Section: Local

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State legislators from both parties introduce net neutrality bills

Governor Jay Inslee had also promised action in the event of FCC reversal of Obama-era rules, which happened last year.
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Sedro-Woolley High School student selected as legislative page

Pages spend time in the Senate chamber and attend page school to learn about parliamentary procedure and the legislative process.
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Mudslide north of Seattle temporarily halts passenger trains

There will be no passenger train service through that section for 48 hours, or until 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
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Lewd behavior incident reported in WWU parking lot

Western police sent out an alert Friday, after a man was spotted in his car in parking lot 12A wearing no pants and masturbating.
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Bills tackle threats to endangered Puget Sound orcas

Many have been sounding the alarm about the orcas’ plight since the September death of a juvenile brought the population to 76. Orcas face including lack of food, toxic contamination and noise from vessels.
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Seattle Cheesecake Factory restaurant fined $15,000 by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the restaurant didn’t provide closed captioning for training and orientation videos that a deaf employee was required to watch.
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Two suspects arrested in robbery at Bellingham Macy’s store

Couple arrested in Cowlitz County
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Nooksack River expected to surpass flood stage

Continuing rain could also cause some urban flooding
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Bellingham is shaking – and stirring – things up with Cocktail Week

Bellingham Cocktail Week is a celebration of the fine art of cocktail making
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State Patrol identifies type of vehicle possibly involved in Bellingham hit and run

Troopers suspect a 1990’s era small Ford or Mercury in the incident that left a Western student seriously injured
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