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Group starts cleanup on Confederate markers in Vancouver, says it’s not going away

Jefferson Davis Park along Interstate 5.

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Lakewood police seek to overturn a $15M verdict in fatal shooting of unarmed black man

The verdict is believed to be the largest civil-rights police-shooting verdict in the Western District of Washington.

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Swastikas, bomb threat etched into WSU dorm walls trigger evacuation

Police inspected the building and found no evidence of explosives.

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Bremerton coach’s on-field prayer not protected by Constitution, appeals court rules

The panel said he was serving as a public employee when he prayed in front of students and…

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First they came for your plastic bags. Now it’s straws, and they’re starting in Seattle

The next target of an environmentalist group is the disposable plastic straw.

Between the gibes, Oliver mentioned the continued health risks at Hanford

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Between the gibes, Oliver mentioned the continued health risks at Hanford

Just days after Energy Secretary Rick Perry made his first trip to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, HBO’s John…

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Major central Washington fires continue with little containment

Crews estimate that one lightning-caused fire won’t be contained until Oct. 1.

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Police: Elderly Seattle brothers spent lifetime collecting sexual images of children, sexually abusing young girls

All three have been booked into the King County Jail and are each being held in lieu of…

Officers involved in fatal shooting sue city councilmember over her comments

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Officers involved in fatal shooting sue city councilmember over her comments

The suit, filed last week in King County Superior Court, was brought against her as an individual.

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Breitbart no place for our recruiting ads, Washington State Patrol says

A Monday post on a Seattle-themed community on Reddit criticized the State Patrol for the ads.

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Would moving state’s August primary date get more people to vote?

This year, turnout didn’t crack 27 percent statewide.

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Steelhead struggling home in record low numbers

Steelheaders all over the region are reeling — just not the good kind of reeling.

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Lawmakers’ expenses for Washington’s special sessions topped $445,000

Per diem and travel expenses typically constitute at least 85 percent of special session expenses.