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Due to increased risk of wildfires, Gifford Pinchot National Forest fire managers have issued restrictions on campfires, smoking and other activities within the forest. The restrictions were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/1/26
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Three area nonprofits were announced as recipients of a record investment for creative youth development programs in Washington.
Mi Chiantla, The Bridge Music Project and UTOPIA Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/1/26
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Seven projects in five mostly rural counties, including Thurston County and one tribal community, will receive a total of $13,804,000 to help build, repair and upgrade systems that capture methane …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/1/26
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Boeing and the union representing its white-collar workers are set to start contract negotiations July 1, teeing up discussions over wages, benefits and job security.
The Society of Professional …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/1/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that virtually all people born in the United States are American citizens, striking down President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to end birthright …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/1/26
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Pierce County prosecutors determined last month that the two drivers who separately struck a State Patrol trooper on a highway onramp, resulting in her death in December, won’t face criminal …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/1/26
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Although the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to bar transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports will not have an immediate impact on Washington policy, its …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/1/26
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King County prosecutors filed charges for the third time against the man accused of causing the death of a Bothell police officer and wounding another officer during a 2020 gunfight.
Henry …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/1/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states can ban transgender girls and women from competing in girls' and women’s school athletics, disappointing LGBTQ+ advocates in Washington state but …
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Ryan Nguyen / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/1/26
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A 13-year-old motorcycle passenger has been hospitalized after a collision with an Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife patrol vehicle in Eddyville.
The crash took place at the 600 block of …
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Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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Salem police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly trying to kidnap a 3-year-old at a park in front of the child’s father.
The father of the child was at the park with his two children, the …
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Alissa Gary / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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A 21-year-old man drowned Friday after jumping into Oregon’s Tamolitch Falls, also known as Blue Pool, officials said.
Around 8:47 p.m., the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a call that …
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Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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Daveigh Chase, the Albany, Oregon-raised actress who starred in “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring,” died earlier this month from complications of AIDS, according to a medical examiner.
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Jonathan Bach / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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While reporting on The Oregonian’s 175th anniversary, several longtime editors told me the newspaper was the oldest continuously operating business in Oregon.
The inaugural edition was first …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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A bolt of lightning knocked a man unconscious at a West Linn golf club on Saturday, fire officials said. He survived the rare event.
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue told The Oregonian/OregonLive …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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A multiagency stolen vehicle recovery operation netted eight vehicles last week across Multnomah County, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
The operation, which took place June 23, …
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Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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Lewis Childs was surfing by himself off Neskowin in Tillamook County on Friday morning when something unusual happened: a 6-foot-tall dorsal fin broke the surface of the water about 30 yards from his …
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Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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In late April, during a visit with his son, Dale Andersen found his son Ben talking about running again after a two-year injury. The 37-year-old Southwest Portland resident was eyeing a return to the …
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Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is sticking her neck out for two left-wing challengers to veteran Seattle Democrats in the Washington Legislature.
Wilson, who herself unseated an incumbent whose …
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By Jim Brunner and David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/1/26
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A fox parasite that can spread to dogs and humans has made another appearance in the Pacific Northwest, researchers at Washington State University said Tuesday.
Commonly known as the fox …
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By Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/1/26
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