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Western Washington working to mitigate wildfire risks this summer
WASHINGTON — Multiple wildfires are actively burning across the state of Washington, including a fire in Chelan where people have been asked to evacuate, and one in Yakima where nearly 10,000 acres have been scorched so far. It's not even summer yet, but residents of western Washington are already...
Pierce County business snared in illegal-import case and fined $360,000
A Tacoma-based home goods business imported products from China that were falsely declared as being from Malaysia — a distinction that allowed it to evade specific oversight and more than $850,000 in import duties, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Tip the Scale LLC, which operates LD Kitchen and...
Washington’s deadliest routes: Road from Morton to Tacoma makes list
Washington State Route 99, a 49-mile highway from Fife to Everett and runs through the Seattle-Tacoma area, has been identified as the state's deadliest route. A recent study conducted by Texas-based legal team The Barber Law Firm analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find the deadliest roadways in every state. Data was pulled from the NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System to find the average number of fatalities between 2018 and 2022.
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