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A Washington state Democratic lawmaker is expressing “regret and guilt” over legislation she supported that she believes has contributed to an explosion in juvenile crime and lives lost.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/14/25
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Washington’s Democratic attorney general is looking at a new way to shield the state’s immigrant workers amid the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
Attorney …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/14/25
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Following an address on Wednesday, Oct. 8 that lasted roughly half an hour — centered around progress made by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office in 2025 — Sheriff Derek Sanders …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/25
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With potential budget cuts to Thurston County Sheriff’s Office looming — and other restrictions to numerous Thurston County agencies — Sheriff Derek Sanders spoke to an audience at …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/25
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Brooklynn Bell, 15, of Rainier, qualified to compete in the Webb Roping Productions Breakaway Roping Competition at the Junior National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The prestigious event will take …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/25
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With plenty of whipped cream to make things even messier, dozens of participants got pie on their faces this past weekend in Bucoda during the inaugural Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular Great Pumpkin Pie …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved a staff request Tuesday, Oct. 7, to award a contract for the renovations of the new Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) building, located …
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Dylan Reubenking / For Nisqually Valley News
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10/14/25
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Heather Warsaw attended Yelm Community Schools’ most recent board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9, and used the public comment portion of the event to voice her concerns over the school board and …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/25
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Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division has announced in a news release that it is offering observer training for the Nov. 4 general election. The training will be held over Zoom at 5:30 …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/25
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The future trail system at Nisqually State Park is taking shape, and the community is invited to join Washington State Parks for a public meeting to get a first-hand look at what’s to come, a …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has been appointed as the alternate county government representative to the Washington State Emergency Management Council (EMC), effective Oct. 1 with a …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/25
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In front of a modest crowd at the Yelm Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 8, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders told attendees of his town hall event that the Thurston County Sheriff’s …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners continued its work last week toward reducing the impact of a general fund shortfall on county services. Their actions — along with cost-saving …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/14/25
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Two of Yelm Community Schools’ board directors, Debbie Edwards and Denise Hendrickson, along with Superintendent Chris Woods, echoed their support and strong sentiments toward booster clubs and …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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10/14/25
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The Pacific Northwest has its enigmas: Bigfoot, D.B. Cooper, a long history of UFO sightings. But sometimes mysteries are literally underfoot. Just south of Puget Sound is a vast pimpled prairie …
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Knute Berger / Cascade PBS
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10/13/25
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A congressman representing eastern Washington spent Sunday outlining how Democrats are advocating for loopholes to provide taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal immigrants.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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10/13/25
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A resentencing hearing got underway Monday in Spokane County Superior Court for a man sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 murders of two young people.
Justin Crenshaw stabbed and killed …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/13/25
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On the day remaining Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and reunited with their families and friends after more than two years, much of the free world celebrated the peace deal between the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/13/25
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Last month, the Snohomish Police Department issued a statement telling people not to call 911 in response to initiative signature gatherers operating outside stores such as Fred Meyer and …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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10/13/25
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The so-called “Big One” or Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake expected to trigger disruptive quakes throughout the West Coast could cause more damage than previously estimated if it sets …
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By Shaanth Nanguneri / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/13/25
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