MyPillow Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Lindell was ordered to pay legal fees and costs incurred by a voting technology firm he accused in a “frivolous” lawsuit of rigging the 2020 …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/20/22
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved $40 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in a bipartisan measure backed by Democrats and most Republicans, while Northwest lawmakers …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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5/20/22
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Washington's job market is rebounding faster than it is across much of America, and is barely a thousand jobs short of its all-time high, according the latest state jobs report.
One surprising …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times
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5/19/22
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A 29-year-old man barricaded himself in a home on Mayfair Drive in Tumwater Wednesday evening, prompting police to close Somerset Hill Drive and activate a SWAT Team.
After about four hours, …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/19/22
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State agriculture officials confirmed a Thurston County flock tested positive for bird flu on Tuesday, and on Thursday the Washington state veterinarian called for poultry markets to close for a …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/19/22
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A former Vancouver man was indicted this week for seven federal felonies related to sex trafficking, production of child pornography and illegal firearms possession, according to the U.S. Attorney's …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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5/19/22
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A 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was reportedly shot by his 8-year-old brother in Federal Way Thursday morning, according to Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan …
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Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times
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5/19/22
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A Tacoma man is facing assault charges after he allegedly threw an officer to the ground, possibly giving her a concussion, while resisting arrest on vehicle and identity theft charges in Centralia …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/19/22
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A Toledo woman accused of animal cruelty was arrested on Wednesday and released on unsecured bail Thursday.
Alice Marie McKnight, 75, was arrested on a $100,000 warrant on Wednesday and remained …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/19/22
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A 27-year-old Thurston County man who led police on a car chase in 2021 that resulted in him and a popular K9 being shot has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.
On Tuesday, …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/19/22
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The trial for Cristopher Gaudreau, the Centralia man accused of killing his girlfriend, 39-year-old Rikkey Outumuro, has been delayed until the week of Dec. 12.
A Lewis County Superior Court …
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Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/19/22
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge has issued a $25,000 warrant for the arrest of a Winlock man accused of stealing fuel out of two vans at Centralia College in March.
The defendant, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/19/22
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Mount St. Helens blew up on May 18, 1980.
“The initial explosion was heard more than 150 miles away,” The Oregonian wrote the next day, with the volcanic eruption flattening forests …
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Douglas Perry / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/22
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Columbia River spring chinook salmon sportfishing below Bonneville Dam will continue through June 15 with just one break for a limited commercial fishery Monday.
Oregon and Washington biologists …
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Bill Monroe Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/22
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Spring showers have helped alleviate drought and wildfire risks in Western Washington but large swaths of the Pacific Northwest remain dry, if not drier than usual.
Last month was the state's …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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5/19/22
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Deputies arrested a 39-year-old Thurston County man on Tuesday who is accused of dealing fentanyl and other illicit drugs.
The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force arrested the man after …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/19/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed a former federal prosecutor and King County Superior Court judge to lead the new Office of Independent Investigations, which was formed by the Legislature to probe …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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5/18/22
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Nine people detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma have joined in a hunger strike to protest what they say are unclean conditions in the detention center amid worries about COVID …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times
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5/18/22
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LVIV, Ukraine — As the first Russian soldier to be tried for war crimes pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian, fears grew Wednesday over the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who …
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Patrick J. McDonnell and David Pierson / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/18/22
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U.S. Soccer has agreed to separative collective bargaining agreements with its men's and women's national teams that will guarantee equal pay for players on both sides, likely ending the six-year …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/18/22
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