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Smoke lingered in the heat as fire Capt. Jeff Wainwright sweltered near Hangman Valley outside Spokane this past June. Baking in his bunker gear on a wildfire assignment, he caught a whiff of himself …
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By Hannah Weinberger / Crosscut.com
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9/4/23
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OTHELLO — Some of the frogs leapt straight into the water. Some tried to eat. Others headed for the fence, trying to scale it and escape the small pen made for them.
The 300 northern …
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By Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review
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9/4/23
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Cannon Beach lifeguards rescued six people, including two children, swept up by a rip current at Chapman Point on Saturday.
Lifeguards watched the group get dragged farther from the shore by the …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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9/4/23
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Police shot and killed a 30-year-old Seattle man Saturday afternoon after he fled from officers in Longview after paramedics revived the man with Narcan.
Louis Johnson Jr. was killed following a …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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9/4/23
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A 47-year-old woman riding a motorcycle is dead and the driver seriously injured after both were ejected from the bike Saturday afternoon near Ocean Shores, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/4/23
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A 34-year-old Olympia woman was flown to a Tacoma hospital early Sunday after she drove the wrong way on I-5 and crashed into a semi-truck, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The woman is …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/4/23
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NEW YORK — The Mariners' magical month of August, when the team racked up a 21-6 record and pushed itself to the top of the American League West, has also resulted in individual awards for two …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/4/23
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The number of doses of opioid reversal medication administered in Washington public schools has increased from two to 42 in the past three years, according to new data that mirrors the state's …
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Claire Bryan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/4/23
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Following the deadliest year on Washington's roads since 1990, traffic deaths this year are trending even higher, an alarming sign that the recent spike in road fatalities is continuing apace.
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/4/23
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A new study has identified the best value colleges in Washington state, and several Puget Sound campuses are on the list.
SmartAsset, a company that offers financial advice, compiled the list …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/4/23
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For the third time in as many months, a judge has rejected an attempt to block Washington state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
On Friday, Thurston County Superior Court …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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9/3/23
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The Washington State Patrol and Washington Traffic Safety Commission have issued a joint statement warning that motorist fatalities have, with five months remaining in the year, surpassed 2022 …
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By Timothy Schumann / The Center Square
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9/3/23
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Drew Kennison walked out of his house that February morning and felt snowflakes on his cheeks.
He knew his wife and their three children would be thrilled by this unexpected late-in-the season …
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Tom Hallman Jr. / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/2/23
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Two Washington men with ties to the Boogaloo anti-government militia group were sentenced this month to spend more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to charges tied to explosive devices …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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9/2/23
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People should avoid contact with wild animals, given a deadly outbreak of avian influenza, known as bird flu, first noted in early July among birds and seals near Fort Flagler State Park in Jefferson …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/2/23
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The Riverside High School football program's home opener against St. Maries Friday would have been special no matter what, considering the Oregon Road fire had destroyed the homes of 21 school …
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Dave Nichols and Colin Tiernan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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9/2/23
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BREMERTON — Moments after the Bremerton High School football team shook hands following its season-opening football win Friday night at Memorial Stadium, assistant coach Joe Kennedy walked to …
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Scott Hanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/2/23
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Amid a worsening traffic safety crisis, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) and Washington State Patrol (WSP) are reminding people to drive safely heading into Labor Day weekend.
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Olivia Palmer / The News Tribune
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9/2/23
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The three young adults killed in a fiery crash on a Greenwater Forest Service road in August have been identified.
The single-vehicle wreck occurred just before 6 a.m. Aug. 18 on U.S. Forest …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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9/2/23
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BREMERTON — This much we can say for sure: Bremerton High assistant football coach Joe Kennedy will pray after Friday night's opening game of the season, as the U.S. Supreme Court said he …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/1/23
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