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Jerry Miller of ’60s band Moby Grape dies in Tacoma
Author: Jim Harrington, Bay Area News Group

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jerry Miller, a founding member of the pioneering ’60s San Francisco psychedelic rock band Moby Grape, died July 20 in Tacoma.

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Squaxin Island Tribe will help save kelp
Author: Gabrielle Feliciano, The Olympian

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Squaxin Island Tribe have announced a partnership to conserve the Squaxin Island Kelp Bed, the last major kelp bed in South Puget Sound.

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Allstate: Seattle-area drivers among top 5 in U.S.
Author: Vonnai Phair, The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — Yes, you read that headline right — a recent study ranked Seattle-area drivers among the best in the nation.

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Whatcom County Council weighs plan to cut funds for low-income housing project
Author: Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald

BELLINGHAM — Whatcom County Council members are scheduled to discuss a proposal next week that would withdraw the county’s financial support from a subsidized housing project in downtown Bellingham because of several overdose deaths and continued complaints about crime.

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Las Vegas man charged with threats to judge, prosecutor in Trump trial
Author: Ken Ritter and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia, including the New York judge and prosecutor who handled former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, according to federal officials and court records.

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What’s in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them
Author: JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s name, it’s complicated.

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Forecasts call for good fall Chinook returns at Buoy 10
Author: Terry Otto

The largest and most exciting salmon fishery in the lower 48 states, the Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, will start August 1. Prospects for a good season are fair to high, with a forecast of over 500,000 adult fall Chinook expected to return to the mouth of the river.

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Mariners retool bullpen on busy day of trades
Author: Associated Press

The Seattle Mariners bolstered their bullpen acquiring right-hander Yimi García from Toronto on Friday in a deal that sent top prospect Jonatan Clase to the Blue Jays.

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Washington State News

Mets acquire Mariners RHP Ryne Stanek
(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Mets added a veteran arm to their bullpen on Friday, acquiring right-hander Ryne Stanek from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for outfield prospect Rhylan Thomas. Stanek, who turned 33 on Friday, is 6-3 with a 4.38 ERA in 39 innings this season, posting seven saves over 46 relief appearances. A first-round pick (No. 29 overall) of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013, Sta

NYT Politics

Bullet or Fragment of One Struck Trump’s Ear, F.B.I. Says
Author: Adam Goldman
The explanation was the most definitive to date after the bureau’s director had earlier suggested the former president might have been hit by shrapnel, igniting a political storm.

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