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The Spokane Police Department is investigating the circumstances that led to a man arriving at a local hospital with severe burns while still on fire.
The police department responded Monday to a …
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Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review
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8/3/22
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to halt Idaho's "trigger" ban outlawing abortions beginning Aug. 25.
It's the first lawsuit regarding state abortion …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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8/3/22
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A 74-year-old man from Rosalia, Washington, will spend a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to enticing a child for sexual purposes.
Philip M. Harthill pleaded guilty in April to a …
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Kip Hill / The Spokesman-Review
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8/3/22
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Democratic incumbent Secretary of State Steve Hobbs won in overwhelming fashion over a primary field of seven challengers Tuesday, grabbing 41% of the vote as he seeks voter approval to serve out the …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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In a pair of nationally watched races testing Donald Trump's continued hold over the Republican Party, U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse were leading their Trump-endorsed challengers …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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After a year and a half, the Seattle City Council has voted to end COVID-19 hazard pay for grocery stores.
The council voted 5-2 on Tuesday, with Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda …
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Sarah Grace Taylor / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray will face Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley in the November general election, with issues like abortion rights and inflation likely to animate their debates.
Murray, a …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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Starbucks said Tuesday it saw no slowdown in consumer spending even as customers cope with rising costs.
Starbucks opened 318 stores globally in the quarter ending July 3 despite closing 16 …
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Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Medina, was a member of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's delegation that arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday in a visit that is increasing tensions between China and the U.S.
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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In a crucial race south of Seattle that could determine the balance of power in Olympia, Republican Bill Boyce is poised to advance to the general election. He'll face either Satwinder Kaur or …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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Washington is required by law to eliminate or offset all of its greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. But generous exemptions for more than 40 of the state's biggest polluters in a forthcoming carbon …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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Following last week's intense heat wave, the Pacific Northwest on Monday saw an unusually high number of lightning strikes, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center.
Monday …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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With 75,202 votes in, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse appeared likely headed to November’s general election on Tuesday night in the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/2/22
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A 36-year-old Oregon man is accused of attempting to meet up with a 12-year-old Vancouver girl for sex and instead found himself face to face with Vancouver police detectives.
Matthew A. …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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8/2/22
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OLYMPIA — Creating a new cold case unit specifically for missing and murdered Indigenous people. Improving communication for family members. Helping law enforcement to better coordinate with …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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8/2/22
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A clerk at an Auburn gas station shot and killed a robbery suspect shortly before midnight Monday, authorities told several local media outlets.
An employee at a station in the 200 block of …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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8/2/22
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Monkeypox is continuing to spread in Washington, with cases roughly doubling each week. As of late July, 109 cases were identified statewide.
Currently, a majority of the confirmed cases in …
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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A state health department task force has called for quicker resolution of sexual misconduct complaints against health care providers, but the complicated reforms are likely to take another year or …
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Daniel Gilbert / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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"Radical politicians are making things worse. Just ask John Lovick," a TV ad blared this month, attacking the Washington state senator — a Democrat from Snohomish County.
Similar ads have …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/1/22
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MOXEE, Wash. — On Friday night, just four days before Washington's primary election, Loren Culp stood in the middle of a restaurant in this Yakima suburb and told his supporters exactly …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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8/1/22
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