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Asbestos concerns worry neighbors of proposed gravel mine in Whatcom County
Cowden Incorporated would run the 70-acre Ranch Quarry Surface Mine. It would operate up to 12 hours a day, six days a week. WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Its rolling hills and green pastures...
84-year-old man in Chehalis found dead in possible homicide, police say
An 84-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head, according to police. CHEHALIS, Wash. — Police in Chehalis are investigating the possible homicide of an elderly man found dead...
Seattle rallies as Supreme Court weighs criminalizing homelessness
In 2018, the Oregon Law Center filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Debra Blake, a woman who’d been homeless in Grants Pass for nearly a decade and accumulated more than $5,000 in...
UW football coaches’ text messages shed light on Tybo Rogers rape case
Former UW football coach Kalen DeBoer received a text message regarding rumors about Tybo Rogers about a week after a Title IX report was filed accusing him of rape. SEATTLE — Text messages...
Former Orting Valley nonprofit executive director accused of stealing nearly $200,000 from her workplace
The money was used for trips to Las Vegas, $30,000 in Amazon purchases, cash withdrawals and other personal expenses. ORTING, Wash. — The former executive director of an Orting Valley nonprofit is facing...