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The Ape Cave Interpretive Site opened for the season last month, providing residents and tourists alike with a unique opportunity to head underground for a volcanic adventure south of Mount St. …
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6/19/26
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Two people were evacuated from a fully involved house fire near Offut Lake early Thursday morning.
They were both treated for smoke inhalation and transferred to local hospitals for …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Thurston County Commissioners on Tuesday put a one-year halt on permitting new public and private involuntary detention centers and correctional facilities in Thurston County.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Due to forecasted high temperatures on Tuesday, June 23, Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has issued a “Hazardous Weather” advisory to increase shelter-in-place efforts.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) is reporting a toxic algae bloom in Lake Lawrence and the possible presence of a parasite that causes swimmer’s itch in Ward Lake.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/19/26
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Three dead gray whales were found on Grays Harbor County shores this week, bringing the total number of gray whale deaths to 30 in Washington state in 2026.
A female whale was found off Ocean …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/19/26
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A Whatcom County Superior Court judged ruled Thursday morning that the man accused of raping a child at St. Joseph Medical Center must undergo competency restoration services before he can stand …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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6/19/26
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In-N-Out Burger is about to take a massive step toward Portland.
Portlanders hankering for a shake and animal-style fries will no longer have to cross state lines to efficiently satisfy their …
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Veronica Nocera / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/19/26
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An Oregon federal lawmaker is seeking to impeach U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon over her shuttering of major Education Department functions, part of her stated goal to shut down the …
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Alissa Gary / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/19/26
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A Clark County sheriff’s deputy broke a car window to rescue a 2-year-old left in the back seat on a 92-degree day last month, the sheriff’s office shared in a social media video.
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Alissa Gary / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/19/26
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Investigators on Wednesday found what appear to be human remains in a home near Spokane where a person reportedly refused to evacuate before the Upriver fire destroyed the residence.
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By Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/19/26
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Imagine this: The U.S. Postal Service sending lists to states saying who is allowed to vote. Prosecutions of local elected officials who don’t follow new federal voting procedures. The end of …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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6/19/26
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Biologists spotted a new calf among the endangered southern resident orca pods this week, a hopeful sign tempered by the apparent disappearance of another calf born earlier this year.
Calf L130 …
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By Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/19/26
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Washington state’s costly lawsuit liability problem continues to grow.
Ballooning legal payouts — largely due to cases of alleged abuse and neglect in the child-welfare system — have …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/19/26
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Tuesday morning at approximately 9:46 a.m., Aberdeen Police officers responded to a report of suspicious devices inside a bag located near the boat launch in Cosmopolis.
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The Daily World
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6/19/26
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Last Friday at approximately 7:42 p.m., an Aberdeen Police officer was in the middle of a traffic stop on Sumner Avenue when a 2016 Ford Edge failed to slow down or move over for an emergency vehicle …
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The Daily World
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6/19/26
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The Trump administration is backing off from its plans to remove a decade-old ocean monitoring system Oregonians rely on for fishing, recreation, science and emergency services.
The National …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/19/26
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A half dozen Republican governors are pushing alternative labels for June, which is widely recognized in the United States as Pride Month.
Without explicitly tying their efforts to a replacement …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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6/19/26
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SEATTLE — Opponents of conservative-backed initiatives to undo changes to the rights of parents and public school students and restrict the participation of transgender girls in sports officially …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/19/26
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A Yelm man accused of attempting to elude a police vehicle in May faces new charges after he allegedly collided head-on with a logging truck while intoxicated.
The crash reportedly left …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/18/26
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