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Tree to be planted Saturday in honor of Charlie and Braden Powell

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:21:26 PST

A dogwood tree will be planted Saturday at Carson Elementary School in remembrance of Charlie and Braden Powell.

State's share of mortgage settlement: $648 million

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34:44 PST

Washington's share of a $25 billion settlement with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses will be about $648 million, the state attorney general said Thursday.

State cheerleading tournament illnesses now at 192

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33:05 PST

A Washington state Health Department spokesman says there have been 192 reports of illness among people who attended a state cheerleading tournament last weekend in Everett.

Tip leads police to search recycling center in Powell investigation

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:56:53 PST

Pierce County sheriff’s investigators have roped off part of a Graham recycling center after receiving a tip that Josh Powell threw some paper away there before he ignited a deadly house fire Sunday.

Initiative to legalize marijuana will go to voters

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:22:39 PST

An initiative seeking to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana will be decided by voters, Washington state lawmakers said Thursday.

Voters may face 2 ballot measures on gay marriage

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:43:21 PST

Voters may be presented with two ballot measures seeking to overturn a recently passed measure that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state.

Moment of Blessing ceremony scheduled Tuesday for Powell boys

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:31:08 PST

Associated Ministries will hold a Moment of Blessing ceremony next week at the what’s left of the home where the two Powell brothers were killed.

Single? Mount Hood Meadows offers 'Chairway 2 Heaven' speed-dating event

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:58:14 PST

Single? Love might be waiting for you on a chairlift in Oregon.

Federal Way businessman Roger Flygare plans to run for Miloscia's House seat

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:14 PST

The owner of a court reporting business announced this week that he will run for a 30th District House seat as a Democrat.

Powell tragedy draws scrutiny from lawmakers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:05:48 PST

State Sen. Pam Roach, a frequent critic of the Department of Social and Health Services, asked DSHS today what Utah police told the agency about the Powell children’s welfare before their deaths.

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