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Federal rule protects Southern Resident orcas down coast
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State ferry fares to increase 2.5 percent in October
OLYMPIA — Ferry fares in Washington state will increase 2.5 percent in October.
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Southern Resident orca presumed dead in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Institute thinks illness is to blame
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Private or state plan? Deadline coming on state long-term care insurance
OLYMPIA — Two years ago, Washington became the first state in the nation to establish a defined benefit…
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Heat wave expected in southwest Washington, northwest Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Heat and wildfire danger was expected to start Thursday throughout southwest Washington and northwestern Oregon,…
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Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire 46 percent contained
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Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews
BLY, Ore. — Lower winds and better weather helped crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling the nation’s largest…
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Death toll from Northwest heat wave expected to keep rising
SEATTLE — Each day, more deaths are being linked to the heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest…
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Businesses reopening across Washington state as most COVID restrictions lifted
OLYMPIA — Fifteen months after Washington state’s first “stay at home” order was issued in response to the…
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Command changes for Navy Region Northwest
SILVERDALE — Rear Adm. Brad Collins assumed command of Navy Region Northwest during ceremony June 18 at Naval…
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Dead ‘murder hornet’ near Seattle is first found in US in 2021
SPOKANE — Scientists have found a dead Asian giant hornet north of Seattle, the first so-called murder hornet…
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Gov. Inslee names Employment Security Department head
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has named Cami Feek commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department.
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Department of Natural Resources addressing hardwood shortage
Director solicits help from North Olympic Peninsula
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Bonneville Power Administration adds public safety power shutoff procedure to wildfire plan
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Bonneville Power Administration has announced the addition of a public safety power shutoff (PSPS)…