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The Olympia City Council will hear a proposal to raise the minimum wage in the city to at least $20.29 and adopt a Workers' Bill of Rights after three council members voiced their support in a recent …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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10/4/24
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After a three-hour hearing Thursday, state officials held off on announcing a ruling over whether a conservative political action group behind several initiatives on the November ballot broke the law …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/4/24
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent battled over abortion, immigration, federal spending and foreign wars during a testy debate Wednesday in their nationally watched …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/4/24
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Two Outlook men were arrested following a drug investigation that seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine and at least $100,000.
However, the preliminary appearance hearing diverted into a …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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10/4/24
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There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in our region's waters, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies since the center …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/4/24
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Washington State Patrol has released the name of the driver killed in Friday's two-vehicle crash on Ocean Beach Highway.
Vincent D. Vey, 48, of Cathlamet, died at the scene after the Chrysler …
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By The Daily News
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10/4/24
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September saw an increase in earthquake activity at Mount Adams, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cascades Volcano Observatory and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
A total of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/3/24
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An 80-year-old hiker trekking with her friend fell almost 50 feet from the Bridal Veil Falls trail on Wednesday but escaped serious injury.
Deputy John Plock, a spokesperson for the Multnomah …
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Tyler Brown / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/3/24
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Five people tied to a white nationalist group sued a Washington man last year who allegedly infiltrated the organization and released confidential information.
Since then, efforts to serve him …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/3/24
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Pierce County sheriff's detectives are looking for a person who threatened a woman with a gun outside an ATM in Parkland on Sept. 26.
The person was hiding in the bushes and waiting for the …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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10/3/24
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OLYMPIA — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, will be in Washington state next week.
Walz will attend a private fundraiser in Hunts Point at 9 a.m. Tuesday, …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/3/24
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Franklin County prosecutors have again filed charges against a bookkeeper accused of embezzling $500,000, but her defense attorney is arguing they shouldn't be allowed to.
Brittany R. Adams, 39, …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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10/3/24
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Transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions represent about 35% of overall emissions from Washington state government agencies.
With the state's push for residents to buy electric vehicles, …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/3/24
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SEATTLE — 1994 was a pivotal year for music. Losing Kurt Cobain, a leading voice in the alternative revolution, that spring left a cultural chasm and sense of “Where do we go from …
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Michael Rietmulder / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/3/24
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After a poor financial showing last year in which it lost $311 million, REI has one big goal this year: break even.
The Issaquah, Washington-based co-op was faring well halfway through 2024, …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/3/24
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EPHRATA — A 67-year-old woman from rural Ephrata was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being attacked by six dogs, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
The …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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10/3/24
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Federal authorities on Thursday announced 17 arrests made Oct. 2 in Western Washington and other states are related to a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy that was distributing fentanyl to …
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Scot Heisel / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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10/3/24
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A deceased climber recovered from a Mount Baker crevasse Sept. 30 has been identified as Sebastian Urban, 39, of Squamish, B.C., according to Interim Whatcom Medical Examiner Dr. Aldo Fusaro.
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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10/3/24
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Amazon plans to hire 250,000 seasonal employees to staff its U.S. warehouses and fulfillment network for the holiday season.
That increase matches its national holiday hiring spree last year, …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/3/24
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The managers of half a dozen Washington airports see a future where you could hop across Puget Sound or the Cascade Mountains in minutes on a non-polluting electric commuter plane or air taxi. They …
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Tom Banse / The Washington Standard
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10/3/24
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