Authorities are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday night, where a driver fleeing from police struck a building on Ocean Beach Highway and rolled over, killing the driver.
Sgt. Tim …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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5/19/24
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OLYMPIA — Supporters of a statewide initiative to stop Washington's move to phase out natural gas use in buildings launched their signature-gathering campaign last week.
Earlier this year, …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/19/24
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The Kelso Police Department has confirmed that the body found in the Coweeman River Saturday afternoon belongs to the missing Californian who was in the area for work.
According to a post on the …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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5/19/24
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Rebecca Halley doesn’t like being the center of attention – and vocally says so.
“The heroes of this story are the rescuers,” she said. “I was just out …
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Tanner Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/18/24
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Boeing whistleblower John “Mitch” Barnett took his own life on March 9, South Carolina authorities reiterated in two reports released Friday. All findings suggest he died from a single, …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/18/24
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A Kennewick man died Tuesday after he accidentally shot himself while shooting ground squirrels in Oregon, according to the Wallowa County Sheriff's Office.
Emanuel "Bill" Ziegler, 77, was with …
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By The Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/18/24
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Spokane firefighters administered Narcan to a Chihuahua that reportedly ingested foil containing fentanyl this week.
A Spokane Fire Department Facebook post said a couple reported their dog was …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/18/24
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A serial sexual offender from Plummer, Idaho, who died while serving a rape sentence in an Idaho prison was behind four killings of young women in Alberta in the 1970s, Canadian police announced …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/18/24
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Washington state's Premera Blue Cross members have two weeks until a contract with MultiCare Health Systems expires, removing their access to around 1,000 health care providers statewide.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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Efforts to convince Washington state voters to reject three initiatives on the ballot this fall are in full swing.
Initiative 2117 would repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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Last month, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced a $50 million electric vehicle rebate program through the state Department of Commerce to be implemented later this year and early next year …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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Jesse Lee Calhoun, identified last year as a person of interest in a series of suspicious deaths of women in Oregon, has been indicted in three of the killings as detectives continue to investigate …
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Zane Sparling, Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/17/24
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The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is changing its messaging regarding its goal of reducing fatal and serious injury automobile crashes.
The change comes after Washington state in 2023 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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With years of progressive programs and billions of dollars on the line, supporters and opponents of three Washington ballot measures prepare to bring their campaigns before voters.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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A Cowlitz County jury found Heather Annette Hughes guilty of seven charges Thursday afternoon for her role in supplying a minor for sex in 2017 to a former Longview business owner.
Hughes, …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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5/17/24
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An impaired driver headed the wrong way on Interstate 5 Thursday night near Woodland died after hitting a Castle Rock driver head on.
All of the lanes in both directions near milepost 26 — …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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5/17/24
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A man suspected of stabbing a Clark College employee in a random attack was arrested Thursday morning while sleeping in a stolen car parked about a half-mile from campus, police said.
Vancouver …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/17/24
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Portland police arrested a woman in Southeast Portland after she allegedly fired at her sister’s partner and instead shot her 15-year-old son as he sat in the back seat of her car on Wednesday.
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Tanner Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/17/24
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State and federal authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in their investigation of an “unlawful poisoning” of wildlife in Wallowa County, the Oregon State Police said in …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/17/24
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A bat captured in a Prosser home this week tested positive for rabies, according to the Benton Franklin Health District.
The district is providing guidance to the person who reported the bat on …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/17/24
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