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The world’s largest retailer announced Tuesday it will pay 100% of all college tuition and books for its associates in the U.S.
Walmart’s Live Better U (LBU) education program …
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Tim Darnell / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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7/27/21
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U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler postponed her live telephone town hall this Wednesday, July 28, citing an upcoming House vote conflicting with the event.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/27/21
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A prank war in one North Carolina town has prompted warnings from local authorities about the potentially deadly consequences after several people called the police.
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Hayley Fowler / The Charlotte Observer (TNS)
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7/27/21
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After evacuating from the growing Tamarack fire over the weekend, homeowners in Markleeville, California, were relieved to find their house still standing, but they found a surprise in their …
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Faith E. Pinho / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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7/27/21
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and two other lawmakers are suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House sergeant-at-arms over fines they received for violating rules on wearing a …
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Tia Mitchell / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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7/27/21
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WASHINGTON — Officers who fought to defend the Capitol from insurrectionists on Jan. 6 recounted in vivid and disturbing detail how close they came to death, what lasting effects they live with …
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Chris Marquette / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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7/27/21
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A man who fatally shot and beat a woman whose body was found in a wooded area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, the U.S. Attorney's Office said …
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Alexis Krell / The News Tribune
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7/27/21
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KENNEWICK — A woman with a pair of knives slashed the tires on three police cars, after throwing dishes at officers Monday.
Police were called to the apartment building at 1001 West Fourth …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald
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7/27/21
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WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans who represent Western states in Congress called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to provide more aid to farmers and ranchers battling …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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7/27/21
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Put a ring on your summer night.
That's your stargazing challenge for the first evening of August: to look up and track down the foremost jewelry in space, the rings of Saturn.
While recent …
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Scott Hewitt / The Columbian
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7/27/21
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Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik told a judge Monday morning the weapon used to fatally shoot Clark County sheriff's Detective Jeremy Brown was one of dozens allegedly stolen by Misty Raya, who …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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7/27/21
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Wennicha Yang remembers feeling nervous when she transferred to a new school in fifth grade. But she also remembers how her younger brother, Brian Yang, helped her get through that feeling.
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Angelica Relente / The News Tribune
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7/27/21
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The Washington State Patrol has identified the Winlock man killed in a crash on Interstate 5 last week.
Matthew K. Reynolds died after crashing at mile marker 81 on Interstate 5 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/27/21
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Firefighters quickly contained a brush fire along Case Road SW near the Scatter Creek area Monday afternoon.
Here’s the news release from West Thurston Fire …
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7/26/21
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An Onalaska man has been accused of raping an 11-year-old multiple times between January 2020 and July 2021.
The defendant, 58-year-old Gerald Lee King, was arrested after the victim’s …
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A string of gun violence continued in Seattle on Monday as a seventh person was injured in a shooting in Pioneer Square. Police say four people have been killed in shootings since Sunday.
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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7/26/21
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Rising cases of COVID-19 coupled with the emergence of the highly infectious delta variant have prompted health officers from eight Western Washington counties to recommend mask-wearing in indoor …
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Ryan Blethen / The Seattle Times
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7/26/21
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Winter snow pack, spring melts and the rampant growth of vegetation creates more work each summer on trails at Mount Rainier than workers can accomplish.
But that doesn’t stop Kevin Bacher, …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@yelmonline.com
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7/26/21
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The second-quarter filings for the Federal Elections Commission are in, and in the race for Washington’s Third Congressional District, incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler maintains a sizable lead …
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By Rick Bannan / For The Chronicle
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7/26/21
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The soon-to-be owner of the R.E. Bennett and Cascade elementary buildings says his team is planning to convert the pair of structures into residential, “family-oriented” apartment units …
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