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SPOKANE – The state Department of Labor and Industries is advising wildfire victims to be on the lookout for contractors not registered with the department. Opportunists taking advantage of five victims have already included individuals burglarizing evacuated properties and others impersonating Red Cross assessors to gain access to homes during recovery efforts. Continued from Front Page “Disasters like our state’s recent wildfires often bring out scam artists itching to make a buck from homeowners desperate to quickly rebui...
OLYMPIA – Washington state fuel prices fell for the first time in months, but still remain above $5 a gallon. Despite the decrease, the Evergreen State still has the second-highest gas prices in the nation, behind only California. At the beginning of the year, the average price at the pump in Washington state was $3.84 per gallon. As of Monday, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Washington is $5.06, down from $5.09 the week prior, according to AAA data. Per AAA, the average price of gas in California t...
