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A local woman has sued a Washington County memory care center after her husband left the facility unknown to staff and drowned in a creek more than a mile away last year.
Toufik …
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Zane Sparling / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/2/22
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Anyone may fish for free — no license required — across Washington state on June 11-12.
A Discover Pass to park at Washington state parks, state Department of Fish and Wildlife land, …
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Tri-City Herald
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6/2/22
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Employers statewide will be required to take additional steps this summer to protect outdoor workers from heat and smoke .
The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries on Wednesday …
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Amy Edelen / The Spokesman-Review
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6/2/22
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Sen. Maria Cantwell visited the National Weather Service's Spokane office on Wednesday to discuss legislation that would give the organization more funding for their efforts in fighting and tracking …
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Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review
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6/2/22
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OLYMPIA — Starting this week, all Washington State AMBER Alerts will appear on users' Instagram feeds.
David Richey, Managing Director of the Western division for U.S. Scarlet Oak …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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6/2/22
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OLYMPIA — On June 1, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that the Washington Supreme Court had ordered $28,000 in total sanctions against a group and their attorney who filed a …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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6/2/22
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Thurston County confirmed 10 deaths due to COVID-19 and 716 cases the week of May 23-29.
Six women died: two in their 50s, one in her 70s, two in their 80s and one in her 90s. Four men also …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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6/2/22
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Representatives of Chick-fil-A, the national chicken-based fast-food restaurant, met with Olympia officials Wednesday morning to learn more about what will be required of their new location.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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6/2/22
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Josh Harris, the Pierce County Council candidate who shot a suspected car thief driving toward him, said Thursday he did so in self-defense.
"He drove head on at me and with no place to run I drew …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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6/2/22
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A woman killed by gunfire outside a Spanaway gas station last week was identified Tuesday by the Pierce County medical examiner.
According to a news release, 39-year-old Angelina Lee died of a …
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Allen Siegler / The News Tribune
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6/2/22
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A 9-year-old girl attacked by a cougar while attending a summer camp in Stevens County has been released from the ICU, according to a news release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife …
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By Nick Gibson / The Spokesman-Review
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6/1/22
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In a statement released on Tuesday, Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said 14 health insurance providers have asked for rate increases averaging 7.16% on Washington’s individual …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/1/22
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A 33-year-old man is accused of stealing a vehicle, kidnapping a 1-year-old, abandoning the infant in an alleyway where it is unlikely she would have been found and eluding police during a pursuit …
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Kate Smith / Yakima Herald-Republic
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6/1/22
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OLYMPIA — The Washington Indian Gaming Association said the state's tribal casinos contributed $6.6 billion to the state's economy in 2019 and $5.6 billion during pandemic-shuttered 2020, all …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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6/1/22
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A man driving a stolen car was shot at by an armed citizen who went looking for stolen property at a Tacoma homeless encampment near Cheney Stadium on Monday after the driver reportedly bore down on …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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6/1/22
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Just before midnight Monday, Yakima police spotted a stolen car in the parking lot of a North First Street convenience store.
A man and woman were standing outside the car in the 1200 block of …
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Phil Ferolito / Yakima Herald-Republic
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6/1/22
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A Vancouver man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in federal prison for facilitating and benefiting from the sex trafficking of children.
Keonte Desmond Scott, 24, pleaded guilty …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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6/1/22
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Washington officials are warning drivers to be mindful on the road as a record number of people were killed statewide in crashes last year.
Last year's total of 633 traffic deaths marks a …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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6/1/22
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Police are still looking for a man who stole golf clubs in Olympia, then carjacked a vehicle near Lacey in late April, according to South Sound Crime Stoppers.
The man has been identified as …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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5/31/22
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A Starbucks location in Tumwater picketed against union-busting tactics over the holiday weekend.
Workers at the Tumwater drive-thru located at 5300 Capitol Blvd. SE went on strike at 4 p.m. …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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5/31/22
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