than one week, the city's Fire and Police departments said Thursday.
Everett …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/27/24
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Two children have now died after the north Spokane house fire that also killed their parents, family members said Friday.
Arielle Desislets, 33, died Sunday evening, according to a family …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/27/24
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A 24-year-old Lakewood man who got behind the wheel after drinking at a catering job, then ran a red light in Tacoma, killing a husband and wife in a collision, was sentenced Thursday to nearly three …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/27/24
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A Clackamas County judge this week decided to give a hands-on civics lesson to a class of visiting second graders, inviting eight of them to serve as jurors in a hit-and-run trial, swearing them in, …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/27/24
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A 15-year-old Longview boy who police last month said received “severe, but non-life-threatening” injuries in a stabbing actually suffered only a cut to his arm, court records show.
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/27/24
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The Portland man accused of stealing a federal agent’s car Wednesday and leading police on a high-speed chase to Washington did so after learning officers had found a cellphone during a raid of …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/27/24
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This May, visitors to the Columbia River Gorge will have a new, luxurious glamping experience to try.
Skamania Lodge , the 175-acre Washington resort near Stevenson, offered a sneak peak this …
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Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/27/24
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Despite the life-saving efforts of his fellow hikers, a 66-year-old Gig Harbor man died while hiking in California's Death Valley National Park on April 5, the National Park Service announced Friday.
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/27/24
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Students of The Evergreen State College have occupied part of the institution’s Red Square as part of a movement across the country in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
University …
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By Otto Rabe / For The Chronicle
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4/26/24
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Pierce County authorities caught something big from the White River on Monday.
It wasn't a fish. It was a 2013 Acura ILX.
The Pierce County Metro Dive Team helped recover the vehicle from …
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By Angelica Relente / The Puyallup Herald (TNS)
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4/26/24
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Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington.
Coffee cups, plates, trays, and other food and drink carriers made from …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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4/26/24
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Washington state aims to have fast-charging electric vehicle ports every 50 miles across the entire span of its 2,633-mile road system, and 3 million total in both public and private charging ports.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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4/26/24
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Just two weeks after announcing when Washington's first In-N-Out location would open, the company confirmed its plans to open a second location less than 20 miles to the south.
The California …
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Rosemary Montalvo / The News Tribune (TNS)
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4/26/24
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