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Centralia man killed in local logging accident

OAKVILLE — A Centralia man, Erin Van Brocklin, 41, was killed in a Jan. 10 logging accident on…

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Lawmakers launch Olympia session introducing some unusual proposals

OLYMPIA — Would your legislator ever consider decriminalizing heroin possession? Or maybe turning the Supreme Court justices’ elections…

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Public comment sought on protective status for tufted puffins, Steller sea lions

OLYMPIA — State wildlife managers are seeking public comment on the protective status for tufted puffins and Steller…

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Board of Natural Resources views increase in land survey recording fees; first change since 2002

OLYMPIA — The Board of Natural Resources yesterday approved a proposal that, if finalized, would allow the state’s…

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New WDFW director stirs initial positive reactions Unsworth’s Idaho background may have useful parallels here, observers say

OLYMPIA — Dr. Jim Unsworth, deputy director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, was chosen Jan.…

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K-12: Expensive focus of 2015 legislative debates

OLYMPIA — Washington’s lawmakers have opened this year’s legislative session amid predictions of a long and contentious debate…

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Idaho man selected to lead Washington fish and wildlife agency

TUMWATER — Dr. Jim Unsworth, deputy director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, was chosen Saturday…

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Another shot at pot: Lawmakers prepare marijuana follow-up bills

OLYMPIA — Two years after Washington voters ended pot prohibition lawmakers are wading through a thicket of proposed…

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Washington state traces death’s footprints within masses of records

PACIFIC COUNTY — In 2013, about 15 Washingtonians died after being hit by vehicles; four died of bites…

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Local lawmaker proposing new regulations for medical marijuana

Senators Ann Rivers, R-La Center, and Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation “to ensure patients in…

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