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The state Department of Natural Resources is planning to torch more than 2,100 acres this spring in an aim to prevent more severe wildfires as things heat up this summer.
Lawmakers in 2021 …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times
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3/28/23
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A Bellingham man was arrested on charges of attempted kidnapping after allegedly attempting to pick up a three-year-old child he did not know in front of their mother at a store, police said.
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Jack Belcher / The Bellingham Herald
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3/28/23
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CASTLE ROCK — The man who escaped from Castle Rock police while in handcuffs is now in custody after being spotted by a concerned citizen Tuesday morning.
Ronald D. Bendio, 34, was …
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Matthew Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/28/23
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A 40-year-old Lakewood man accused of shooting into his neighbor's apartment Friday in Lakewood, injuring a baby boy, fired at least 22 times, according to charging documents.
Earnest Lee …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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3/28/23
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The Biden administration and banking regulators have been working overtime to restore confidence in the banking system. After two of the largest bank failures in U.S. history, here's what you should …
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Alison Saldanha / The Seattle Times
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3/28/23
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Washington's homeless population is on the rise, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and it's largely driven by Seattle and King County.
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Anna Patrick / The Seattle Times
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3/28/23
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A 29-year-old Lakewood man accused of robbing two Olympia convenience stores March 11 is being held in Thurston County jail in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Vernon L. Ward attended his preliminary …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/28/23
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The wolverine spotted last Monday along the Columbia River near Portland made an appearance on Wednesday in Damascus and another over the weekend in Beavercreek.
Teri Lysak, wolverine tracking …
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Lisa Moreno / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/28/23
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Washington's appointed wildlife commissioners are one step closer to confirmation before the state senate, a step that, while required by law, has not been taken since 2018.
That long delay has …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/28/23
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An angler on Hayden Lake landed a 40.76 pound 49 inches long and 26.5 wide northern pike March 21.
The catch, made by Thomas Francis, set a new state record for northern pike.
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/28/23
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to ask voters to allow the state to borrow $4 billion for housing projects isn't dead yet.
House Democrats on Monday released a $69.5 billion, two-year …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/28/23
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The Silent Majority Foundation of Pasco has asked a judge to block new restrictions on "ghost guns" as set by Washington state House Bill 1705 signed into law a year ago.
After July 1, 2022, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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3/27/23
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A man who was shot and killed by police after reportedly carrying a grenade Friday morning had made threats to shoot up the bar where he worked after he was fired the day before, police say. The man …
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By Becca Most / The News Tribune
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3/27/23
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A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes Sunday morning after he damaged an Intercity Transit bus stop with a pipe, then chased and threatened an Intercity Transit employee, …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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3/27/23
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Slain mother and daughter Meshay "Karmen" Melendez and Layla Stewart will be remembered for being "so full of energy and life." No matter how bad of a day, they would wipe away a loved one's tears …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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3/27/23
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OLYMPIA — People who were sexually abused as children in Washington may soon be able to sue the state, schools or other institutions for failing to stop the abuse, no matter how long ago it …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/27/23
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A vice principal at Centennial High School in Gresham was among eight men arrested Thursday on allegations of sex solicitation, according to Lake Oswego police.
Terrance Schloth, the vice …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/26/23
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A man who was shot and killed by police after reportedly carrying a grenade Friday morning had made threats to shoot up the bar where he worked after he was fired the day before, police say. The man …
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Becca Most / The News Tribune
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3/26/23
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Lakewood police officers arrested a 40-year-old man late Friday and re-booked him Saturday in connection with a shooting that injured a three-month-old infant.
The initial emergency call brought …
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Sean Robinson / The News Tribune
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3/26/23
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A 32-year-old Lacey man accused of killing a toddler is being held in Thurston County jail without bail.
Eric Richard Boudreau attended his preliminary hearing in Thurston County Superior Court …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/26/23
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