Three teenage girls who allege they were touched inappropriately by a family friend at his Priest Lake cabin stole his car to escape in the middle of the night, according to Bonner County court …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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8/16/22
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This could be hard to imagine right now, but with a rare third consecutive La Niña winter in the forecast, Washington could be in for a colder than usual winter, according to Assistant State …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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8/16/22
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It’s not if a natural disastrous wave will hit Washington state’s coast — it’s when.
When, and getting to safety as quick as possible, were the main messages that …
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By Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World
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8/15/22
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A Thursday evening storm that brought golf-ball-sized hail, heavy rains and whipping winds to parts of Eastern Washington caused significant crop damage.
“We had some fields that look like …
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By Colin Tiernan / The Spokesman-Review
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8/15/22
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State police on Friday seized dozens of assault-style rifles, seven pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash after stopping a Pierce County man for speeding on a Nevada highway.
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By Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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8/15/22
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month. In recognition of this, the Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Division of Child …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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8/15/22
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A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing.
Sarbjit Chahal …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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8/15/22
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Parents sending their kids back to college after COVID aren't imagining things, it really is getting more expensive for students to live on or near campus.
For decades the traditional wisdom has …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald
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8/15/22
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Seven people, including three children, were reported injured after a head-on crash east of Woodland blamed on improper passing.
The Washington State Patrol said the crash occurred about 8:30 …
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Craig Brown / The Columbian
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8/14/22
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About 40% of 4.8 million registered voters in Washington participated in the Aug. 2 midterm primary election, with the highest turnouts recorded in east and far west parts of the state.
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times
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8/14/22
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A 15-year-old child died on Friday in a two-vehicle collision just north of Hoquiam. An adult has been taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.
According to a news …
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8/14/22
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Small Fire Near Rimrock Lake Caused by Escaped Campfire; Officials Ask People to Follow Campfire Ban
Firefighters responded to small fires near Rimrock Lake and Thorp Mountain on Friday, and officials with the Okanogan-Wenatchee Forest asked people to obey a ban on campfires.
An escaped …
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Yakima Herald-Republic
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8/13/22
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Note: This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity , Columbia Journalism Investigations and Type Investigations .
From her driveway in the early …
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By Rochelle Gluzman / InvestigateWest
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8/13/22
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday issued a directive to fight the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, building off actions the Department of Health announced they were taking last week.
As of …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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8/12/22
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A months-long investigation by the Beaverton Police Department may have completely dismantled a local organized crime ring responsible for a large portion of catalytic converter thefts up and down …
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By Savannah Eadens / oregonlive.com(TNS)
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8/12/22
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The former Freeman High School student who killed one of his classmates and injured three others should have a chance to live a meaningful life after he gets out of prison, his defense attorney …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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8/12/22
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Ahead of the start of the new school year, the Washington State Department of Health has updated its requirements and recommendations for K-12 schools and child care settings as the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Jenn Smith / The Seattle Times
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8/12/22
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Harborview Medical Center will temporarily stop accepting less-acute patients and instead divert them to other health care systems in the area — reflecting a "very difficult decision" as …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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8/12/22
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A house fire claimed the life of one and injured another on Thursday in Mason County.
Central Mason Fire & EMS reported that they were dispatched to the scene at about 2:50 p.m. on Thursday …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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8/12/22
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Former Yakima City Council candidate Kenton Gartrell wanted the man accused of kidnapping his infant daughter and stealing his wife's sport-utility vehicle to get substance abuse treatment.
But …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic
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8/11/22
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