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The unit was shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other grant dollars going elsewhere in the state will be spent on technology upgrades, officer training, crime prevention programs and specialized equipment.

A warehouse fire near the tracks in Portland led to a temporary service suspension.

The Border 2 and Luna fires are each burning several thousand acres in the North Cascades while 0% contained.

He’s also believed to have broken windows at the victim’s business in the suspected hate crime.

The winner between the two Democrats will join Republican Erika Creydt on the general election ballot in November.

Outside food and beverages are still allowed at the fair, though items like weapons, alcohol and explosives are prohibited.

Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared late last month that August is Emergency Management Awareness Month in Washington state.

The suggested changes come roughly two years after the city overhauled rental inspection rules.

Farinacci, 37, is charged with starting the Old Trails fire, one of three blazes in the Spokane area that have burned more than 850 buildings, destroying whole neighborhoods and streets. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.

One of the fires has since been extinguished, while the other is burning on mountainous slope.