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The federal government announced on Thursday it wants to release up to seven grizzly bears each year into Washington's North Cascades. The reintroduction effort would stop when the base population … more
Investigators have determined that a fatal Yelm area collision that happened earlier this month was not a homicide as initially suspected, the Thurston County Sheriff's Office says. The … more
Investigators suspect arson may have caused a house fire in the Tanglewilde area near Lacey early Thursday morning. Lacey Fire District 3 responded after 2 a.m. to the house fire on the 400 … more
A family of six, including two young children, spent Tuesday night in the Mount Hood National Forest after sending out a call for help, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. They were … more
The man who headed Environmental Protection Agency regulation of the Hanford nuclear site for more than eight years died Tuesday. Dennis Faulk, the retired Hanford project manager for EPA in … more
A Pierce County judge denied a prosecutor's request Wednesday to increase the bail of a registered nurse practitioner who is accused of forcing abortion pills inside his pregnant girlfriend and … more
Where you live has a significant impact on how long you live. In Washington, life expectancy varies by up to 11 years depending on your county of residence, according to a new report. San Juan … more
The governments of Washington state, California and the Canadian province of Quebec on Wednesday issued a joint statement on the potential to form a shared carbon market. “The California … more
Passing the bar exam will no longer be a requirement for becoming a lawyer in Washington, the state Supreme Court ruled in a pair of orders Friday. Washington becomes only the second state to … more
Public schools in Washington state will be required to update curriculum to include LGBTQ histories and perspectives under a new law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday. Senate Bill 5462 … more
Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation on Friday related to January’s extreme winter weather. Weather events including straight-line winds, ice, extreme cold temperatures and … more
A 64-year-old man has died after driving into a river near a Washington state beach, according to State Patrol. About 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dennis A. Faulk of Grandview was headed south on Copalis … more
Olympia police are seeking more information about a group that vandalized an office building on the west side Friday night. About 11:20 p.m., a group of about a dozen people, all of whom were … more
A Sunnyside man accused of using a Honda Accord to steal calves from a Mabton ranch is scheduled to be arraigned March 20. Leonardo Jose Tapia, 23, is charged in Yakima County Superior Court … more
A Coeur d'Alene jury convicted a former Idaho State Police trooper Tuesday of murdering his wife and staging it to look like a suicide. As the second-degree murder verdict against Daniel Howard, … more
WENATCHEE — Sweet cherry growers in Washington state are eligible for up to $500,000 in federal Emergency Farm Loans following a formal disaster declaration from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture … more
"City Hall Closed Today" reads the notice hanging from Cosmopolis' city hall front door on Monday morning, following a mass resignation from leadership positions in the embattled city, alongside an … more
The Marine Corps echoes through the room of the Elks Club on a Friday afternoon like light reflecting off a fractured glass. The flag behind the podium. Hoodies, T-shirts, bearing the Eagle, Globe … more
At the end of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships, the smallest school stood atop the podium above all else. Led by national-championship titles from Renaeh … more
Washington retailers are feeling a bit more optimistic about dealing with theft now that lawmakers have passed changes in state and federal law. This session, the Washington State Legislature … more
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