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Apr 28, 20214 min read

Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases

When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns....

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Apr 26, 20211 min read

Semi driver taken to Quincy Hospital after his semi rolled on the east side of Vantage Bridge

-Quincy, WA A semi driver was taken into the Quincy Valley Hospital after his semi rolled on the I-90 Vantage Bridge off ramp to SR-26 on...

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Apr 26, 20211 min read

Let’s go racing Officer? Man leads MLPD officers on a high speed chase south of ML

-Moses Lake, WA According to MLPD their pursuit just south of ML was in result to a man wanting to race an officer. The driver...

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Apr 25, 20211 min read

Ephrata’s United Methodist Church catches fire Sunday morning

- Ephrata, WA The back portion of The United Methodist Church caught fire around 8:30am Sunday morning at the corner of C St. NW and...

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Apr 25, 20212 min read

At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire, ministry says

Baghdad (CNN) At least 82 people died in a hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq's capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry...

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Apr 25, 20211 min read

Inslee directs Ferguson to investigate Pierce County Sheriff Troyer

- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee directed Attorney General Bob Ferguson on April 23rd to investigate Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer for...

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Apr 25, 20211 min read

Inslee announces re-authorization of J & J COVID vaccine in Washington

- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee announced the authorization of resuming the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by the Western States...

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Apr 25, 20212 min read

Washington Legislature passes carbon pricing measure

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington is on track to become the second state in the nation to have a comprehensive carbon pricing policy under...

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Apr 25, 20214 min read

COVID-19 cases rising sharply, Grant County now labeled as a “Very High Risk” county

- Moses Lake, WA While many of us would like to see the end of the SARS-CoV-2 virus better know as the COVID-19 virus, however there’s a...

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Apr 23, 20211 min read

Senate and House to enter negotiations on capital gains tax

- Olympia, WA AP The Washington Senate on Thursday refused to concur with changes the House made to a measure to create a new tax on...

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Apr 23, 20213 min read

US health panel reviews J&J vaccine pause over rare clots

- Washington District of Columbia, USA AP With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week,...

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Apr 23, 20215 min read

Indian hospitals plead for oxygen, country sets virus record

NEW DELHI (AP) — India put oxygen tankers on special express trains as major hospitals in New Delhi begged on social media on Friday for...

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Apr 22, 20211 min read

Failed governor candidate Loren Culp (R) is now planning to run for US House of Representatives

REPUBLIC, Wash. (AP) — Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp will challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, a fellow Republican,...

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Apr 22, 20211 min read

U.S. Stocks end lower after report on Biden’s tax proposal

- New York City, NY (AP) A report that President Biden will propose a hefty tax increase on the gains wealthy individuals reap from...

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Apr 22, 20214 min read

COVID-19 hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens

WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalizations among older Americans have plunged more than 70% since the start of the year, and deaths...

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Apr 21, 20211 min read

Moses Lake Spring Festival Canceled for 2021 Memorial Day Weekend

- Moses Lake, WA The Moses Lake Spring Festival has been canceled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 safety concerns. In a...

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Apr 16, 20211 min read

Governor Jay Inslee appoints Tyson Hill to the Grant County Superior Court

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Tyson R. Hill today to the Grant County Superior Court. He replaces Judge John Antosz, who is resigning on...

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Apr 16, 20211 min read

Standoff with Washington man suspected of killing California woman

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of driving from Washington state to California in order to kill his estranged wife was taken...

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Apr 16, 20214 min read

Gunman who killed 8 people at FedEx Ground Facility identified as young man in 20s,

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the...

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Apr 12, 20212 min read

VIDEO: Police report multiple victims in Tennessee high school shooting

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Multiple people including a police officer were shot Monday at a high school in the east Tennessee city of...

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