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Barron Trump Will Not Be a Delegate at the G.O.P. Convention After All
Two days after the Florida Republican Party selected Barron, 18, to be an at-large delegate, Melania Trump’s office said he “regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments.”
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Columbian Newspaper
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Ferguson goes after Reichert for suggesting ‘guy upstairs’ is causing climate change
For the last 12 years as Washington’s governor, Jay Inslee has led the state in the epic global battle to save the planet from the harms of climate change. |
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U.S. plans to impose major new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan. |
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South Korea’s president urges citizens to have more babies
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced this week that he would create a new government ministry to tackle the country’s low birth rate, which he called “a national emergency.” |
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Oregon man suspected in March murder-for-hire held without bail in Clark County
A Clark County judge Friday ordered a Eugene, Ore., man be held without bail in the alleged murder-for-hire shooting of a Hockinson woman in March. |
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Washington nurses union files unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth
The Washington State Nurses Association has filed an unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center on behalf of the 1,465 nurses the union represents at the Vancouver hospital. |
Portland Business News
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At Hillsboro's Orchards project, housing leaders seek ideas, better connections
The push and pull between federal, state and local roles in building affordable housing was on display Thursday during a tour of a Hillsboro complex.
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Seattle Times Opinion
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Student protests: Consider Middle East destabilization
Re: “Student protesters: Listen instead of condemn” [May 8, NorthWest Voices]: While the letter writer may think, “Young people are better suited to see the morality in current issues …,” I wonder if they have the sense to question the unintended consequences of a withdrawal of U.S. support for Israel that may destabilize the Middle […] |
The Chronicle - Centralia
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Lewis County Fire District 5 terminates contract with chief hired in January 
Lewis County Fire District 5 (LCFD 5) in Napavine is again looking for a new chief after the district’s board of commissioners voted April 25 to terminate a contract with Brent Adams, who was hired in January of this year. “We are thankful for Chief Adams’ service to the district and wish him the best in his future endeavors,” LCFD 5 said in a May 3 news release. The district did not provide a reason for terminating Adams’ contract. Gregg Peterson, who retired as chief of LCFD 5 in 2016, is currently serving as interim chief. “Mr. Peterson has many years of service to the citizens of LCFD 5 and recently served as our interim chief until January of this year. He is well respected by our board, our employees, and the citizens of LCFD 5 and we look forward to working with him,” LCDF 5 said in a news release. A lifelong Washington state resident who has had careers in construction, fire and law enforcement, Adams left a lieutenant position at the Key Peninsula Fire Department in Pierce County in January 2024 to take on the role of fire chief in Napavine, according to previous Chronicle reporting. Adams was hired to replace former LCFD 5 Chief Dan Mahoney after the district’s board of commissioners voted to terminate Mahoney’s contract “without cause” in June 2023, according to previous Chronicle reporting. Peterson served as interim chief from the end of Mahoney’s contract in June 2023 to Adams’ hiring in January of 2024. Mahoney was hired as chief in 2019 and served in the position for nearly four years. |
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Man accused of stabbing in Centralia parking lot charged with assault 
The man accused of stabbing another man in the back during an altercation in a Centralia parking lot on Thursday has been charged with one count of second-degree assault. A witness reported the altercation in the back parking lot of Rite Aid on Harrison Avenue to 911 dispatchers at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9. When officers arrived, they saw one man walking away from the scene and another man still in the parking lot. “The male that remained at the scene was bleeding heavily from his back,” the Centralia Police Department said in a news release. “Centralia officers and responding aid crews from the Riverside Fire Authority and AMR took quick action to stop the bleeding and the victim was quickly transported from the scene,” the news release stated. He was later flown via Life Flight to a St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tacoma and “is expected to survive his injuries,” according to court documents. One of the officers at the scene reported the wound on the victim’s back was “consistent with being stabbed” and had gone through the victim’s rib cage, according to court documents. The officer said he “saw an immense amount of blood dripping from the wound and pink foam, consistent with a lung injury.” The man who left the scene was “quickly detained” and has been identified as Leonardo Mendoza, 28, of Chehalis, according to the Centralia Police Department. When asked by an officer if he had any weapons on his person, Mendoza reportedly “said he had a knife in his pocket but that he did not stab anyone with it,” according to court documents. He was arrested on several unrelated outstanding warrants. When searching Mendoza during the arrest, an officer located a cellphone, a black permanent marker and “a black folding knife that appeared to have blood on it,” according to court documents. When questioned, Mendoza allegedly said he had been sleeping when he woke up to the victim choking him, according to court documents. The officer reportedly “asked Mendoza if this was the first guy he ever stabbed,” to which Mendoza allegedly said, “yeah.” Paramedics reportedly did not see “any evidence of trauma” to Mendoza’s neck. The witness who called 911 reported she was in the Rite Aid drive-thru at the time of the dispute. “She stated that the two subjects mostly fought out of her view, but that she could hear them fighting” and reported seeing the victim kick out at Mendoza at one point during the dispute. Mendoza reportedly “had something gold-colored in his hand” at the time. Mendoza was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail just before 2:55 p.m. on May 9, according to jail records. His preliminary hearing in Lewis County Superior Court was scheduled for 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10.
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