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In the most recent report from April 1 through June 30 a high of 151 cases of COVID-19 were reported over a 14 day period, resulting in a case rate of 58 per 100,000 residents.

Denny Hamlin won his third Daytona 500. But, all thoughts were with fellow driver Ryan Newman, who was hospitalized after a terrifying crash on the final lap of Daytona.

SPOKANE (AP) — Three people were hospitalized after shootings in a Spokane park last weekend. Police were called to Manito Park early Saturday morning, where they found an adult male with a gunshot wound in his thigh. The Spokane Police Department says he was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries...

PORT TOWNSEND (AP) — The company that owns a Ferris wheel three people fell off in Washington state says the riders may have caused the accident themselves. Ron Burback, president of Oregon-based Funtastic Rides, told The Seattle Times that ride operators had asked the three to remain seated while the ride was in motion...

SPANAWAY (AP) — A man shot and seriously injured his younger brother in Spanaway while drunkenly playing with a loaded revolver. The News Tribune reports that it happened at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says four men were drinking in a trailer while playing with an unloaded revolver...

LONGVIEW  (AP) — A man in southwestern Washington has pleaded guilty to assaulting his twin children causing one to be hospitalized with fractured ribs and injuries to his liver and pancreas. The Daily News reports 29-year-old Jeremy Hochstetler pleaded guilty Tuesday to assault of a child...

OLYMPIA  (AP) — People struggling with heroin addiction and other opioids could be hospitalized against their will under a bill proposed by a Washington state lawmaker. The measure would expand the current Involuntary Treatment Act by including heroin and opioid users under "gravely disabled," which means they are at risk of physical harm due to an inability to care for their immediate n

FERNDALE  (AP) — A Phillips 66 contractor who was hospitalized after a toxic acid leak at a refinery near Bellingham has been released. The Bellingham Herald reports the man was among seven workers - six contractors and a Phillips employee - taken to a local hospital after a hydrofluoric acid leak Feb...

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — Mount Vernon police have seized three dogs suspected of attacking a 7-year-old boy last week. The Skagit Valley Herald reports the dogs were located Wednesday at a residence in Sedro-Woolley and placed under quarantine...

SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say one of eight children hospitalized in Washington state for a polio-like illness has died. The Seattle Times reports the child was one of three still hospitalized in Seattle. The child was not identified...