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The Washington Attorney General's office has declined to appeal a judge's ruling that bans Navy SEAL or other military training in Washington state parks.
This appears to mark the demise of a …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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6/17/22
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Initiative 1929, an effort by some of Washington's wealthier residents to repeal the capital gains tax passed by the legislature in 2021, has come to an end. Organizers, which included venture …
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Shari Phiel / The Columbian
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6/17/22
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After a wobble in the moon's orbit resulted in historic low tides in Olympia this week, the Puget Sound Estuarium is emphasizing the importance of safe beach etiquette to protect the Puget Sound's …
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Cayli Yanagida / The Olympian
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6/17/22
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The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state was detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco, Washington.
This is the first case of avian flu …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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6/17/22
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A 40-year-old man was shot and injured in his pickup Friday morning in Parkland while his young daughter was in the backseat, Pierce County deputies said. Two people tried to rob him with a handgun …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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6/17/22
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The Olympia City Council took action this week to get ahead of what is expected to be a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will overturn the court's previous Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision.
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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6/17/22
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After public outcry against a rule that required permanent plumbing for food establishments, including coffee stands, the Washington State Department of Health is revising that rule.
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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6/16/22
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A judge earlier this week dismissed the cannibalism charge against a North Idaho man accused of killing a 70-year-old man last year.
James D. Russell, 39, faces first-degree murder for the killing …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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6/16/22
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Washington is among 18 states where the abortion rate fell in 2020, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based abortion-rights research organization. Nationally, the …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times
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6/16/22
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In a worrying sign for the state's recovery, hiring in Washington stalled last month amid fears over inflation and consumer spending, even as big players like Boeing stepped up their recruitment …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/16/22
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Washington's statewide average price for a regular gallon of gas edged up on Wednesday to nearly $5.56, an 11% jump from a month ago.
This cost is currently the fourth highest in the nation, …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/16/22
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Over the past 10 months, nearly 400 crashes in the U.S. involved partial or fully automated vehicles. The disclosure, released Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is the …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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6/15/22
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Tacoma police officers helped catch some runaways Wednesday morning in the city's South End. Standard handcuffs couldn't have been much help with these escapees, as police were wrangling 10 horses …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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6/15/22
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Puget Sound saw its lowest tide in more than a decade Wednesday, 4 feet lower than the average daily low tide. Another extraordinarily low tide is expected Thursday.
Ian Miller of the University …
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Christine Clarridge and Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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6/15/22
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to investigate whether national retail chains and online sellers have raised specialized infant formula prices during the current shortage, says Sen. Patty …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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6/15/22
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A man wanted for a string of car thefts was caught after he was beaten up for taking a car from a family member.
Kennewick police were looking for Jose Luis "Big Bird" Torres, 26, in connection …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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6/15/22
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Court documents allege white nationalist group Patriot Front had strategic plans to disrupt Coeur d'Alene's Pride in the Park event, force a confrontation, then regroup and leave.
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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6/15/22
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The cooling housing market is catching up with Seattle's real-estate tech companies.
With fewer people buying homes, the listing site and brokerage Redfin said Tuesday it would lay off nearly 500 …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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6/15/22
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King County prosecutors Tuesday charged an 18-year-old Kirkland student with two counts of felony harassment for allegedly threatening to kill two classmates.
Prosecutors say the student, a …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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6/15/22
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Washington gun shops are reporting record sales in the final weeks leading up to the state's ban on firearm magazines with more than 10 rounds.
The uptick in sales comes as recent mass shootings …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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6/15/22
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