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Supporters of lowering the threshold for passing a school bond measure will try again in the upcoming legislative session in Washington.
According to Education Week , Washington is one of 10 …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/27/24
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A house cat in Washington County contracted bird flu and died after eating Northwest Naturals raw frozen pet food, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
The state issued an alert …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/26/24
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Couple Riley Statham and Katie Dean were looking to adopt a kitten and get engaged — and they did both at the Oregon Humane Society, in that order.
For his proposal, Statham enlisted the …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/26/24
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A 56-year-old man died at an area hospital after he was hit by two vehicles on Martin Way Monday night, according to Olympia police.
About 11:55 p.m., a driver was headed west on Martin Way, …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/26/24
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Four cougars. Four bobcats. Two lynx. Even a Bengal tiger.
Bird flu has taken a terrible toll at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center, a sanctuary for wildcats and their hybrids on Harstine Island, …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/24
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An AI-powered chatbot could help move the needle on Washington's stubbornly low FAFSA completion rate.
According to a recent report from the Washington Student Achievement Council, students who …
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Dahlia Bazzaz / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/24
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"Excessive" call wait times and disclosure violations led to $133,000 in fines for CenturyLink, according to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
CenturyLink, also branded as …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/26/24
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Blaze is a friendly Labrador and golden retriever mix who regularly spends time with students at Finley's River View High School.
But when she's not comforting students in need, she's the …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/26/24
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A man who shot an elderly couple to death in their farmhouse bedroom in January 1997 was resentenced last week to 46 years in prison.
Cheyenne T. Brown, who was 20 years old at the time, was …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/26/24
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Pete Carroll returning to coaching? In the city the Seahawks arrived into on Christmas?
That would be an intriguing re-Pete.
The 73-year-old Seahawks coach until 11 months ago is exploring …
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Gregg Bell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/26/24
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A handful of curious elk wandered down the ridge Friday afternoon to the Oak Creek feeding station, where many of their brethren had already started eating their daily 1:30 p.m. meal of hay.
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Luke Thompson / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/26/24
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With a new year just around the corner, a host of new statewide laws that will soon impact Washingtonians’ wallets one way or the other will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Here are some of them.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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12/26/24
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Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget proposal offered some hope for child care and early learning advocates who were prepared to fight against deep cuts.
Inslee’s plan would boost …
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By Laurel Demkovich / The Washington Standard
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12/26/24
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She is the mother orca who captured the world’s attention by carrying her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. But now, there’s a new baby by her side — a symbol of hope in this, …
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By Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times
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12/24/24
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is set to begin the new year with a large amount of upgraded equipment.
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved, Tuesday, Dec. 17, the …
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By Dylan Reubenking /dylan@yelmonline.com
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12/24/24
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking
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12/24/24
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A 53-year-old man escalated an argument over an open window with Metro bus driver Shawn Yim, then pepper sprayed and kicked Yim before walking off into the early-morning darkness Wednesday in …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Border Patrol agents on a routine search of the woods north of Lynden on Thursday discovered a pair of backpacks containing more than $1 million in illegal drugs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/24/24
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A jury on Monday found Seattle Children's hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital's Odessa Brown …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Last week, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson named state Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, as secretary of the Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Senn will be the department's second head since …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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