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A 26-year-old woman who was struck by a Puyallup driver over the weekend after trying to flag down help has been identified, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office.
Angelica …
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12/12/24
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Two people found guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of a 46-year-old man in Puyallup were sentenced Tuesday to decades in prison.
Pierce County prosecutors said Brandon Neil Rudolph, 48, was …
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12/12/24
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The parents of a 5-month-old child have been arrested and charged with first-degree assault of a child after the infant was treated in the hospital for injuries consistent with shaking or an impact …
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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12/12/24
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Several new amendments have been proposed for the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) to vote on next spring.
They range from issues like protecting the arms of youth …
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By Jon Manley / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/12/24
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The City of Olympia may soon be Washington's first sanctuary city for transgender and other LGBTQ+ people.
About a dozen community members spoke during public comment Dec. 10 to ask the council …
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12/12/24
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A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night near Toppenish after being hit by three cars, two of which didn't stop.
The unidentified man was walking on State Route 22 west of Casey Road around 4:50 …
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12/12/24
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Observers of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission see it as a body hampered by polarization, dysfunction and conflict, according to a draft report produced by the William D. Ruckelshaus …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/12/24
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After Northwest pear growers endured their worst harvest in nearly 40 years this fall, some good news and optimism for the future was needed — and provided — at the Washington State Tree …
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Joel Donofrio / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/12/24
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Attorneys delivered opening statements Thursday morning in the trial of a former Sumner High School boys basketball coach accused of rape, child molestation and other offenses for allegedly abusing …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/12/24
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A Tacoma man with ties to white supremacist prison gangs was sentenced to more than six years in prison for helping distribute drugs in an operation that has turned up dozens of pounds of …
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Julia Park / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/12/24
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Legal wrangling over the ballot initiative blocking Washington’s efforts to phase out natural gas use in homes intensified Wednesday when opponents sued, alleging the measure violates the state …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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12/12/24
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Prices for Washington’s air pollution allowances rebounded at an auction this month, the first sale since voters upheld the state’s cap-and-trade program.
The Department of Ecology …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington Standard
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12/12/24
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Fresh off a narrow reelection, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, will speak at the No Labels national conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday afternoon.
Founded in 2010, the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/11/24
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The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat is currently accepting applications for funding for projects that restore or protect salmon in rivers that flow in the Chehalis River and Grays …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/11/24
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When legislators return to Olympia next month, state Sen. John Braun, a Republican from Centralia, will remain his party’s top lawmaker in the Senate chamber.
On Tuesday, Senate …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/11/24
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A 34-year-old Washington man who traveled to Oregon to sexually abuse a teenage girl was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
Seth Lee Fabry met the girl online and made two trips to Oregon …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/11/24
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After 46 years, human remains found in Pierce County have been identified as 20-year-old William "Bill" Nelson Church Jr. of Tacoma.
Mushroom pickers found some of his remains in the …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune ((TNS)
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12/11/24
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A Pierce County woman accused of trying to kidnap a toddler from Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup on Monday has been charged.
Prosecutors charged the 45-year-old woman with second-degree …
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12/11/24
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Washington State University announced the name for its new apple Tuesday morning at the Northwest Horticulture Expo in Yakima.
The apple, a cross between Honeycrisp and Cripps Pink previously …
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Jasper Kenzo Sundeen / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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12/11/24
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School safety remains top of mind for some Washington lawmakers as they began prefiling bills last week for the upcoming 2025 legislative session.
With a looming $10-plus billion budget …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/11/24
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