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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a measure to ban the chemical bisphenol A (BIS'-phen-ol) from baby bottles and other food and drink containers.
SEATTLE — The Pierce County medical examiner's office says 8-year-old Azriel Carver drowned. His body was found Thursday on a south Puget Sound beach, and a search continues for his mother, 29-year-old Shantina Smiley.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Legislature has approved a measure that would eliminate about four dozen boards and commissions.
SEATTLE — They huddled in the bushes after dark, peering through the grass to spy on shellfish gatherers.
TUKWILA, Wash. — Foster High in Tukwila is one of the schools competing to get President Obama as its commencement speaker.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A for-profit subsidiary of Portland-based Ecotrust has sold its first carbon credits from Washington forest land it owns.
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — A Navy squadron known as the "Black Ravens" is returning to Washington this weekend after an 8-month deployment aboard the USS Nimitz.
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. — A West Richland truck driver has won a $8.8 million Washington lottery jackpot.
SEATTLE — A Port Townsend farmer apparently had a secret life as a bank robber. Michael Fenter, owner of Compass Rose Farm, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to four counts of bank robbery and weapons charges.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Kennewick police say a blind man and his guide dog were hit by a car while crossing a street. Officers say the dog died but 65-year-old Bernie Vinther is recovering. He was treated at Kennewick General Hospital for a twisted ankle.