Nisqually Markets recently announced that three of its four Shell locations — Camas Plaza on the Nisqually Reservation and the fuel retailer’s Lakewood and Frederickson locations — …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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The Office of the Washington Secretary of State has launched a new lobby exhibit in the Legislative Building. Launched on Jan. 29, it commemorates the contributions and history of the Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/25
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Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year.
A slew of bills in Olympia look to chip away at the problem. Some measures set …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/3/25
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Two Pierce County residents were sentenced Friday in the U.S. District Court in Tacoma for their roles in a drug-trafficking ring that is connected to Aryan prison gangs.
Eric Smith, 54 of …
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By Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune
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2/3/25
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Washington State University has developed a new strain of grass. And no, it’s definitely not for smoking.
In fact, the new Matchless grass is a strain of Kentucky bluegrass that will …
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By Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review
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2/3/25
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The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project is one of 10 advocacy organizations that filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. government for shutting down four programs aimed at providing legal help for …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/25
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The Washington state Office of Attorney General is being sued for firing employees who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic, citing their religious beliefs.
The federal …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/3/25
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The Community Library Network is sifting through 140 books that could be among the first titles added to its mature content collection to be held in a room accessible only by adults at the Post Falls …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/3/25
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Amtrak continues to see post-pandemic growth in the Northwest, with ridership rising 41% last year on its route between Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia — which stops in Bellingham.
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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2/3/25
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A 33-year-old Olympia man accused of felony stalking and harming a police dog is being held in the Thurston County jail in lieu of $300,000 bail.
Joshua Alexander Santini attended his …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/3/25
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SEATTLE — Seattle lawmakers last year made a late push to expand the city's ability to crack down on misdemeanor crime and disorder in commercial areas — setting up six "stay out" zones …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/3/25
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Oregon’s marijuana market continued to deteriorate last year, with prices falling to an all-time low even as the state’s harvest hit a record high.
It’s a chronic imbalance …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/25
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A shooting north of Clatskanie on Saturday afternoon left two people dead – including the shooter – and three people injured, authorities said. All three survivors were taken to local …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/25
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The rodents have ratified it: Six more weeks of winter ahead in Portland and across the country.
“Stumptown Fil,” — or Filbert the beaver, who lives at the Oregon Zoo — …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/25
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A man fleeing from Washington County sheriff’s deputies ran into a Beaverton marsh early Saturday morning where authorities say he became bogged down in mud and high water, then surrendered.
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/3/25
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With cold weather and long distances, eastern Washington state would seem an unlikely region to find school district officials excited about electric buses.
Mike McCain, transportation director …
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By Sue Lani Madsen / The Center Square contributor
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2/3/25
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Washington state Democratic Party chair Shasti Conrad came up short Saturday night in her bid for a leadership post with the Democratic National Committee that would have given her a role crafting a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/3/25
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A bill that seeks to establish parameters for volunteers acting on behalf of a local sheriff’s office had a public hearing at the Washington State Legislature on Monday.
The …
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By Moe K. Clark / InvestigateWest
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2/3/25
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Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year.
A slew of bills in Olympia look to chip away at the problem. Some measures set …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/3/25
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One of two men who were inside a vehicle former NBA Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp is accused of shooting at in the parking lot of the Tacoma Mall has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/1/25
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