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    Whole Foods grocery store entrance (Shutterstock)
    King County considers grocery store worker hazard pay...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 4, 2021 5:30 pm

    The King County Metropolitan Council will vote during its next meeting on whether to grant hazard pay to grocery store…

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    Freshwater variety of kokanee salmon from Lake Sammamish. File photo
    Encouraging numbers for kokanee salmon spawn count
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 4, 2021 1:30 am

    Lake Sammamish kokanee aren’t out of the woods by any stretch, but there’s reason to be optimistic about the fate…

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    Malden, after a wildfire burned down 80% of the town’s buildings in Eastern Washington. Courtesy photo
    DNR commissioner seeks $125 million to fight wildfires
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 3, 2021 10:10 am

    In Washington state last September, some 600,000 acres burned within 72 hours.

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    Washington State Supreme Court Justices (back row, L-R) Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Mary I. Yu, G. Helen Whitener, (front row, L-R) Susan Owens, Charles W. Johnson, Steven C. Gonzalez, Barbara A. Madsen and Debra L. Stephens.
    Justices strike down Washington state drug possession law
    By Rachel Riley • March 1, 2021 3:50 pm

    Police must stop arresting people for simple possession.

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    In a zipper merge, cars continue in their lanes and then take turns at the point where the lanes meet. (Koenb via Wikimedia Commons)
    Do Washington drivers need to learn the zipper...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 28, 2021 5:30 am

    Legislators propose requiring zipper merge instruction in drivers education and in license test.

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    In Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan, which was announced Jan. 28, restaurants can reopen at a maximum 25% capacity and a limit of six people per table. Inslee recently announced all counties will be staying in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan for the next several weeks. Pictured: People enjoy outdoor dining last summer in downtown Kent. Courtesy photo
    Inslee: All of Washington to stay in Phase...
    By Joseph Thompson • February 26, 2021 2:30 pm

    The governor issued a weekslong pause on regions moving backward, but has yet to outline a Phase 3.

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    A South King Fire & Rescue firefighter places a used test swab into a secure COVID test vial on Nov. 18, 2020, at a Federal Way testing site. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    Masks are still king in combating new COVID...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 23, 2021 12:00 pm

    A top UW doctor talks new strains, masks and when normal could return.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Democrats look to allow noncitizens to serve on...
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 22, 2021 3:22 pm

    A Senate bill takes aim at a state law requiring anyone seeking elected office to be a citizen.

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    A CVS pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at Village Green Retirement Campus in Federal Way on Jan. 26. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing
    State health leader: We have a plan, we...
    By Joseph Thompson • February 21, 2021 11:00 am

    Two months after the COVID vaccine landed in Washington, many still struggle to secure their shots.

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    How the pandemic and coronavirus variants can show...
    By Cameron Sheppard • February 20, 2021 1:30 pm

    Scientists say viruses reproduce and mutate at higher rates, creating viral variants.

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    An Island Park Elementary teacher and her students hit the books on Feb. 8 in the Mercer Island School District. The single largest amount of Gov. Jay Inslee’s newly announce relief package, $668 million, will go to public elementary and secondary schools to prepare for reopening for some in-person learning and to address students’ learning loss. Courtesy photo
    Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief package
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 20, 2021 11:05 am

    The federal funds will go to fight COVID, aid renters and reopen shuttered schools and businesses.

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    Of the 84 schools that had COVID-19 outbreaks across the state, 69% were public schools and the remaining were private schools, according to a new report. Courtesy photo
    State releases data on COVID outbreaks in schools
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 14, 2021 6:30 am

    A new statewide report outlines how COVID-19 outbreaks have moved through Washington schools.

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    Federal Way woman killed in Seattle shooting
    By Olivia Sullivan • February 11, 2021 3:00 pm

    Investigation shows no connection between victim and suspect, who was fatally shot by Seattle officers.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Legislature examines restructuring public health in WA
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2021 8:30 am

    Lawmakers in Olympia are considering an overhaul of Washington state’s public health system to increase access to basic services.

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    Gray wolves historically roamed across the state but were eradicated in Washington by 1930s. In recent decades wolves have been migrating back to the state from Canada, Idaho and Oregon. John and Karen Hollingsworth/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Pack to the future: Will more wolves come...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2021 5:00 pm

    Some experts believe we’re on the cusp of discovering packs in King County.

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    Remi Frederick, a Village Green employee receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Jan. 26 in Federal Way. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing
    Inslee: We have vaccine capacity, we just need...
    By Joseph Thompson • February 7, 2021 3:10 pm

    Despite continued frustration from those seeking a shot, the state is making progress, he said.

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    Sunken and abandoned boat at Kirkland’s Marina Park (Photo Credit: King County Sheriff’s Office)
    Abandoned boats in waterways are a ‘regional challenge,’...
    By Cameron Sheppard • February 6, 2021 1:30 pm

    Spokesperson says expensive and time-consuming boat recoveries happen about 20 times a year.

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    Pay freeze for Inslee and state lawmakers this...
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 4, 2021 3:00 pm

    A citizen panel approved a 1.75% increase for executives, legislators and justices 17 months from now.

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    Sea stars huddled at low tide (Photo credit: MARINe)
    Research suggests warmer oceans are killing sea stars...
    By Cameron Sheppard • January 30, 2021 1:30 pm

    ‘Wasting syndrome’ has decimated 70-100 percent of sea star populations in certain areas.

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    Spring Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Report: Washington salmon are in hot water
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 29, 2021 1:30 am

    Ten of the 14 salmon species listed as endangered are in crisis.

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