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Inside Gaming: Casino operator with Nevada ties files for bankruptcy
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 15, 2025
Maverick Gaming, a Washington-based casino and card-room operator with a portfolio that includes five properties in Nevada, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday following a debt restructuring completed last year. The company...
July’s increased taxes and fees just the start for Washingtonians
Queen Anne & Magnolia News - Washington State
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As of Tuesday, a slew of new and increased charges, taxes and fees went into effect in Washington state. This year’s legislative session saw lawmakers approve a tax increase package projected to generate approximately $9.4 billion in revenue over...
Washington state drought deepens and the summer forecast offers no respite
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS) There’s more to these pleasant, sunny days in Seattle than meets the eye. Yes, this is summer and it’s supposed to be hot and dry. But this year we’re much drier than normal and, fresh off major droughts in...
Opinion: Predators, politics, and public records
Clark County Today - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Nancy Churchill provides the ugly truth about Washington’s Wildlife Commission Nancy Churchill Dangerous Rhetoric Washington State’s Fish and Wildlife Commission is supposed to protect the balance of nature through science-based conservation....
Judge orders an end to nudity at Seattle’s Denny Blaine Park, for now
The Columbian - Washington State
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The days of nudity at Denny Blaine Park could be numbered. King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung ordered on Monday the city of Seattle submit a plan for eliminating public acts of masturbation and sex — as well as nudity as constituted —...
Bryan Kohberger's sick teenage crimes revealed by author JAMES PATTERSON, who explains how the Idaho murderer spent years preparing to kill
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
The plea deal that Idaho state prosecutors struck with confessed killer Bryan Kohberger may have seemed like justice to some, but the agreement left grieving families and, indeed, many Americans feeling cheated. While Kohberger, 30, will be...
Duo of Littlefield and Ustby Lead Seattle 3XBA To Second Place At Bucharest Stop
University of North Carolina Athletics
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July 15, 2025
BUCHAREST, Romania – Rattling off six wins at the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stop in Bucharest this past weekend, the duo of former Tar Heels in Carlie Littlefield and Alyssa Ustby assisted the Seattle 3XBA squad to a second-place finish. Ustby made...
Plaintiffs in Head Start Lawsuit File Motion to Amend Complaint to Challenge New HHS Rule Targeting Immigrant Families
American Civil Liberties Union
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Today, parent advocacy groups and a coalition of Head Start providers — plaintiffs in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful attacks on the Head Start program — announced they have requested to amend...
How Ezi Magbegor is finding her scoring touch for Seattle Storm again
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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Ezi Magbegor was the highlight of an otherwise disappointing loss for the Seattle Storm on Sunday. The 6-foot-4 defense-minded forward scored a season-high and team-leading 19 points in the Storm’s 74-69 loss to the Washington Mystics, where they...
Chase Ultimate Rewards sweet spots: From international business class to domestic travel
The Points Guy
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July 15, 2025
Chase Ultimate Rewards points are one of the most valuable transferable currencies you can earn. Because of this — and Chase's 5/24 rule — many people start with an Ultimate Rewards points-earning card when they first get into points and miles....
B.C. border crossings to Washington state continue to tank
Daily Hive Vancouver
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Summer is usually a busy time for British Columbians who enjoy driving down to the U.S., but visits to Washington state from B.C. have continued to drop, according to recent data. The Whatcom Council of Governments’ 2025 Changes in Border Volume...
Commissioner says NBA will take harder look at expansion as Seattle waits
The Columbian - Washington State
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LAS VEGAS — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league has been tasked by team owners to study the issue more formally as part of in-depth analysis, which would be...
MCR Comes Out Swinging in Tour Opener in Seattle With a Violin, a Dictator, and a Stabbing Clown
The River 95.9 - Illinois
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July 15, 2025
Lead vocalist Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance performs during the opening night of the band’s “Long Live the Black Parade” tour Friday, July 11, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) My Chemical Romance is back—and they’re marching harder...
UTILITY WORK ALERT: SPU plans ‘smoke testing’ in some West Seattle sewers
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Seattle Public Utilities is about to start a round of testing in the Arbor Heights area that might look startling. Here’s the notice sent to us to share with the wider community: SEWER INSPECTIONS WITH NON-TOXIC SMOKE PROJECT DESCRIPTION Seattle...
COUNTDOWN: Four days to West Seattle Grand Parade! Four costumed groups you’ll see
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
The West Seattle Grand Parade is four days away, this Saturday, July 19th, 11 am start at California/Lander, continuing south to California/Edmunds. We had the annual privilege of sitting in on the parade-lineup meeting last night with parade...
Designed with every mind in mind. Seattle firm transforms office spaces for neurodiversity
KUOW 94.9 - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Eight years ago, a client asked Kay Sargent, the director of thought leadership for interiors at global design firm HOK, “How do you design space for someone who has ADHD?” As the mother of five children, two of whom have been diagnosed as...
Ben Wolters confirmed as next Director of Development and Business Services
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
LYNNWOOD—Ben Wolters was confirmed by the Lynnwood City Council on Monday, July 14, to lead the Development and Business Services (DBS) Department as its next Director. Wolters is to assume the role of Director. and is taking over this role from...
Tim Benz: Oneil Cruz's HR Derby explosion, Paul Skenes' All-Star start highlight 'cognitive dissonance' of Pirates' fandom
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 15, 2025
Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Oneil Cruz may not have won this year’s Home Run Derby, but he may have emerged as the biggest star of the night. Seattle’s Cal Raleigh added another chapter to his magical season by winning the event. The Mariners’...
Washington state launches taxpayer-funded hate crime hotline
KOMO News - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Washington state has launched a pilot program for a hate crimes and bias incidents hotline in Clark, King, and Spokane counties. This initiative, which began this month, aims to provide an alternative way for residents to report hate...
Washington to ban sale of common ivy plants starting August 9
KHQ - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON - The sale of common ivy and Atlantic Boston ivy will soon be prohibited in Washington. The Washington State Department of Agriculture has added these plants to its list of noxious weeds. This decision highlights concerns about the...