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Drivers in Washington are much more distracted by cellphones than previously observed, according to data collected for the state's Traffic Safety Commission.
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/18/24
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Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell appears on her way to securing a fifth term in the U.S. Senate, according to new poll that shows her with a resounding lead over her Republican challenger.
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/18/24
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A beleaguered state official who's faced a swirl of criticism over his leadership at Washington's Department of Children, Youth and Families won't seek reappointment, he announced this week.
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Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/18/24
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The wreckage of a Navy aircraft that crashed near Mount Rainier this week was spotted Wednesday afternoon. Two crew members who were onboard remain missing.
The aircraft's wreckage lies at about …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/18/24
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The 19-year-old woman who died Oct. 10 after her car veered off state Route 16 in Gig Harbor has been identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner.
Erin Lim of Silverdale was driving east at …
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Julia Park / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/18/24
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The cougar that caused consternation by wandering onto a Newport pier early Thursday has died.
Despite initial reports of a successful water rescue after the tranquilized big cat jumped off the …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/17/24
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At around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, a vehicle was reportedly stolen by Moses Lake resident, Rita Gabriella Lozano, 21, on Main Street in Warden. The reporting party said her 2-month-old infant was still …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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10/17/24
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For many Oregon kids, pizza is less a dietary staple than a fact of life.
But that wasn’t always the case. Even after World War II, newspaper references to “pizza” were still …
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Michael Russell / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/17/24
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A Yakima County corrections officer is accused of looking up information on his estranged wife in a law enforcement database.
Anthony David Alexander-Manuel, 45, is also accused of using other …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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10/17/24
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A new poll offers a measure of how much the presidential race has changed among Washington voters in the last three months.
Yes, former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, still …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/17/24
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Whether it's the dreaded "scam likely" tag on a phone call or the suspicious text from an unknown number, spam has become ubiquitous in recent years.
But do some parts of the U.S. get more spam …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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10/17/24
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A 54-year-old man accused of raping and beating a 63-year-old woman in Lacey last week is being held in the Thurston County jail without bail.
County prosecutors charged Ryan D. Bezon with three …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/17/24
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Chickens will be euthanized at an undisclosed Franklin County commercial poultry operation after the first detection this year of avian influenza was confirmed Oct. 15.
It follows an outbreak in …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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10/17/24
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Amazon will join Energy Northwest in Richland to develop new nuclear power generation in Washington state, the giant Seattle online retailer announced Wednesday morning.
It also is advancing its …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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10/17/24
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The U.S. is seeing a spike in cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, this year, as case numbers rebound from their lowest levels in decades during the pandemic. In Washington, cases …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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10/17/24
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SEATTLE — Democrat Bob Ferguson holds a commanding lead over Republican Dave Reichert in the race for Washington governor, according to a new statewide poll.
The WA Poll shows Ferguson …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/17/24
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The Bonneville Power Administration on Tuesday identified roughly $3 billion of transmission line and substation projects it said would be key for accommodating growing electricity demand and the …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington Standard
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10/16/24
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If you've noticed a lot more vehicles with temporary Washington state license plates in recent months, it’s not your imagination.
A license plate shortage got so bad in September that more …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/16/24
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A man accused of making nearly three dozen threats “to kill the president” in posts on social media and calls and voicemails left with the Secret Service has been arrested in Oregon and …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/24
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A 16-year-old Vancouver high school student was arrested Tuesday after threatening to blow up his school, officials said.
The teenager, who has not been named, allegedly posted a threat on …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/16/24
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