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Neighbors say Tacoma Instagram star is harassing residents

The South Hill man regularaly posts that some of his neighbors are involved in a sex-trafficking ring.

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Chehalis man accused of taking 150 people on Grand Canyon hike

Even during normal years, a special use permit is required for groups of 12-30 people.

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Police investigating death of Spokane rapper found in river

Before he’d gone missing, Edwin “G Notes” Geter had talked about moving to Seattle.

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota, Wash. Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor of Oregon over a controversial proposal to breach four dams on the Snake River to save endangered salmon runs. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)

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Feud breaks out among GOP lawmakers over Snake River dams

An Idaho lawmaker and the governor of Oregon are accused conducting “secret negotiations.”

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, members of the Washington National Guard stand near a fence surrounding the Capitol in anticipation of protests on the first day of the 2021 legislative session in Olympia, Wash. The 2021 session of the Washington Legislature ended Sunday, April 25 and lawmakers had no shortage of weighty topics to consider while having to conduct their work amid a pandemic that meant most meetings and votes were conducted remotely. The Capitol building was also closed to the public since last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was surrounded by security fencing and national guard members at times due to fears of protests. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Security fencing removed from Washington Capitol campus

Calls to remove the fence from Republican lawmakers were unheeded during the 105-day legislative session.

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Man accused of dumping headless calves on road in Bellingham

The animals’ heads were found on the property of a woman who has a restraining order against him.

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Some events can increase capacity with vaccinated sections

The rule applies to ballgames, graduations and other gatherings for counties in Phases 2 or 3.

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$6 million settlement for men abused at Centralia group home

Boys were molested by other boys, by staff, by directors, and by members of the outside community.

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Washington prisons to resume in-person visits

Approved visitors can now submit an appointment request form online.

SR 20 North Cascades Highway will reopen after its at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 5. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

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The North Cascades Highway will open Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Traversing Washington and Rainy passes, Highway 20 connects the Skagit Valley with the Methow Valley.

A new study lists UW Bothell as one of the most worthwhile universities. (University of Washington Bothell)

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University of Washington to require COVID-19 vaccinations

UW President Ana Mari Cauce: All students must be vaccinated against COVID-19 before fall quarter.

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda take part in an AP interview in Kirkland, Wash. Gates' non-profit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given about $44 million to outside groups over the past two years to help shape new state education plans required under the 2015 law, according to an Associated Press 2018 analysis of its grants. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

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Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are ending marriage

In identical tweets, they said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years.

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ShakeAlert earthquake warning system goes live this week

Mobile phones will use location data to determine where you are.

A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew hoists a woman from a cliff early Sunday, May 2, 2021, near Hoh Head in Olympic National Park, Washington, after she and another hiker became stranded about 150 feet from the water line after climbing to retreat from rising tides. (U.S. Coast Guard)

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Coast Guard rescues two from ledge in Olympic National Park

The hikers became stranded early Sunday along a remote coastal area near Hoh Head.

Monroe Correctional Complex (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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Family sues state Corrections over cancer death at Monroe prison

Kenny Williams died two years ago after his cancer went untreated at the corrections facility.

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14 arrested in Seattle, 6 in Portland during May Day marches

Seattle police said the arrestees were detained for obstruction, property destruction, reckless driving and assault.

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, a sign on the street reads "Welcome to CHOP" as protesters stand near barricades, at the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone in Seattle. The area, which was also known as CHAZ, was occupied for several weeks during the summer by protesters after Seattle Police pulled back from their East Precinct building following violent clashes with demonstrators. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Mother of slain man sues Seattle over handling of CHOP

The lawsuit alleges that the man who shot her son knew the Capitol Hill area was a “no-cop…

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, a sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is posted near Richland, Wash. Two companies that do work at the former nuclear weapons production plant will pay fines of nearly $58 million for improperly billing the federal government for thousands of hours of work that were not performed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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123,000-gallon nuclear waste tank at Hanford may be leaking

A multi-billion dollar environmental cleanup has been underway for decades at the sprawling site.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee sits in front of a chart comparing Washington state's tax system to other western states as he talks to reporters, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year budget proposal that seeks to offset the revenue losses the state has seen during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and to help bolster the state's public health system. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Lawsuit filed to block new Washington capital gains tax

Five individuals and one couple claim the 7 percent tax on gains above $250,000 is unconstitutional.

Seattle Police officers head out on bicycles after taking part in a public roll call at Hing Hay Park in the heart of Seattle's Chinatown-International District Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the start of their shift as part of a community response unit. Due to recent episodes of violence and bias against Asians in Seattle and nationwide, law-enforcement presence in heavily Asian neighborhoods has increased, and the group of officers recently began starting some of their shifts at the park before working foot and bicycle patrols in the area to increase security and visibility. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Over 200 Seattle police officers quit amid nation protests

Some retired early, others left for jobs in other cities or in the private sector.