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State offers free at-home COVID-19 tests
You can order the tests through the state’s new online portal.
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Kent Democratic Sen. Mona Das proposes 1% cut in state sales tax
Starting in 2023; Republicans voice support for Senate Bill 5932
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Federal Way police arrest suspect in fatal carjacking
35-year-old Tacoma man charged with murder in “random, brutal and senseless carjacking,” prosecutors say.
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Man accused of fatally shooting 11-year-old girl’s dog in front of her
The defendant is being charged with first-degree animal cruelty and reckeless endangerment.
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Non-profit sponsors study on how the pandemic impacted arts and culture in Puget Sound
The study helped identify challenges faced by residents and cultural organizations in Washington
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Auburn, Federal Way mayors speak out against multifamily housing bill
Leaders say they don’t need state intervention.
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WSDOT names contractor for State Route 18 intersection project
Construction to begin this year.
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Shoreline senator’s bill would close loophole on police disciplinary actions
Jesse Salomon says Kent Police assistant chief case example of why changes are needed
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COVID testing centers shut down for lack of business license
Center for Covid Control announced Jan. 13 it would close all of its locations for a week.
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Surgeries paused, National Guard deployed to assist hospitals
King County health officials say 1 in 7 ICU and acute-care hospital beds are occupied by a COVID…
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Unions: 2021 hosted a record number of workplace safety complaints vs. hospitals
Healthcare workers’ unions are supporting legislation that would implement safer staffing standards.
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Prosecutor alleges Seattle man recorded Muckleshoot Casino employee using toilet
The Auburn Police Department reports that a Seattle man used his cell phone to record an employee of…
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Trash piles up in King County neighborhoods after agency postpones service for weeks
Collection company initially cited weather as the reason, but now a strike interferes.
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Kirkland-based company sues to challenge ‘tribal gaming monopoly’ in Washington
Company called the state’s policy an “erroneous application of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.”
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Seattle man arrested after allegedly committing a dozen King County robberies
The 28-year-old is believed to have conducted robberies in Seattle, Bellevue and Federal Way.
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Washington Democrats introduce bills clarifying police reforms
One deals with mental health response and the other deals with less-lethal weapons.
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Postal workers concerned about USPS consolidation, impact on region’s mail delivery
Cities affected would be Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, Carnation, Duvall, Fall City, Mill…
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King County health expert is ‘mind-boggled’ by spread of Omicron variant
Omicron wave could peak by mid-January, according to predictions.
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Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell files as candidate for King County prosecutor
Ferrell was re-elected for his third term as mayor in Nov. 2021.
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Leesa Manion, chief of staff for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, to run for county prosecutor
Announcement comes the same day that Dan Satterberg announced he would not run for re-election.