OLYMPIA — The Washington state Department of Natural Resources sais a statewide burn ban on lands it protects is expiring since rain and lower temperatures have eased wildfire danger.
State Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark thanked residents for their help “during a difficult and prolonged fire season.”
The department said the outdoor burning ban was over as of midnight Monday.
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A year after her arraignment, Janet Garcia appeared in court Wednesday for a competency hearing in the death of her son, Ariel Garcia.
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