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Nirvana sued by baby on ‘Nevermind’ cover for child porn

Spencer Elden, now 30, has spent his life in the public eye after being pictured naked in a…

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Raymond Duda, then-FBI Special Agent in Charge in Seattle, speaks as he stands next to a poster that was mailed earlier in the year to the home of Chris Ingalls, an investigative reporter with KING-TV in Seattle, during a news conference in Seattle. Cameron Shea, an organizer of a neo-Nazi campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states was sentenced Tuesday, Aug, 24, 2021, to three years in prison after apologizing for what he did and saying he’s a changed man. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Neo-Nazi who led effort to threaten journalists gets 3 years

The other defendant, Kaleb Cole, whose guns were seized in Arlington, has pleaded not guilty.

FILE - In this June 28, 2021, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits the Bly Fire Camp on the southern edge of the Bootleg Fire, in Klamath County, Ore. People in Oregon, regardless of vaccination status, will be once again be required wear masks in most public outdoor settings, including large outdoor events where physical distancing is not possible, beginning Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (Arden Barnes/The Herald And News via AP, File)

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Masks to be required in Oregon’s outdoor public settings

Health officials say they’re seeing instances where cases are clustering around outdoor events.

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019 file photo Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, looks on as Suzi LeVine, right, the state's Employment Security Department Commissioner, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The state of Washington is calling in the National Guard to help process unemployment benefit claims as officials grapple with a backlog caused in part by a fraud ring that stole more than half a billion dollars in aid, officials said Thursday, June 11, 2020. LeVine said that Gov. Jay Inslee approved the deployment of troops who will start assisting her team next week as it tries to reduce the unemployment claim backlog.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

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Former state employment chief leaves Labor Department job

Suzi LeVine said the agency’s move to in-office work clashed with her family obligations in Seattle.

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Firefighter dies while working on Gales Fire in Oregon

The death is suspected to have been caused by a falling tree.

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Passenger’s cellphone caught on fire after landing at Sea-Tac

The aircraft crew used a battery containment bag to extinguish the flames.

A poster with information on slain Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Wales is displayed during a news conference giving an update on the unsolved 2001 slaying of Wales, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Seattle. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joined other officials to discuss the killing of Wales, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle who was shot as he worked in the basement of his home on Oct. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Marysville woman pleads guilty to obstructing a murder probe

The case involves the unsolved killing of Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Wales in Seattle in 2001.

A person holds their hand up to a window inside the Pierce County Jail during a protest against police brutality passing by outside the jail, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in downtown Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. The protest came a day after at least two people were injured when a Tacoma Police officer responding to a report of a street race drove his car through a crowd of pedestrians that had gathered around him. Several people were knocked to the ground and at least one person was run over. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Dozens test positive for COVID-19 at Pierce County Jail

The outbreak means only people arrested on suspicion of violent crimes will be booked.

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Activists try to overturn Oregon’s newest election laws

Laws aimed at expanding voter access in the state are under fire from a conservative group.

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Benton County Jail offers inmates ramen noodles for vaccines

By Monday, the jail will have given out 900 packets of noodle soup to 90 prisoners.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee puts on a mask after speaking at a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. The governor also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington state’s mask mandate went into effect Monday

The governor’s office is working with state partners to reestablish an enforcement system.

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Whidbey Island tourism spikes in 2021

Daily visitors to Island County boomed this year despite COVID, with economic impact far-reaching.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. The governor also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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State employee union raps Inslee over vaccine mandates

A 45,000-member union is criticizing Gov. Inslee’s implementation of a broad COVID vaccine mandate.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021. The nest was in a rural area east of Blaine. (USDA)

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First Asian giant hornet nest discovered near Blaine

Crews found the nest after they followed a hornet that was equipped with a tracking device.

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Lewis County man accused of killing goat

A 67-year-old Winlock man is accused of killing a goat and violating a protection order.

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Klickitat Co. sheriff with COVID-19 still fighting mandates

The 76-year-old’s diagnosis led to a five-day hospital stint. He’s back home now and using oxygen.

Providence employees look at anti-vaccine mandate protestors as they cross the street outside of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Inslee reinstates indoor mask rule, whether vaxxed or not

Jay Inslee also ordered employees of public schools, colleges and child care centers to get vaccinated.

A Value Village store is seen Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Edmonds, Wash. The company that operates 300 Value Village, Savers and other thrift stores in the U.S., Canada and Australia is suing Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, saying his office has violated its rights by demanding $3.2 million to settle a three-year investigation. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Appeals court overturns ruling against Value Village

A 2019 ruling found the thrift chain misled customers by deceptively marketing itself as a charity.

Thousands of live sand dollars are washing ashore on the south end of Seaside Beach. (Seaside Aquarium video screen shot)

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Thousands of live sand dollars wash up on Oregon coast

The creatures can only live a few minutes out of the ocean.

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Searchers find body of missing hiker in North Cascades

Rachel Lakoduk, 28, of Moses Lake went missing in 2019. Her remains were found last weekend.