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The Wenatchee Police Department is investigating the death of an unidentified person found Saturday by the owner of the Line-X of Wenatchee truck shop in South Wenatchee as a homicide.
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Oscar Rodriguez / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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6/2/26
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Women in Washington going through menopause could get workplace assistance, following an executive order signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson.
Ferguson on Monday directed the Washington State Women's …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/2/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter Monday seeking a commitment from a Longview mill to pay its workers through the investigation into a catastrophic industrial accident.
Last week, …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/2/26
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When residents discovered plans for a 45-acre battery facility near their homes, hundreds marched in protest through the usually sleepy downtown. County officials said they received death threats …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/2/26
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Skagit County’s board of commissioners voted to enact a six-month data center moratorium on Monday.
Officials cited data centers’ consumption of electricity, water and land, concerns that …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/2/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The case, Curtis v. Inslee, sought to challenge former …
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Andrew Rice | The Center Square
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6/2/26
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Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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6/2/26
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There were fewer homeless people in the United States on a single night in January 2025 than in January 2024, but homelessness increased in 28 states, according to the latest federal count.
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By Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/2/26
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For years, Washington state enjoyed a level of economic prosperity that former governor and Challenge Seattle CEO Christine Gregoire says stakeholders can no longer take for granted.
“Our luck …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is rejecting a lead Republican’s proposal to temporarily suspend Washington’s cap-and-trade program to decrease prices at the pump.
In the last three months, retail …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/1/26
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The patriotic striping project in Yacolt, completed earlier this month by local contractor All Seal, transformed portions of Amboy Road. Yacolt Road and Railroad Avenue through the town with red, …
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By Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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6/1/26
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Eleven employees of the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill who died when a tank imploded Tuesday have been identified.
At a news conference Saturday, Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker confirmed …
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By Paige Cornwell and Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times
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6/1/26
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State Sen. Jeff Wilson, D-Longview, is calling for a state-led investigation of the deadly chemical incident and spill at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill in Longview.
The Longview-based …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/1/26
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The Productivity Board, a state employee incentive program of the Washington Office of the Secretary of State, voted unanimously Thursday to approve recognition of three teams of Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/1/26
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Judi Nelson promised a baby would not be forgotten after it was discovered dead in the Richland landfill 37 years ago.
She renewed that promise to Baby Doe as the infant was buried a second time …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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6/1/26
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A federal investigation is underway at the Longview chemical paper mill where at least nine workers were killed and several injured earlier this week, with two workers still missing and presumed …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/1/26
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When Ben Hur Lampman coined the famous phrase, “the one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master,” I don’t know how many of man’s best friends were crammed into his heart.
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/1/26
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A cruise ship rescued an injured 74-year-old Canadian man on a sailboat that was adrift 500 miles off the coast of Oregon on Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The rescued man, an experienced …
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Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/1/26
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The Portland Police Bureau announced Saturday that its human trafficking unit had arrested 29 people on charges related to paying for sex.
Frequent patrols in areas of the city with chronic …
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Lillian Mongeau Hughes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/1/26
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One man was injured in a Sunday morning fire at an adult care home in Clark County.
According to a news release from the Vancouver Fire Department, firefighters responding to the blaze at 12801 …
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Mary Mooney / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/1/26
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