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An agreement that has been called a roadmap to breaching the four Snake River dams in Eastern Washington was signed in a Biden White House ceremony Friday, with tribal leaders and the governors of …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/26/24
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It's been over a month since a 15-year-old Chief Sealth International High School student was fatally shot in the boys' bathroom at a nearby youth recreation center in West Seattle.
The three …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/26/24
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Last month, Oregon elected leaders declared a temporary state of emergency for downtown Portland, which has been among the hardest hit by the fentanyl crisis.
The 90-day emergency declaration, …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/26/24
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A man found dead in a tent off the Chehalis Western Trail has been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner.
Justin T. McConnell, 40, was found the afternoon of Feb. 20, The Olympian …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/26/24
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Bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers stood outside of the Washington state Capitol with signs that read: “Living wages for ESP’S!” and “I’m a paraprofessional, …
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By Mary Murphy / Washington State Journal
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2/25/24
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KENNEWICK — When you're charged with a crime that could put you behind bars and you don't have enough money to pay an attorney to defend you, the government is supposed to provide you with one. …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/25/24
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SEATTLE — A King County District Court judge found probable cause to charge former Seahawk star Richard Sherman for driving under the influence Saturday following his arrest earlier in the …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/24/24
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OLYMPIA — A bill in the Legislature to require schools to teach students about the Holocaust and genocide won't become law, failing to move forward amid debate over the war in Gaza.
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Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/24/24
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OLYMPIA — Washington will soon join 10 states across the country that have laws preventing children under 18 from getting married. House Bill 1455 has now passed both the House and Senate, …
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Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/24/24
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday more than $113 million in federal funding for Washington drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades.
According to the …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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2/23/24
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Washington state Democrats have signaled a willingness to pass three initiatives to the Legislature scheduled for public hearings next week.
The three measures getting public hearings are …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/23/24
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A bill that gives Washington state's Superintendent of Public Instruction ultimate authority when it comes to school district materials on sex education and race- and gender-based teaching is on its …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/23/24
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A man wanted in connection with an armed carjacking in Washington state crashed a stolen car into a pole in Beaverton last month and was found with drugs and guns, according to a federal affidavit.
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/24
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A Marion County judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence that the truck driver accused of killing seven farmworkers in an Interstate 5 crash last year had used and possessed illicit drugs at …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/24
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Olympia police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found along the Chehalis Western Trail on Tuesday.
Officers found the man, estimated to be in his mid 30s, in a tent after …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/23/24
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WENATCHEE — Prosecutors filed a drug manufacturing charge this week against a Wenatchee man arrested in September after his 1-year-old child suffered an opioid overdose.
Michael Ward …
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Pete O'Cain / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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2/23/24
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It's not FanFest. That longtime event held T-Mobile Park to get fans excited about spring training and the upcoming season hasn't occurred since before the 2018 season. And it's uncertain if it will …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/23/24
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It was revealed Thursday that the Seahawks have restructured quarterback Geno Smith's contract, turning a $9.6 million roster bonus into a signing bonus to create salary-cap space for next season.
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/23/24
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Bill that would ban 'stealthing,' or lying about sexual protection, may soon become a Washington law
OLYMPIA — Three years ago, Mina Hashemi consented to have protected sex with a man.
She said she was shocked when she later learned the condom had been removed without her consent, an act …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/23/24
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A record number of Washington state pharmacies shut down last year, driven by the string of Bartell Drugs and Rite Aid closures in the Seattle area.
About 60 pharmacies closed in 2023, which is …
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/23/24
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