A man who is suspected of stealing a couple of beers from the bar at Bellingham Golf and Country Club reportedly proceeded to lead police on a chase . . . in golf carts.
The Bellingham Police …
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By David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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6/29/22
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The Chronicle has compiled a list of Independence Day celebrations across the area that are all family-friendly and designed to be packed full of fun. If you have an event to add, email reporter …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/29/22
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A naked preschooler was found dead near Beverly Beach at the 6000 block of Athens Beach Drive at around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
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BY CAYLI YANAGIDA / The Olympian
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6/29/22
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Thurston County added 616 COVID-19 cases during the week of June 20-26 as the death toll reached 397 on Monday.
Six COVID deaths of Thurston County residents were confirmed between June 16 and 27, …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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6/29/22
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The former Damascus elementary school principal convicted of sexually abusing four students behind his closed office door is set to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Clackamas County Circuit …
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Zane Sparling / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/29/22
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Two months after the Kraken's debut season ended, the 2021-22 NHL playoffs also reached conclusion Sunday with the Colorado Avalanche hoisting Lord Stanley's mug.
The Avalanche winning their first …
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times
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6/29/22
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King County prosecutors say a 28-year-old Kent man found out his girlfriend was having an affair, then fatally stabbed and shot his rival in Des Moines and disposed of the man's body along a rural …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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6/29/22
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The Tri-Cities' most famous bachelor has tied the knot.
Gen. James "Jim" Mattis, the former defense secretary, has married Christina Lomasney, who works at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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6/29/22
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The Whatcom County whitewater guide in the fatal rafting incident earlier this month on the Nooksack River told rescuers he lost sight of the 55- and 10-year-old victims after the raft flipped but …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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6/29/22
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The Fourth of July is coming up, and with the patriotic holiday usually comes fireworks. As fireworks safety is highly important, making sure the types of fireworks you purchase and how you purchase …
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Alyse Messmer-Smith / The Bellingham Herald
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6/29/22
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Highly invasive European green crabs are spreading south in the Salish Sea.
Washington state has spent millions of dollars to contain the European green crab, a harmful invasive species that …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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6/28/22
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On the 103rd episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl, Eric Schwartz, Franklin Taylor and Isabel Vander Stoep discuss a cease and desist letter from Lewis County, a dive-bombing bird in Chehalis, …
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6/28/22
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A new bear-themed restaurant in Lewis County has a diverse menu to satisfy a variety of customers, even those as picky as Goldilocks.
Papa Bears West, a diner with an attached bar, is now open in …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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6/28/22
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Bail has been set at $75,000 for a man accused of repeatedly crashing into a Centralia coffee stand and a fence while drunk on Saturday then telling witnesses not to call the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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6/28/22
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The Johns River Fire, which has burned 76 acres on Grays Harbor County-owned commercial timberland since it was discovered on June 25, was 77% contained as of Tuesday afternoon.
Crews …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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6/28/22
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NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced 20 years in prison Tuesday for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s serial abuse of underage girls for a decade.
The former British socialite appeared …
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Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News (TNS)
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6/28/22
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While researchers already discovered a trained dog’s nose can identify COVID-19 with its scent-detecting capabilities, dogs have now demonstrated they can also sniff out long-term virus …
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Julia Marnin / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS)
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6/28/22
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WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and investor advocates are ringing alarms over the idea of allowing cryptocurrency into 401(k) and other retirement plans, especially after a turbulent month that saw …
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Sarah Wynn / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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6/28/22
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team, assisted by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol, located and recovered a deceased male just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/28/22
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A child died at a Tacoma hospital Monday night after being pulled from a vehicle submerged in Lake Cushman, according to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office.
About 7:10 p.m. Monday, deputies …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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6/28/22
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