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Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

January 6, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call. Interim police chief Sue […]

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Oregon

The REAL ID federal deadline is just 4 months away, are you ready?

January 6, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The REAL ID federal deadline is just 4 months away, are you ready?

You’ve probably heard about REAL ID, but do you know what it is? Let’s take a quick quiz. Guess which of the following answers is true. REAL ID is: A. The same as a passport.B. […]

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VA expands access to GI Bill benefits for Veterans who served multiple periods of service

January 6, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on VA expands access to GI Bill benefits for Veterans who served multiple periods of service

WASHINGTON— The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that — following the 2024 Rudisill Supreme Court decision — it has updated the process for awarding GI Bill benefits. This change means that many Veterans who served multiple periods […]

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WDFW Director approves lethal removal of wolves from Columbia pack

January 6, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WDFW Director approves lethal removal of wolves from Columbia pack

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind authorized lethal removal of up to two wolves from the Columbia wolf pack territory in southeast Washington including a producer permit for their private property […]

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Hood River Sheriffs Office warns about another scam

January 6, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hood River Sheriffs Office warns about another scam

We’ve received a number of calls from residents who report being contacted by a member of our office who was being aggressive and and making threats. These are scam attempts, and the callers do not […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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