A newborn baby was reportedly abandoned on the doorstep of an apartment in Coeur d'Alene.
Officers responded around 6 a.m. Thursday to the area of Hanley Avenue and Courcelles Parkway, just down …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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7/1/22
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OLYMPIA — There are 7,864,400 people living in Washington as of April 1, 2022 — an increase of more than 158,000 since the 2020 census, according to estimates compiled and published by …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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7/1/22
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Washington state had the 5th highest number of power outages in the U.S. in 2021 according to Stacker, a data analysis website, so being prepared for power outages in your own home is very important.
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Alyse Messmer-Smith / The Bellingham Herald
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7/1/22
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered the state patrol to refuse cooperation with investigations from agencies in other states related to abortion.
The directive follows the U.S. Supreme …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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7/1/22
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The Grant County prosecuting attorney intentionally appealed to jurors' racial and ethnic biases when, during the trial of a Latino man, he asked them questions about illegal immigration, a border …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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6/30/22
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The Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) system, a new statewide alert system for missing Indigenous people, went into effect on Friday.
The alert system adds a specific designation to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/22
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The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that a Renton man and his two teenage daughters, who were found dead in their apartment in December, died from starvation, according to …
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By Daisy Zavala Magaña and Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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6/30/22
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Joe Biden’s power to enforce immigration laws, ruling he may repeal the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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6/30/22
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Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance fell, though remained near January levels, suggesting that labor market conditions are moderating.
Initial unemployment claims decreased by 2,000 to …
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Olivia Rockeman, Maria Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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6/30/22
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Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court on Thursday, replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, who administered the judicial oath at her ceremony.
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Tim Balk / New York Daily News (TNS)
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6/30/22
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LOS ANGELES — An Anaheim business owner has found the stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to volleyball player Jordyn Poulter, authorities said.
Poulter, the starting setter for the U.S. …
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Summer Lin / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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6/30/22
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Israel’s parliament voted on Thursday to dissolve itself and paved the way to the country’s fifth election in less than four years after a fragile governing coalition collapsed.
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Daniel Avis / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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6/30/22
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A bill that includes $570,000 for a new parking lot at Recreation Park in Chehalis has been advanced by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and now awaits approval from the full U.S. House of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/22
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A mixed bag of encouraging and discouraging news from recent drone photographs has prompted Washington state to issue an emergency order increasing the distance boats are required to stay away from …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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6/30/22
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A Whatcom County woman is guilty of torturing a 3-year-old Bellingham girl to death in 2019.
A jury found Kamee Nicole Dixon, 30, guilty of homicide by abuse Thursday, June 30, in Whatcom County …
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Denver Pratt/ The Bellingham Herald
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6/30/22
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Washington State Leaders Want to ‘Accelerate’ Climate Efforts After Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory authority over power plant carbon dioxide emissions, and Washington state leaders …
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By Shauna Sowersby / The Olympian
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6/30/22
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, on Wednesday announced she has secured $2.8 million for improvements to Lewis County public safety radio communications in a spending …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/22
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, has secured the endorsement of the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS) for her campaign to continue representing the 3rd …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/30/22
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A man and a woman were rescued Monday night from the Columbia River after the inner tubes they were riding popped while they were in the water.
Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue received a mutual aid …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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6/30/22
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Redmond detectives are investigating an alleged hate crime after a Black carpenter reported finding a noose with a piece of tape containing his name and tools that appeared to be his at a …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times
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6/30/22
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