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Halloween · Longview

US Couple Kills Each Other In Violent Fight As Son Plays Video Game In Another Room

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

In a tragic incident last week, a married couple in Washington State fatally wounded each other during a violent confrontation in their home while their 11-year-old son played video games in another room, the New York Post reported. According to officials, the boy, wearing earbuds, was unaware of the argument unfolding on Halloween night as his parents fought in the home. He only realized what had happened when he later found their bodies. The …See the Story

Environment · Longview

Mystery of September’s strange odor near Portland has been solved

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Investigators from the government and social media have spent months trying to find out where a mystery smell that swept through Southwest Washington on its way to Portland in September originated. Washington’s Department of Ecology confirmed Wednesday it had a likely answer for part of the stink: the Smurfit Westrock paper mill in Longview, Washington. Longview is home to several paper mills and wood pulp facilities that use sulfur-based compou…See the Story

Longview, Washington · Longview

Longview police officers failed to de-escalate confrontation with suicidal woman before killing her, family claims

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Note: This story contains a description of suicide. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.When Longview, Washington, police drove to a call involving Katelyn Rose Smith in January, officers had already learned from dispatchers that she was suicidal and her partner was stopping her from picking up a gun.But when they arrived,…See the Story

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