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Washington State's New Law On Clergy Child Abuse Reporting
Washington State's New Law On Clergy Child Abuse Reporting
Washington State's New Law On Clergy Child Abuse Reporting
A new law signed by Washington Go. Bob Ferguson requires all members of the clergy to report cases of child abuse or neglect regardless of the source of the details, including the confessional. The law goes into effect this July. The Archdiocese of Seattle has responded by threatening excommunication for any Catholic clergy who follow the new law...
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Task Force Releases Toolkit For Loved Ones
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Task Force Releases Toolkit For Loved Ones
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Task Force Releases Toolkit For Loved Ones
The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & People (MMIWP) Task Force is releasing a toolkit for families and friends to use in the event someone they know goes missing. The Task Force says the families and friends of missing people are often their best advocates for being found, and the MMIWP's Families Subcommittee spent over three years coordinating with the loved ones of missing or murde
Washington's Newest Area Code - 564, Soon Expanding
Washington's Newest Area Code - 564, Soon Expanding
Washington's Newest Area Code - 564, Soon Expanding
The phone numbers of some Washington State residents will soon be known by a newer three-digit area code. Although it might come as a shock to some folks in The 509, the Evergreen State's original area code was actually 206, which not only covered Western Washington, but the entire state beginning in 1947...
Washington’s 10 Biggest Earthquakes Of The Past Four Centuries
Washington’s 10 Biggest Earthquakes Of The Past Four Centuries
Washington’s 10 Biggest Earthquakes Of The Past Four Centuries
Although earthquakes happen all over the world there are definitely some places which have a greater frequency of considerable seismic activity than others, and Washington State is certainly one of them. Despite not being rocked nearly as much as its Pacific Coast sister in statehood, California, or other hotspots for big temblors around the globe like Japan, China or Iran, the Evergreen State has
Adams County Sheriff Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
Adams County Sheriff Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
Adams County Sheriff Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner testified at a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security & Enforcement on Wednesday. During the proceedings, which were dubbed "Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals," Wagner strongly criticized sanctuary policies, and underscored the roadblocks he claims they create for his and other la
Countdown to Friday: What Washington's Midway Cutoff Means
Countdown to Friday: What Washington's Midway Cutoff Means
Countdown to Friday: What Washington's Midway Cutoff Means
Friday marks the midpoint of the Washington Legislative session. This is the deadline marking the the end for bills committees do not pass for this legislative session, according to 7th District State Senator Shelly Short. " is the deadline for bills in their committee...

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