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Olympia police arrest suspect in downtown stabbing 05/22

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Gov. Inslee signs bill giving adoptees more access to birth records 05/22

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State golf: Olympia's Brendan McCauley aces No. 13 hole at Camas Meadows, places fifth; other state golf highlights 05/22

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Owners’ health issues mean dessert shop will close 05/20

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Steve Powell won't leave prison Thursday

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said.
2 insurers proposed to not cover Wash. abortions

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two insurance companies who filed to compete in Washington state's health care exchange initially proposed not to provide abortion coverage, officials said Wednesday.
37-year-old man charged in Wash. state ricin scare

SPOKANE, Wash. — A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
Groups ask for big picture look at NW coal ports

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Environmental groups and a public health organization want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the big picture - from mining in Wyoming to air pollution in China - before allowing development of three Northwest ports to ship up to 100 million metric tons of coal a year to Asia.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visiting Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is visiting Portland this week for what will be her first West Coast trip since she was sworn in last month.
Highway 520 toll going up July 1

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. — The state Transportation Commission approved an increase in Highway 520 floating bridge tolls at Wednesday's meeting in Port Townsend.
Seattle bank robber fires shot

SEATTLE — Police say a robber fired a shot during a bank hold-up Wednesday in south Seattle.
Mountain lion kills dog in southeast Boise

BOISE, Idaho — State wildlife officials are searching for a mountain lion believed to have killed one dog and injured another in a subdivision in southeastern Boise.
Idaho prosecutor won't seek death again for Sivak

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho prosecutor says he won't seek the death penalty when Lacey Mark Sivak is resentenced this fall.
ISU to pay $400K after medical records breach

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records.

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