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Legislature shrinks education opportunity gap; governor’s signature next By Izumi Hansen WNPA Olympia News Bureau OLYMPIA — A…

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The people’s choice: Marijuana evolves into legal state industry

OLYMPIA — When Logan Bowers opened his marijuana retail store Seattle Hashtag in April 2015, he entered an…

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Zika virus confirmed in Southwest WA man

OLYMPIA — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of Zika…

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FBI statement on Oregon wildlife refuge situation

For Chinook Observer readers who are following this news, here’s a statement by Greg Bretzing, Special Agent In…

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WSU veterinarians offer advice on canine influenza viruses

PULLMAN — The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) has found two dogs positive for influenza A, but…

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Family shares daughter’s tragic addiction story

EDITOR’S NOTE: This powerful story from the south side of the Columbia River mirrors the addiction struggles of…

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State minimum wage stays at $9.47

TUMWATER — Washington state’s minimum wage, of $9.47 per hour, will stay the same in 2016 because the…

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Strong El Niño does its thing to the Northwest; pumped up jet stream brings convoy of storms

PACIFIC OCEAN — The National Weather Service has warned for months that this year’s El Niño weather pattern…

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No remaining environmental risk from sunken vessel

WESTPORT — A sunken vessel in Westhaven Marina no longer poses and environmental risk after Coast Guard personnel…

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State still welcoming Syrian refugees

The recent Paris attacks intensified the debate on how America should allow people through its doors just as…

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