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Teen accused of robbing minor at gunpoint in Thurston Co. after online messages
An 18-year-old man has been accused of robbing a minor at gunpoint near a Lacey transit center. The teen attended his preliminary appearance in Thurston County Superior Court on Thursday, and prosecutors charged him Monday with first-degree robbery while armed with a firearm. Lacey police arrested him Nov. 4 on suspicion of first-degree robbery and assault following a three-week investigation. The alleged robbery occurred at about 7:15 p.m. Oct. 13 near the Intercity Transit Center in Lacey. The 15-year-old minor told police he got into a vehicle expecting a ride home. Instead, the driver allegedly took him a short distance from the transit center, and two occupants robbed him with Glock pistols in hand, according to a probable cause statement filed with the court. The minor reportedly gave them his backpack, which held his schoolwork, school supplies, a school-issued Chromebook, a sweatshirt, a wireless charger and $400 in cash, per the statement. Then he said he got out of the vehicle and walked back to the transit center. The minor’s mother told police she was there when her son got into the vehicle. She said she saw him get into a white sedan and took a picture of the vehicle,
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Jaelynn Scott makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Washington Legislature
Seattle and Renton voters have elected Jaelynn Scott to represent the 37th Legislative District in Olympia, making her both the first openly transgender person elected to the Washington state Legislature and the first to be elected to a state legislature in the United States. Scott was leading with 87.44% of...
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Olympia childcare workers unionize at center downtown. ‘We're losing teachers.'
Childcare workers in Olympia are becoming the first KinderCare workers in the nation to unionize, according to a Monday news release from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925. The early-childhood educators from the KinderCare Capitol Childcare Center have cited low pay, insufficient staffing, lack of benefits and disrespectful treatment as reasons driving their collective decision to unionize, per the news release. The workers on Monday submitted a formal petition with the National Labor Relations Board, according to the news release from SEIU Local 925, which represents over 5,500 childcare workers statewide. Kayla Gertje, the Capitol Childcare Center’s cook who served as its director until June, said the industry suffers from high turnover. But consistency in staffing and caregivers is crucial for young kids who need to feel secure and build bonds, she said. “If we’re focusing on their most basic needs, they need to feel safe,” Gertje said in a call. “And if we have a constant wave of new faces in the building, they are not going to feel safe.” KinderCare spokesperson Colleen Moran said that since its 2023 grand opening, the Capitol Childcare Center at 106 Maple Park Ave. SE has served state employees and the
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Advanced Thoracic Care Closer to Home: Meet Dr. MIA Debarros
For many patients facing a lung cancer diagnosis, accessing specialized care can mean traveling long distances, navigating a complex healthcare system and making difficult decisions during an already stressful time. At Providence St. Peter Hospital, thoracic surgeon Dr. Mia DeBarros is helping change that reality by bringing advanced surgical expertise and a patient-centered approach directly to South Puget Sound.
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Michigan Daily
America should stop funding hostile architecture and instead fund homes
IIn 2023, the state of Washington’s transportation department spent $643,000 to clear a homeless encampment beside Interstate 5 in Lacey and fill the site with hundreds of boulders. The boulders kept people from returning, but they did not address why people were living there in the first place. The...