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A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.
But on Thursday, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the state would pitch in …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/13/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington Legislature spent the past week and a half passing bills off the House and Senate floors ahead of a Wednesday deadline.
Measures that didn’t make it …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero
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3/13/25
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John Doe 30 didn't realize he was a sex abuse victim until he read a news article about Maj. Michael Stockin, an Army doctor he had seen for pain management at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
It was …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/13/25
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has announced plans for a temporary closure of the High Rock Trail No. 266 during the upcoming summer season.
The closure is necessary to ensure public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/13/25
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Julian Desmarais was at an Oregon beach to spread his dog’s ashes when an unexpected wave came crashing onto the shoreline.
That wave threw Desmarais, an Army veteran, off the log he was …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Martha Mejia, 50, has been missing since Feb. 9, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives are requesting help to locate her. Mejia is 5 feet and 3 inches tall and weighs …
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Julia Park / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Tumwater City Council has begun discussing whether it's feasible for the city to take on managing the 400-year-old Davis Meeker Garry Oak tree instead of having the historic landmark chopped down.
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Over the course of nearly 20 years, the Chehalis Basin Strategy has brought together local, state and tribal governments, scientists, landowners and community members to restore aquatic species and …
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By The Daily World (TNS)
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3/13/25
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced plans for the 2025 halibut fishing season, which will kick off April 3 in some Puget Sound marine areas and May 1 in coastal marine …
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The Daily World (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Jeffrey Klungness, 14, disappeared after his mother was killed in 1996. Almost three decades later, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office has concluded he, too, was killed.
Susan Klungness …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, who is charged with murder in the deaths of four University of Idaho students, are set to acknowledge “there is good support” that their client’s DNA …
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Kevin Fixler / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/13/25
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A Tacoma man who embezzled over $2 million from an online car-sales company he worked for faces more than 11 years in prison, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.
John …
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Julia Park / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/13/25
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A Multnomah County jury found a woman guilty of two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment after the health of a child in her care plummeted.
Jamie Strahm, 40, of The Dalles, took over …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Diver Juan Heredia jumped into the Siletz River on Tuesday morning, his mind focused on 2-year-old Dane Paulsen’s sweet features and the clothing the boy’s mother last saw him wearing: …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/13/25
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Of the many priorities announced by Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler, several eliminate policies implemented by the Biden administration that diverted taxpayer money from …
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By Bethany Blankley / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed revamped legislation Tuesday aimed at improving public safety funding by allowing cities and towns to establish a new 0.1% sales tax without voter …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/13/25
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On the 226th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Eric Schwartz and Kody Christen discuss Kody’s snowmobiling adventure for a story, vandalism, local crime, adopting dogs, …
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3/13/25
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State senators delivered a resounding message Wednesday that a looming budget shortfall cannot deter them from upping special education funding for Washington public schools.
On a 48-0 vote, the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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A Washington state school district just outside of Spokane is calling for federal intervention regarding a state-mandated gender-inclusive sports policy.
The Mead School Board has sent letters …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/12/25
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Prices for air pollution allowances under Washington’s cap-and-trade law climbed again at the state’s first auction of the year.
The Department of Ecology said allowances the state …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/12/25
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