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Pierce County jurors awarded about $2 million Friday to a former Western State Hospital nurse and three coworkers who were assaulted by a patient at the Lakewood facility.
Bernia Garner, Karen …
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5/27/22
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Washington motorists have been on the front lines of an epic surge in U.S. gas prices in the run-up to the summer driving season.
During the past month, Washington has ranked 15th in the U.S. for …
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Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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5/27/22
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Four bighorn sheep spotted in the center of the Hanford site on Tuesday were killed by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The 580-square-mile nuclear reservation just north of …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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5/27/22
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has launched a poaching investigation after two Stevens County deputies stumbled upon four dead wolves in northeast Washington while on snowmobile …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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5/27/22
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MOSES LAKE — Avian influenza has arrived in Grant County, according to the Grant County Health District.
According to Monica Mecham, a spokesperson for the Grant County Health District, …
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Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald
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5/27/22
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse announced Thursday that he is introducing a bill that would prevent individuals or organizations associated with the government of the People's Republic of …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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5/27/22
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Here's one more sign of Washington's difficult housing market: Monthly mortgage payments are on the rise.
The median monthly payment for a new mortgage in Washington hit nearly $2,800 last …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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5/27/22
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Washington Parents Struggling With Baby-Formula Shortage as Murray, Schrier Promise Follow-up Action
Ines Santos recently drove from her home in Bonney Lake to Everett to find two cans of baby formula for her son, desperate to keep him fed amid a nationwide formula shortage, she said. That's a …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times
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5/27/22
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Area Port of Seattle seized 52,800 counterfeit COVID-19 test kits found in a large e-commerce shipment.
The seizure was announced in a release Thursday, …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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5/27/22
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marine Interdiction agents from Bellingham seized nearly 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested a Canadian citizen who was piloting the boat it was found on …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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5/27/22
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Washington Scientists Seek Volunteers for ‘Adopt a Wasp’ Program to Monitor 'Murder Hornet' Activity
The state of Washington is calling for help from residents to get involved in monitoring evidence of Asian giant hornets this summer through their newly-launched Adopt a Wasp program.
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Genevieve Belmaker and Shaun Goodwin / The News Tribune
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5/26/22
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In a climax worthy of one of her romance novels, a jury found writer Nancy Crampton Brophy shot her husband twice in the heart four years ago — rejecting her claims that she deeply cherished …
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Zane Sparling / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/26/22
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Crystal Mountain is extending its ski season another two weeks, thanks to our colder than average April and lots of rain and mountain snow we've gotten this year.
Citing the same reasons, …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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5/26/22
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Sea-Tac Airport is taking an extra step to promote wildlife safety to travelers.
With partnerships from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Wildlife Trafficking Alliance, Woodland Park Zoo, …
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Sabrina Jiles / The News Tribune
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5/26/22
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Alaska Airlines pilots voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at some future date if the current negotiations with management and federal mediation efforts fail.
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times
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5/26/22
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A Whitman County resident contracted salmonella linked to a nationwide outbreak involving peanut butter.
The Washington State Department of Health is working with local and federal public …
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Yakima Herald-Republic
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5/26/22
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The state's public health leaders are again "strongly recommending" all Washingtonians wear face masks indoors as some COVID-19 trends continue to steadily rise, but are not issuing any mandates.
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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5/26/22
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OLYMPIA — The unexpected race to be Washington's secretary of state, following Kim Wyman's departure last year, could prove to be one of the most interesting this primary season.
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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5/26/22
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A Vancouver couple appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court on allegations that they starved and neglected several animals, including dogs, cats, reptiles and a chinchilla.
Candace T. …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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5/25/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” including a cough, his office announced Wednesday.
Inslee, who is fully vaccinated and has …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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5/25/22
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