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Brandon O'Neel, the Walla Walla man accused of shooting Washington State Patrol Trooper Dean Atkinson Jr. on Sept. 22, 2022, has been deemed incompetent to stand trial and will undergo "competency …
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Jeremy Burnham / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
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5/4/23
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The state attorney general's office and Department of Social and Health Services have been fined $200,000 — and face the prospect of forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars more in legal …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/4/23
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A car in Spanaway went airborne and struck the corner roof of a home early Thursday morning, leaving the driver dead and a passenger in critical condition, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department …
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Jared Gendron / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/4/23
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TACOMA, Wash. — Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp appeared for arraignment in Pierce County Superior Court on Thursday for an assault charge stemming from a March 8 shooting at the …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/4/23
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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced Monday that he will not be seeking reelection, ending a more than two-decade-long tenure in office.
“I intend to work just as hard …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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5/3/23
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WENATCHEE — Two Chelan County inmates charged in separate homicides are accused of attempting to kill a corrections deputy on Monday.
Police say inmates Benito Eduardo Licea and Javier …
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Pete O'Cain / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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5/3/23
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Washington lawmakers will get a second chance at hammering out a new, statewide approach to drug possession, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday.
Inslee is calling a special, 30-day session of the …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/3/23
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The Eastern Silk Spa massage parlor in Richland has been used as part of a sex trafficking and money laundering operation operated out of King County, Wash., according to Richland police.
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/3/23
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law on Monday a measure intended to make it easier for prosecutors to pursue sexual assault cases in court, according to a press release from the …
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Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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5/3/23
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A massive influx of rescued cats has been straining the Joint Animal Services shelter on Martin Way since last week, prompting officials to ask the public for help.
Field Service Officers have …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/2/23
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DENVER — A blistering, second-period wrist shot by Kraken winger Oliver Bjorkstrand had stunningly put his team ahead by two and allowed followers of his second-year franchise to dare to dream …
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/1/23
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Tumwater police made an attempt to bust up what they called a large retail theft ring on Thursday afternoon when two suspects started showing signs of overdosing. But police allege it could have been …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/29/23
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A Maple Valley man who shot his wife and two adult children was charged on Tuesday with three counts of second-degree attempted murder.
Wycliffe Brown Seda, 55, is being held on $5 million bail …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/29/23
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Southwest Washington’s La Center School District has forbidden teachers from asking students for their pronouns, with the superintendent saying that the increasingly common practice amounts to …
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Lisa Moreno / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/28/23
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Federal authorities have offered a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to penalties for the Columbia River boat operator who was captured on video driving through sea lions near Hayden …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/28/23
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A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to destroying four substations alongside another man, and plotting to cut down trees to take out power lines on Christmas Day in Pierce County.
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/28/23
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A man is heading to prison after letting his toddler drown in a bathtub in a Richland hotel room.
Jonnathan K. Rodriguez, 25, recently pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in Benton …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/28/23
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A 3-year-old girl who ran off from her family's home outside of Ellensburg was found after a two-hour search Tuesday.
Kittitas County sheriff's deputies were called around 9:20 a.m. for a report …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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4/28/23
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The ink was barely dry from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's signature on a ban on sales of certain semi-automatic weapons, when lawsuits to halt the new law were filed Tuesday.
The Silent Majority …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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4/28/23
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Last year, a group of Lincoln Elementary fifth graders induced Grays Harbor County Commissioners to declare a Sasquatch refuge and protection area in the county, presenting that, should the elusive …
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Clayton Franke / The Daily World (TNS)
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4/28/23
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