Washington’s fatal drug overdose rate increased in a one-year period the fastest of any state, according to a new report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The report found that …
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TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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8/28/23
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Washington state has received just over $859.2 million in revenue from its new capital gains tax since collection began Feb. 1.
As of Wednesday, a total of 6,012 capital gains accounts have been …
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Randy Bracht / The Center Square
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8/28/23
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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources [DNR] has banned rule burns, permit burns and all campfires on lands it protects throughout its Pacific Cascade Region, as hot, dry summer weather …
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8/21/23
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife surpassed 36,000 boat inspections this summer in the quest to keep zebra quagga mussels out of waterways and lakes.
First found in the Great …
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Brandon Hansen / For The Reflector
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8/21/23
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Along a back road in northwestern Lewis County, Anthony Novack studied the long line of trees behind a big, open, grassy field. From afar with binoculars. Then up close in person.
For Novack, a …
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John Stang / Crosscut.com
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8/21/23
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Growing up in the mountains of East Tennessee with a father who couldn’t read or write, Dolly Parton’s most valuable possession was the “coat of many colors” her mother sewed …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / For The Reflector
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8/21/23
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Staff at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville have raised over 300 endangered northern leopard frogs from the egg to froglet stage and are set to release them in Eastern Washington at the end …
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Jacob Dimond / For The Reflector
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8/21/23
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One member of Packwood’s abundant elk herd, dubbed “Hammock Head” by locals, earned regional notoriety for getting himself caught in a hammock late last year and spending the winter …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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8/14/23
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With the first fall big game hunting season now underway, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reminds hunters that time is running out to complete mandatory hunter education …
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The Reflector
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8/14/23
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Clear cutting versus thinning, wildfire management, spotted owls, carbon sequestration.
Forestry in Washington is and always has been a slew of complicated and often controversial topics. Take …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / For The Reflector
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8/14/23
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Opinions in Washington D.C., according to U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, can get pretty “circular.”
The Democratic 3rd District Representative touts a …
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Isabel Vander Stoep / For The Reflector
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8/14/23
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A robust, high-quality harvest is forecast this year for Washington state’s apple growers.
“There is a lot of excitement as we are seeing a more normal harvest and excellent fruit …
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Randy Bracht / The Center Square
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8/14/23
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Are the phish biting today?
That question serves as a warning to anyone or any entity operating online, including local governments which have become increasingly attractive targets for …
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Randy Bracht / The Center Square
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8/14/23
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The Clark County Council won’t endorse a letter in support of a federal grant opportunity to help replace the aging Interstate-5 bridge over the Columbia River.
During an Aug. 2 …
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Rick Bannan / rick@thereflector.com
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8/7/23
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The public is invited to comment on Washington State Department of Transportation’s draft Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan, which covers topics such as safety, financially sustainable …
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The Reflector staff
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8/7/23
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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is working toward many climate goals, such as providing “equitable tree cover,” reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving state …
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Logan Washburn / The Center Square
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8/7/23
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The Japanese beetle may spread throughout Washington state in the next 20 years, according to a study by Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
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Logan Washburn / The Center Square
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7/31/23
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Free permits. Fresh huckleberries. Late summer in Southwest Washington.
Some of life’s greatest joys are within reach. Huckleberry picking permits are now open for the Gifford Pinchot …
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The Reflector staff
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7/31/23
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Daybreak Youth Services continued its legal fight late last month over the suspension of its license by the Department of Health, as new allegations that a Spokane counselor had a sexual relationship …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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7/31/23
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