Despite a 15 percent increase in the median price of a Thurston County home from last year, there were still plenty of signs that the market is beginning to find a better balance between sellers and …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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6/7/22
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Rick Kosterman, a UW researcher, would never say that vaping is good.
But a new University of Washington study shows smokers who switch to e-cigarettes may have more opportunities for healthier …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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6/7/22
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Angelina Palmer's only crime on her 39th birthday last month was being in the wrong place at the wrong time, her younger brother says.
Sheriff's deputies say Palmer, who has nine children and 11 …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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6/6/22
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Washington has been ranked as the best state economy in the nation, according to a recent study by WalletHub, a personal finance website.
The study compared all 50 states and the District of …
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Alyse Messmer / The Bellingham Herald
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6/6/22
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Amtrak has agreed to pay ex-engineer Steven Brown for his pain and suffering caused by the 2017 derailment when his train sped off a curve in DuPont, killing three people and injuring dozens.
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times
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6/6/22
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A wave of infections since mid-March has meant a steady increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. But during this surge, fewer people seem to be talking about it.
And that has hospital officials …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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6/6/22
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OLYMPIA — Fourteen of the state's major health insurance providers are asking Washington state regulators to approve an average 7.16% increase in health insurance premiums in Washington for …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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6/6/22
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New research has found an antibiotic that's been around for decades could help prevent sexually transmitted bacterial diseases, according to a recent University of Washington clinical trial that …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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6/6/22
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Like many small businesses in downtown Seattle, the Pure Food Fish Market has had to adjust to an economy that's still missing some of its pre-COVID-19 players.
While cruise passengers and other …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/5/22
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A Washington State Patrol trooper responding to a collision in Pierce County early Sunday was then hit by a driver suspected of driving under the influence.
The 25-year-old trooper was …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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6/5/22
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The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office has a new volunteer team member — a cadaver dog to help find missing people or their bodies.
Ember, a 2-year-old German shepherd rescue, and handler …
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By Katie Fairbanks / The Daily News
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6/5/22
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Two polar bears at the Oregon Zoo are helping biologists test new scanning equipment that could provide a non-invasive way to monitor bears in the wild.
Researchers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …
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Austin De Dios / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/5/22
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Keeping gun companies immune from liability makes no sense, said Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, when asked about mass shootings at a news briefing in Tri-Cities this week.
He said he'll be looking …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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6/5/22
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PENDLETON, Ore. — A Pasco man was upset that Oregon police chased him Friday morning around Pendleton.
Aaron Cole Mapston, 37, allegedly told the arresting officers they weren't allowed to …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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6/5/22
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When a cougar attacked a 9-year-old girl who was playing hide-and-seek near Fruitland, Wash., last week, it reignited long-simmering concerns about what some believe is an overabundant cougar …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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6/5/22
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The northwest's historically wet May is seeping into June, it would seem. Cities across western Washington saw up to 2 inches of rain Saturday, with soaking showers hitting the Puget Sound region …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/5/22
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"Dino," a green plush Triceratops, has been on vacation for nearly a week.
Or at least that's what 3-year-old Kameron was told after he lost his friend over Memorial Day weekend as his family …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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6/4/22
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A lawsuit backed by a California-based pro-gun group seeks to prevent Washington's impending ban on the sale and manufacture of large-capacity firearm magazines from taking effect this summer.
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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6/4/22
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For months, JC Davis has been trying to rally his community to fight for the trees that surround his lifelong home.
He and other residents around Summit Lake are worried that a planned …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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6/3/22
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A man who was shot in the head when a Pierce County Council candidate fired upon the stolen vehicle he was driving Monday has been charged with assault, court documents filed Thursday …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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6/3/22
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