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Mom of 7’s killing was mystery for years, until cigarette offered a clue, WA cops say

More than two decades after a mother of seven was killed, her case has finally been closed, Washington deputies said. A 69-year-old man, who was convicted in a separate 2005 killing and is currently serving a life sentence in Arizona, was identified as a suspect in the death of Tamara (“Tammy”) Mattson, the Island County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 9 Facebook post. However, as he “suffers ...
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YWCA Yakima celebrates kickoff of work to transform building into emergency shelter

Jan. 10—A small shrine near YWCA Yakima honors the life of Rocio Ramos-Martinez, who was killed by the father of her child. She died three days after he attacked her outside the YWCA on Jan 1, 2021. Many people have paused there, some leaving flowers, candles, rocks and keepsakes. Nearby, work has begun on a new YWCA domestic violence shelter that will be named Rocio's Place, nonprofit ...
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Locked out guards at Hanford nuclear site reach contract deal on 23.5% pay increase

Jan. 9—The Hanford guards will return to work at the Hanford nuclear site 47 days after they were locked out as their contract expired. On Thursday, the Hanford Guards Union approved a contract proposal after three earlier failed votes. The new collective bargaining agreement is beneficial to both parties, said Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS), the Department of Energy contractor ...
News >  WA Government

MAGA is a big drag on the Washington GOP, even in red parts of the state

SEATTLE — Chad Magendanz is a computer science teacher who was noodling around with some numbers the other day, and he could scarcely believe what the screen was telling him. He's also a Republican, from Issaquah. So it happened he was looking into some local election data. "It's quite surprising," he told me. "I think these results are a strong signal of where politics is headed in this ...