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Washington’s only private detention center is proposed for closure.
House Bill 1090 prohibits any person, business or government from operating private, for-profit detention facilities.
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By Patric Haerle / Washington State Journal
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3/2/21
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A 50-year-old man got buried under a 1,500-pound bale of hay as he tried taking it from a Franklin County farm early Monday.
Franklin County deputies and firefighters arrived at Peterson Road farm …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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3/2/21
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A Tri-City legislator says he's not giving up on trying to end Washington state's voting by mail and return voters to the polls.
Rep. Brad Klippert, R-Kennewick, said he has a "reasonable …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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3/2/21
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OLYMPIA — Washington Senate lawmakers Monday approved a bill to begin requiring law enforcement agencies around the state to report details when officers use force against citizens.
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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3/2/21
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A Thurston County Superior Court Commissioner set bail at $100,000 for an Olympia man accused of stabbing a woman in Lacey last Thursday.
Olympia Police arrested Sergei Grant Snyder, 29, on …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/2/21
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People had a lot to complain about in 2020, but according to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, landline telephone companies are the thing people officially complained about the …
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Andrew Hammond / The News Tribune
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3/2/21
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A senior prosecutor who helped dismantle the outlaw Hells Angels motorcycle club in Washington and is overseeing some of the state's most complex federal criminal prosecutions has been appointed …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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3/2/21
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The last time the ground shook in a big way in Washington was 20 years ago, and here are a few things that happened:
—The tower at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport twisted and buckled, …
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Sandi Doughton / The Seattle Times
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2/28/21
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WASHINGTON — The last time Congress passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill, Ronald Reagan was in the White House.
Thirty-five years and several failed attempts later, President Joe Biden …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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2/28/21
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A contentious bill that passed the state Senate could transform Washington's police oversight agency from an anemic watchdog into a formidable instrument for police accountability.
While other …
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Mike Reicher / The Seattle Times
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2/27/21
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As some in Congress try to rein in disinformation they believe is "fanning the flames of extremism" that led to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and other Republicans contend it's …
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Jim Camden / The Spokesman-Review
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2/27/21
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Just five of 18 investigations into police use of deadly force reviewed by the Washington state attorney general's office met all the requirements of an independent investigation called for after the …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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2/27/21
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King County prosecutors Friday charged a Washington State Patrol school bus safety inspector with two counts of attempted first-degree rape of a child following his arrest at a Kirkland hotel this …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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2/27/21
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New unemployment claims in Washington state rose slightly last week even as most other states saw declines in the number of people seeking jobless benefits.
Washingtonians filed 14,043 new, or …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times
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2/25/21
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Costco waded into the debate over the federal minimum wage Thursday by announcing its wage floor will rise to $16 an hour.
The update directly applies to about a fifth of the more than 160,000 …
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Katherine Khashimova Long / The Seattle Times
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2/25/21
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A 27-year-old Washington State Patrol (WSP) employee was arrested Tuesday night on investigation of attempted child rape, after showing up at a Kirkland hotel room where he expected to find two …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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2/25/21
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Pullman police are recommending misdemeanor charges for seven fraternity members involved in the heavy drinking that led to a 19-year-old Washington State University student's death by alcohol …
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Maggie Quinlan / The Spokesman-Review
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2/25/21
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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has again sued Google, alleging the tech giant has continued to flout Washington laws on political advertising transparency.
In the lawsuit, filed …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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2/25/21
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First Seattle was an "anarchist jurisdiction."
Now, they're not.
All it took was a new president.
Five months after former President Donald Trump's administration dubbed Seattle, New York …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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2/25/21
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Mario Rodríguez says a surge of relief came over him the day President Joe Biden was inaugurated.
No longer does the Pacific County 53-year-old worry that people are following him, as he did for …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times
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2/25/21
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