A skull and human remains were found Monday morning in a wooded area north of Alder Lake in Eatonville, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
The skull, found in Mountain …
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4/26/23
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A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct over the weekend after pointing what appeared to be a gun at passing traffic on Interstate 5.
About 2 p.m. Saturday, 911 began …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/26/23
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The state would provide a toolkit for families when someone goes missing under a bill waiting awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee's signature.
Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, introduced House Bill 1512, …
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4/26/23
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A 48-year-old Lacey man accused of fatally shooting a man on Saturday is being held in Thurston County jail in lieu of $500,000.
Aaron Patrick Costello attended his preliminary appearance in …
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4/26/23
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Nearly a decade after the last Elwha River dam came down, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe could see its first fishery on the river in years.
The tribe, Olympic National Park and the Washington …
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4/25/23
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OLYMPIA — Finger-pointing and frustration reigned in the Capitol after a proposed deal to penalize drug possession fell apart on the final day of the legislative session.
The bill's …
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4/25/23
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Lawmakers and advocates coined the Washington Legislature's 2023 session "the year of housing."
Sunday marked the deadline to pass the last of an extensive batch of affordable housing, …
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4/25/23
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Yakima County prosecutors say a woman strangled a man to death with her bare hands in a gang-related crime.
But a defense attorney said the 24-year-old woman was defending herself and two other …
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4/25/23
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The person who died after being shot Saturday evening in Lacey has been identified by the Thurston County coroner as 42-year-old Shawn Jemtegaard.
Gary Warnock said an autopsy will be performed …
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4/24/23
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A La Center man who was driving drunk when he killed three teenage girls in June 2021 on state Highway 503 was sentenced Monday to 12 1/4 years in prison.
David R. Zarb, 48, pleaded guilty …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian (TNS)
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4/24/23
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OLYMPIA — Rattled by national events and responding to crises closer to home, Washington's majority Democrats muscled through major legislation during the session that came to a close Sunday.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/23
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A 46-year-old man has been charged with killing a woman who disappeared after last being seen with him at a Seattle Mariners game.
Brett Michael Gitchel pleaded not guilty Monday to …
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4/24/23
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One person died and another was arrested after a Saturday evening shooting in the Hawks Prairie area of Lacey, Lacey police say.
The incident occurred before 6:12 p.m. in a parking lot on the …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/24/23
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A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a road rage incident in which another driver was shot during an argument on Interstate 5 in Kent.
Francisco Oliver Castro-Guzman has been …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/23
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OLYMPIA — The Washington House voted down a last-minute deal to maintain a criminal penalty for drug possession and boost funding for treatment Sunday night, the final day of the legislative …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/23
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In January, 70 culinary arts students from Aberdeen, Lake Quinault, Montesano and North Beach high schools made a huge impression on a person who’s broadcast on millions of TVs every fall …
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4/23/23
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A 21-year-old man will spend the next 24 years in prison for his part in gunning down a pregnant woman in Kennewick in 2019.
Judge Jacqueline Stam said it was one of the most difficult decisions …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/23/23
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OLYMPIA — Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1051, the Robocall Spam Protection Act, into law Thursday. The new law will hold accountable those who spam individuals with robocalls …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/23/23
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OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers proposed a roughly $69 billion spending plan Saturday, which over the next two years would fan out across the state to pay teacher salaries, give …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/23/23
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OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers announced a deal Saturday night, as the Legislature sprints toward adjournment, that could increase the penalty for drug possession.
Under a negotiated …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/23/23
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