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Washington’s new Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson has vowed to veto any state budget bill that does not include $100 million for hiring more cops.
The idea doesn’t sit well with Black …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/25
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Tenino-based sanctuary Wolf Haven International on Thursday, Feb. 6, announced the arrival of three new animals at the facility.
The sanctuary is now home to one new Mexican wolf named …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/6/25
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A Kelso man accused of driving while under the influence of meth in Lewis County in July 2023 was charged Tuesday with a felony DUI.
The charge was filed in Lewis County Superior Court …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/6/25
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A 14-year-old boy died with more than 1,000 injuries from a three-hour-long beating from his mom in Washington, police said.
Denaya Young, 29, was arrested Jan. 30 on a second-degree murder …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/6/25
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Shelton police arrested two men accused of fatally shooting a man Monday night after a search that lasted into Tuesday.
Officers found a dead man with a gunshot wound at a home on the 1400 block …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/6/25
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Issues with a federal payment system have rattled Head Start programs across Washington.
As of Monday, about a quarter of Head Start grant recipients in Washington were locked out of a system …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/6/25
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OLYMPIA — The governing body of nearly 800 public and private middle and high schools in Washington will wait for additional guidance before potentially implementing a new federal executive …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/6/25
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A viral post on social media regarding when state agencies are required to notify parents of suspected child abuse is an example of "politics at its worst," a Democratic legislator said Tuesday.
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/6/25
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SEATTLE — After a taxiing plane struck a parked aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday, passengers and regulators scrambled to understand what had happened — but …
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Lauren Rosenblatt and Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/6/25
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Washington’s schools superintendent says the state isn’t backing down from protecting transgender students.
The announcement from Superintendent Chris Reykdal referenced President …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/6/25
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A Marion County jury found Lincoln Smith guilty for smashing his semitruck into a van parked on the side of Interstate 5, killing seven farmworkers two years ago
The jury deliberated for about …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/6/25
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The status of more than $50 million in federal grants to Washington’s Department of Ecology remained in doubt late Tuesday, halting projects on water quality, shoreline restoration and toxic …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/6/25
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Lewis County Commissioner Lindsey Pollock says the recent promotion of a detective with a Brady letter indicates there are fundamental culture problems within the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/6/25
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A public community meeting will be hosted by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and the Gifford Pinchot and Mount Hood national forests to share information about proposed changes to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/6/25
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Thurston County is working to reduce landfill waste by offering book donation bins through public-private partnerships.
The bins, placed at county solid waste facilities, provide a simple way …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/6/25
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The Thurston County Office of Housing and Homeless Prevention is conducting a community survey as part of the public engagement process for developing Thurston County’s Local Homeless Housing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/6/25
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Willis Earl “Babe” Herness was born at Tacoma General Hospital on Nov. 26, 1922, before Yelm was a town, and the road between McKenna and Tacoma was gravel.
He was raised in …
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2/6/25
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A flurry of first-half threes made all the difference between Centralia College and Lower Columbia College on Wednesday, when the Trailblazers fell to the Red Devils 76-66.
The Red Devils were …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/6/25
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It was a tight battle between Centralia College and Lower Columbia College early on Wednesday in Centralia, as the two teams were separated by just two points at halftime.
The Red Devils pulled …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/6/25
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