OLYMPIA — A bill just put before the Washington State Legislature will flexibility for the department of fish and wildlife to collaborate with local governments in the management of gray …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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2/3/23
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The study that was being cited by legislators to support Washington’s current police pursuit law, which makes police pursuits hard to justify legally, has gone missing from the website that was …
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By Jeremy Lott / The Center Square
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2/3/23
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Five staffers at Desert Hills Middle School are being lauded as heroes after taking swift action to rescue a seventh-grader whose heart stopped during P.E. class.
Principal Casey Gant said the …
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By The Tri-City Herald
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2/3/23
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A gunman will serve more than nine years in prison because of a violent case of mistaken identity in Pasco.
Cesar Alejandro Mendoza, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder after he …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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2/3/23
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A 54-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder after reportedly trying to smother a patient at the Idaho State Veterans home.
Lewiston Police officers were called to …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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2/3/23
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The owner of a drive-thru coffee stand in Hillsboro, Oregon, has been arrested for alleged sex crimes against seven people, including former employees and job seekers, police and court records …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/2/23
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The torture suspect who killed himself Tuesday as Grants Pass police closed in is now suspected of beating two people to death after evading capture for days, authorities said.
Josephine County …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/2/23
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Seattle firefighters and staff from a Lake City doggy day care rescued dozens of dogs from a fire Wednesday.
Four dogs from The Dog Resort on Lake City Way Northeast were taken to a veterinary …
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Kevin Clark / The Seattle Times
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2/2/23
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A Vancouver man is accused of kidnapping an undercover informant for the Vancouver Police Department during a drug sting and assaulting the informant at his house.
Rodney I. Naal, 28, appeared …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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2/2/23
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A man was shot and injured Wednesday afternoon outside a Lakewood convenience store after he intervened in a robbery, according to Pierce County deputies.
After the man was shot, deputies said …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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2/2/23
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in the last year.
He is experiencing minor symptoms, including a minor cough, according to his office. …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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2/2/23
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OLYMPIA — Traffic stops for a broken taillight or expired tabs would be a thing of the past under a proposal in the Washington Legislature.
A bill sponsored by Rep. Chipalo Street, …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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2/2/23
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The acting chairman of the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission said Wednesday that the planning group could make an airport site recommendation to the state sooner than expected but problems …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune
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2/2/23
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Starting this year, the Washington Department of Licensing will offer a one-time original or renewed state ID card at no cost for those who are homeless and expected to live in Washington.
For …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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2/2/23
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As newly-released fishers roam the North Cascades this winter, National Park Service officials take stock and prepare for the next steps to study their reintroduction.
Fishers, a carnivorous …
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By Emma Fletcher-Frazer / The Skagit Valley Herald
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2/1/23
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OLYMPIA — Whether through easing permitting, zoning or other regulations, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers wants to make it easier to build homes and apartments in Washington.
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By Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times
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2/1/23
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A 44-year-old Kelso man was detained Monday by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office after allegedly firing a shotgun inside a home.
Larry Duane Howard made his first appearance before a …
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By Matthew Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/1/23
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A conservative legal advocacy organization is suing to roll back the $17 billion transportation funding bill passed by the Washington Legislature and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee last year.
The …
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By David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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2/1/23
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The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office is continuing an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man found in Porter Creek near Elma last week.
Gerald Eugene Beglinger, …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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2/1/23
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Olympia police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of fourth degree assault with sexual motivation after he allegedly touched a 17-year-old girl inappropriately.
The potential …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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2/1/23
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