Over two decades, the state spent $1.3 billion building high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes through Tacoma, promising carpoolers a quicker ride to work, home and the airport.
Some 18 months after …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/12/24
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Washington has the highest burglary rate of any state in the U.S., according to an analysis of FBI crime data conducted by Suzuki Law Offices. The Arizona-based law firm concluded that the Evergreen …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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3/12/24
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The midair blowout of a door-sized fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max on Jan. 5 dashed Boeing’s hopes for improved competitiveness this year. Hamstrung by the repercussions of that …
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Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/24
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A Thurston County Superior Court judge has denied a motion to stay requested by plaintiffs involved in a lawsuit against the state’s new energy code regulations.
In her Friday oral …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/11/24
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A Benton County corrections officer has been released on bail after his arrest for propositioning a female inmate and making her touch him inappropriately.
Investigators claim Kevin L. Bell, 41, …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/11/24
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Two dogs died after one of them accidentally started a fire inside a duplex Saturday in Deer Park.
Firefighters were called shortly after 11:15 a.m. to the duplex at 22 W. Crawford St., Spokane …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/11/24
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RITZVILLE — Reynaldo "Rey" Valdez Garza Jr. was arrested March 5 on suspicion of robbery by second-degree deception and disconnecting, resetting or reversing odometers.
A search warrant …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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3/11/24
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A 31-year-old man who was shot and killed in his Yelm area trailer has been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner.
About 6:20 p.m. March 5, deputies were dispatched to the 11000 …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/11/24
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Russell Wilson's suddenly mercurial quarterback journey will continue in Pittsburgh.
The former Seahawks quarterback confirmed via social media Sunday night that he will sign with the Steelers, …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/24
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The coho salmon has already conquered the Ballard Locks fish ladder, swum 17 miles through urban Seattle waterways and powered through a tunnel under nine lanes of Interstate 405.
It faces a …
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Mike Reicher / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/24
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The 27-year-man who pleaded guilty in December to several instances of mail theft that impacted hundreds of residents was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Friday, the U.S. Attorney for …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/11/24
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The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is investigating two suspected homicides that happened within hours of each other Saturday morning.
About 8:30 a.m., the McLane/Black Lake Fire Department …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/10/24
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Washington lawmakers had a laundry list of K-12 public education priorities when they opened for the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 8.
And while they didn't get around to everything this …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/10/24
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When Bobby Wagner returned to the Seahawks last spring, he said in an ideal world, it would be his final NFL stop.
“If I had my way, yes,’’ Wagner said last April when asked if …
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/10/24
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MARYVALE, Ariz. — He recognized the slider thrown by Freddy Peralta the moment it left his hand.
Down 0-1 in the count and with runners on first and second, he wasn't surprised by the …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/10/24
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A 23-year-old man from Texas was killed early Saturday after the car he was driving crashed into one barrier, spun across all lanes on Interstate 5, hit the opposite barrier and burst into flames.
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Kristine Sherred / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/10/24
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OLYMPIA — Democrats control the state House and Senate, plus the governor's office and every other statewide elected position. And yet, in the legislative session that just wrapped up, they …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/10/24
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Washington state lawmakers are spending their first day in two months not consumed with legislative business. The 60-day 2024 session wrapped up on Thursday.
Nearly 1,200 bills were introduced …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/10/24
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If you've been wanting to try a double-double with animal style fries to see what the hype is about, or if you're a transplant from California that wants a taste of home, then you're in luck. …
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Rosemary Montalvo / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/9/24
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Olympia police found more than $70,000 in cash, drugs and other paraphernalia inside a car after receiving reports of two unconscious people outside of the vehicle.
One of those people is now …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/9/24
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