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Court records state the two communicated for six months before eight people were killed.
A cyclist suffered minor injuries from the incident.
Downtown Bellingham retail vacancies rose as county-wide property sales slowed slightly over the summer.
The state plans to appeal the ruling, which removes a requirement that sheriffs need at least five years of law enforcement experience.
Analysts attribute the nation-wide drop at the pump to rising oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
The closures are not finalized until voted on by the school board.
Two other passengers in the car weren’t hurt.
Crewmembers recently called on the governor to address burnout and wage gaps.
Students would be required to keep phones stored away during the school day under proposed legislation.
Governor Bob Ferguson claims the project would bring greater danger to the Salish Sea ecosystem.