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Facebook stirs anger, abandons drilling gear on Oregon coast
They left 1,100 feet of pipe, 6,500 gallons of drilling fluid, a drill tip and more under the…
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Auburn police officer charged with murder under new state law
The officer fatally shot a man in 2019 while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct.
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US officials install cable barrier along Canadian border
The area has been used as a meeting place for families and friends during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Washington to apply for federal $300 unemployment aid boost
The program sets the weekly federal benefit here to $300 a week, down from $600 in an earlier…
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Slade Gorton ‘stood on principles’: Former senator dies at 92
He also served in the Legislature, as state attorney general and on the 9/11 Commission.
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Public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed
The property rights advocate signed an order that made his own position the default leadership post.
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Governor declares state of emergency over wildfires
There are multiple blazes — in Central and Eastern Washington as well as the Olympic Peninsula.
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Inslee orders more COVID-19 testing for farm workers
Many new cases are appearing at farms and food-packing facilities.
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Seattle police officer booked into Snohomish County Jail
The employee, whose name was not released, was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence assault.
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State AG sues agencies over National Archives in Seattle
One demanded $65,400 to redact public records associated with a decision to close the archives branch.
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Mountain rescuers searching for 2 missing Snohomish hikers
The women were attempting to complete the Enchantment Loop Trail on Saturday.
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How Spokane may learn to love water flouridation
Dentists say the coronavirus shows the importance of science-based public health measures.
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Forces are grappling over resources and growth in the Gorge
The Columbia River Gorge Commission is nearing decisions on the complicated, diverse, vast landscape.
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Students return to Spokane’s Gonzaga, Whitworth universities
The county’s health officer said it’s inevitable that some students will become infected with COVID-19.
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GOP lawmakers want special session; Dems say what’s the rush
Republicans want to tackle a deficit. Gov. Jay Inslee and other Dems are waiting to see what Congress…
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2 men charged in shooting at Kent bus stop that injured 7
The shooting likely left a 15-year-old boy paralyzed with possible neurological deficits.
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Seattle mayor OKs ‘emergency dismantling’ of waterfront pier
The pier between the Seattle Aquarium and the Great Wheel holds up Waterfront Park.
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Police in Portland arrest 4 as protests continue
Demonstrations have happened nightly in Oregon’s biggest city for more than two months.
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Inslee directs $40 million to aid the undocumented
Approved applicants will receive $1,000. But payments may not be available until October.