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Buckley, Black Diamond police blotter | Feb. 11 – 26

Juveniles with chalk in Black Diamond, and three suspended license arrests in Buckley.

Deadly Accident

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Buckley residents injured in three-car crash

Three people were sent to Good Samaritan Hospital.

For sale sign hanging in front of house

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Washington needs more than 1 million homes in the next 20 years

Department of Commerce officials say communities will need diverse housing options in the future as well.

An Auburn woman won the Powerball jackpot in February. Photo courtesy of WA Lottery

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WA Lottery reveals Auburn woman as winner of $754.6 million Powerball jackpot

An Auburn woman has won the $754.6 million Powerball jackpot.

The Lower White River is home to Endangered Species Act-protected salmon, a critical food source for southern resident orcas.

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EPA approves Lower White River water cleanup plan | Department of Ecology

The Lower White River watershed’s pH levels are off, harming salmon and other river wildlife that sustain the…

Brown areas indicate where shellfish harvesting is closed due to pollution. (Screenshot from Washington Shellfish Safety Map)

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DOH awards $5.5M to improve Puget Sound shellfish habitats

$455,000 was earmarked to improve the health of shellfish beds in Poverty Bay.

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Masking requirements in healthcare, other facilities to end April 3

DOH still recommends masks for patients, healthcare providers, and visitors in healthcare settings.

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EMS halloween shooting threat case ends with guilty plea

The student was sentenced to 106 days of detention, with all time served.

Reps. Drew Stokesbary and Eric Robertson (R-31).

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Stokesbary, Robertson to hold March 11 town hall in Enumclaw

And if you miss them there, catch them in Sumner the same afternoon.

House Bill 1724, sponsored by local Reps. Eric Robertson and Drew Stokesbary, would have added requirements for the Department of Social and Health Services to provide additional notice to communities before the department entered into a contract with a “Less Restrictive Alternative” home for sex offenders.

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Three bills addressing the sex offender release system die in committee

Local legislators submitted bills to increase community notice of when a high-level sex offender would be moving into…

State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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Divisive bills on pursuits, gun purchases edge closer to House votes

And a comprehensive remaking of state’s approach to drug possession advances toward action in the Senate.

Screenshot from King County website.

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What do you do with your food waste? King County wants to know

King County Solid Waste Division will have an online food waste survey open until April 30.

Tiny logo, tiny news. Photo courtesy Ray Miller-Still

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Briefly | March 1

An update regarding security at a group home for sex offenders, several court dates moved back, and corrected…