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    Grocery workers in unincorporated King County to receive...
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 11, 2021 10:10 am

    Workers at many large grocery stores in unincorporated King County will soon see a pay bump of $4 an hour…

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    SAAFF Promo and Sponsors (photo credit: Seattle Asian American Film Festival)
    Seattle Asian American Film Festival continues in virtual...
    By Cameron Sheppard • March 10, 2021 1:30 pm

    Festival spokesperson says the virtual format allows for more access to films and events.

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    A landslide in December 2019 created a crack in this Fall City road, allowing for a one lane entry and exit. Courtesy of King County Road Services
    WA Legislature grapples with funding roads, bridges
    By Aaron Kunkler • March 8, 2021 3:20 pm

    Roads and bridges repair programs in King County are underfunded, and state legislators are thinking of ways to address critical…

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    Proposed bill aims to trade handcuffs for help...
    By Cameron Sheppard • March 7, 2021 5:00 pm

    Supreme Court decision to strike down drug possesion law leaves oppurtunity to shift paradigm

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    House passes bill to increase financial reporting, transparency...
    By Cameron Sheppard • March 7, 2021 4:50 pm

    Bill’s prime sponsor says it will help address healthcare equity and affordability.

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    Rates of Alzheimer’s Disease expected to rise in...
    By Cameron Sheppard • March 5, 2021 10:10 am

    Report records 120,000 diagnoses in Washington.

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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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    In this file photo, Tayshon Cottrell dons his graduation cap and gown, along with a face mask reading: “Wear it! Save America” at Todd Beamer High School’s virtual graduation walk recording on May 20, 2020, in Federal Way. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing
    Law gives Washington high school seniors leeway to...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 3, 2021 2:21 pm

    Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that can waive some requirements for students who were on track before the pandemic.

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    Study shows Washingtonians exceeded ‘heavy drinking’ threshold in...
    By Cameron Sheppard • March 3, 2021 1:00 pm

    The survey suggests Washingtonians drank more than 17 alcoholic beverages a week on average.

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    Mercer Island School District first-graders returned to in-person classes on Jan. 19, 2021. Here, Northwood Elementary School students head into the building. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District
    Governor: Educators are now eligible for coronavirus vaccine
    By Joseph Thompson • March 3, 2021 12:30 pm

    “This should give educators more confidence,” Jay Inslee said. Other frontline workers could soon be next.

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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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    Entrance to the Tukwila Library branch of the King County Library System. File photo
    King County libraries will reopen in some cities...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 26, 2021 12:00 pm

    Fall City, Kent libraries among six selected for partial reopening.

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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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