Aberdeen

The move comes as the state struggles with growing demand for space at its juvenile corrections facilities amidst a spike in crime among young people.

Officials say the goal of the new facility is to ease pressure on existing facilities as the state grapples with rising crime among young people.

The Washington state Department of Corrections was fined more than $84,000 for reportedly failing to follow safety rules meant to stop the spread of disease at its Aberdeen prison. The state Department of Labor and Industries said Friday it was citing and fining the agency after L&I inspectors responded to complaints related to an April tuberculosis outbreak at Stafford Creek Corrections Center.

Aberdeen City Councilwoman Tiesa Meskis is easygoing. You wouldn’t know it, but she had a wild summer that peaked with an international news story that turned ugly. But that’s not why we’re talking.

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