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Elena Perry came to the Spokesman-Review in January 2023 as an intern serving in the Olympia bureau office and then in the Spokane office in May. A graduate of Washington State University, she is the education reporter for The Spokesman-Review

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Defending state track champion, transgender athlete Verónica Garcia wins second state title

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East Valley High School senior Verónica Garcia is again the state champion in the girls’ 2A 400-meter dash after the state track and field championship meet in Tacoma this weekend.