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The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office reported the Lewis and Clark Bridge had reopened as of about 10:55 a.m. Sunday after a suicidal person had climbed up the structure.
A crisis team talked to …
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By The Daily News
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6/9/25
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The night of May 7 was a challenge for Washington’s nascent agency tasked with investigating when police kill people.
The new state Office of Independent Investigations started looking …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/9/25
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Salaries in Washington continued to climb in 2024.
The statewide average annual wage reached $95,160 last year, according to the Washington Employment Security Department . That’s …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/7/25
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The Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced this week that it has added 57 new troopers to its ranks during the 120th Trooper Basic Training (TBTC) and 3rd/4th Trooper Lateral Training Class …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/6/25
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The Columbia County teen who authorities say planned a mass shooting at the Kelso mall is charged with eight crimes, including second-degree attempted murder and first-degree attempted assault.
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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6/6/25
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Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Lanese ruled against anti-tax activist Tim Eyman on Friday regarding his request for a recall petition against Secretary of State Steve Hobbs.
Eyman …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/6/25
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The Catholic Bishops of Washington on Thursday asked a federal court to block a new state law requiring priests to report instances of child abuse or neglect – even when it’s disclosed in …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/6/25
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The Washington State Library in Tumwater and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library in Seattle will close to the public on July 1 due to a lack of state funding.
State libraries will …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/25
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This week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with Reps. Emily Randall. D-Washington, and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, introduced the Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act (TERRA)
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/6/25
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A leaked Trump administration budget proposal completely scraps a key Columbia River salmon recovery program as the administration seeks to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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6/6/25
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Kelso mall store owner Jai Boiselle heard about the thwarted attack on the shopping center on Thursday — the same day FBI officials made the announcement and about two weeks after the suspect's …
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By Hayley Day / The Daily News
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6/6/25
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Be careful entering the underground tunnel linking two legislative buildings on the Washington state Capitol campus.
It may be slippery.
Water leaks flood the concrete path connecting the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/25
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A year from now, Washington will launch the nation’s first full-scale effort to help the state’s workforce afford long-term care and services as they age.
Etched into law in 2019, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/25
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Law enforcement stopped a planned mass shooting last month at Three Rivers Crossing in Kelso, the Portland Office of the FBI reported Thursday during a press conference.
A juvenile conspired the …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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6/5/25
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As the manhunt continues for 32-year-old Travis Decker, suspected in the murders of his three young daughters in Chelan County, more information is coming out about his declining mental state and …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/25
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The tragic murder of three young sisters near Wenatchee is bringing new attention to the complexities of family court and judicial discretion in complicated custody and visitation plans.
The …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/25
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The double homicide in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3, involved a man killing his estranged wife and her new partner and then turning a knife on himself, according to Clark County Superior Court …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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6/5/25
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\Washington state auditors have started investigating whether local police departments are properly reporting officer misconduct.
As part of police accountability measures passed in 2021, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/5/25
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SEATTLE — Federal appeals court judges in Seattle on Wednesday questioned a Trump administration lawyer and Washington’s solicitor general over the president’s executive order …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/4/25
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The manhunt continues for the father of three little girls found dead Monday just outside Leavenworth in Chelan County.
Court documents obtained by The Center Square reveal the timeline starting …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/4/25
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