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Washington State women’s basketball coach likes her rebuilt roster
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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After surpassing 20 wins for the third straight year last season, Washington State women’s basketball coach Kamie Ethridge was faced with a challenge that many coaches around the country face in these times: rebuilding a roster after a big...
Washington state appeals court finds firearm surrender orders in abuse cases are constitutional
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
SEATTLE (AP) — In summer 2022, Brandon Montesi told a King County judge that he had no guns. His ex-wife, afraid for the lives of her family members and herself, said it was a lie. Montesi’s ex-wife had sought a domestic violence protection order...
Washington State Fair: What it means to ‘Do the Puyallup’ for 125 years
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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It all started in the valley. Nearly 125 years ago, a group of local residents dreamed up the idea of putting on a fair in Puyallup Valley in Pierce County, about 35 miles south of Seattle. In 1900, from Oct. 4 to 6, the modest fairgrounds opened...
‘Religious freedom is inalienable’: L.A. and its mayor sued, accused of viewpoint discrimination
WorldNetDaily
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August 22, 2025
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Los Angeles, its mayor and chief of police are being sued in a case that accuses them of operating in violation of the U.S. Constitution by imposing a system of viewpoint discrimination that simply takes away the...
Women respond to Serena Williams' use of weight-loss drugs: 'I couldn't disagree more'
Hello!
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August 22, 2025
Serena Williams' frank Instagram post claiming her body "needed" weight-loss drugs has left one new mother feeling "let down" and personal trainers concerned as to the impact the news will have on their clients. The former tennis champion, 43,...
Most Washington state school districts are limiting phone, smart-device use in class, OSPI says
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS) Teachers often must compete with smartphones for students’ attention. It’s a problem that new data shows most Washington school districts are seeking to solve with restrictions on smart devices and phones during...
Rantz: Seattle activists boycott Etsy over satirical 'Alligator Alcatraz' merch
AM 770 KTTH - Washington State
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August 21, 2025
Seattle Indivisible has officially entered the cancel culture sweepstakes, this time setting its sights on novelty t-shirts and hats. Yes, while crime skyrockets and homelessness festers on Seattle’s streets, the activist group is laser-focused on...
2 Men Arrested for Arson, Property Damage to Illinois Church
International Christian Concern
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August 22, 2025
8/22/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — Authorities in southern Illinois, responding to a call on July 24, have arrested two men in connection with the arson and vandalism of McKinney Chapel Freewill Baptist Church in the town...
Steilacoom Community Church opens parking lots for electric vehicle show, August 24
The Suburban Times - Washington State
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August 22, 2025
Submitted by Dick Muri. The Steilacoom Community Church has graciously opened their two parking lots for use by visitors to the Electric Vehicle car show this Sunday, 24 August from 4 to 7 PM. We will have an Italian Music DJ on site playing some...
Sara Nelson, Dionne Foster differ on how to tackle substance use in Seattle City Council race
KUOW 94.9 - Washington State
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August 22, 2025
Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson is facing a tough race to keep her at-large seat this November, after finishing the Aug. 5 primary more than 20 points behind her opponent. Nelson has made addressing substance use disorder a central...
WHL Stars Beddoes & Bumstead Join PWHL Seattle Coaching Staff
BVM Sports
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August 22, 2025
Former WHL coaches Clayton Beddoes and Christine Bumstead have joined the PWHL's new Seattle franchise as assistant coaches for its inaugural season. General Manager Meghan Turner expressed excitement about their hiring, citing their extensive...
We Heart Seattle's Andrea Suarez: State-funded ‘Housing First’ warehouses fuel addiction and death
AM 770 KTTH - Washington State
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August 21, 2025
Mike Matzik was my friend and our neighbor here in Seattle. He’s no longer alive because of a broken housing system. After being homeless, Mike was referred to a low barrier “Housing First” provider, Plymouth Housing. Plymouth Housing did not...
Slog AM: Seattle Summer Turns up the Heat, FBI Raids John Bolton's House, a Colorado Coroner Has a Secret Body Room
The Stranger - Washington State
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August 22, 2025
Here Comes the Heatwave: Temperatures will stretch into the mid-80s Friday and could brush up against 90 degrees on Saturday. Summer isn't over yet. Make sure you check which beaches are safe to swim in this weekend. Madison Park Beach has a high...
Board of Education member resigns, seat to remain vacant until October
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education accepted the resignation of member Brandy Harty Tuesday night after Harty moved from Fairbanks in July. The board signaled that it will not fill the vacant seat until after the...
What to know about Packers' final preseason game against Seattle Seahawks
Marshfield News Herald - Wisconsin
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The Green Bay Packers play their final preseason game at 3 p.m. Aug. 23 against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. The Packers are 1-1 in the preseason and Seattle has one win and one tie, not that preseason records mean much. The teams last...
Male Inmate in Women’s Prison Assaults Female Under WA Governor’s Trans Policy
The Pennsylvania Daily Star
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August 22, 2025
by Greg Piper Bob Ferguson is the most unpopular Washington state governor in his first six months in more than 30 years, with fewer than one-in-three registered voters giving him “excellent” or “good” marks, according to a recent poll. The...
Ferguson and Larsen hear how SNAP cuts could worsen food insecurity in Washington state
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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August 22, 2025
LYNNWOOD—Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson and Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-D02) handed out free lunches to kids at Lynnwood Elementary Thursday, August 21, before hearing, firsthand — from Edmonds School District staff, parents and community...
Q&A – The CDL Scandal & The Illegal Immigrant’s Employer
1290 WJNO - Florida
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Q&A – The CDL Scandal & The Illegal Immigrant’s Employer Each day I feature a listener question sent by one of these methods. Email: brianmudd@iheartmedia.com Social: @brianmuddradio iHeartRadio: Use the Talkback feature – the microphone button on...
Rats, raw sewage pollute Memphis apartment complex; Owner in Washington State has four-bedroom home
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rats, cockroaches, and raw sewage at an apartment complex in Memphis' Hollywood neighborhood have residents living in conditions they feel are unsafe and unacceptable. FOX13's cameras were rolling when code enforcement officers...
‘Cultural Districts’ in San Francisco Exacerbate Issues of Displacement and Affordability
Progressive City
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August 21, 2025
By Stasha Lampert and Toshio Meronek In 2018, San Francisco put the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District on its official map, designating about ten blocks of the central South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood as culturally significant to the queer...