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Justices strike down Washington state drug possession law
Published 3:50pm Monday, March 1, 2021
Police must stop arresting people for simple possession.
Read moreDo Washington drivers need to learn the zipper merge?
Published 5:30am Sunday, February 28, 2021
Legislators propose requiring zipper merge instruction in drivers education and in license test.
Read moreKing County libraries will reopen in some cities for in-person services
Published 12:00pm Friday, February 26, 2021
Fall City, Kent libraries among six selected for partial reopening.
Read moreRepublican state senators make bid to get children back into classrooms
Published 5:45pm Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Wilson, Braun among sponsors of Senate bill
Read moreNew state modeling report explores options for safer return to in-person learning
Published 2:38pm Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Explores how to minimize COVID-19 introductions in schools
Read moreMasks are still king in combating new COVID strains
Published 12:00pm Tuesday, February 23, 2021
A top UW doctor talks new strains, masks and when normal could return.
Read moreDemocrats look to allow noncitizens to serve on school boards
Published 3:22pm Monday, February 22, 2021
A Senate bill takes aim at a state law requiring anyone seeking elected office to be a citizen.
Read moreHow the pandemic and coronavirus variants can show us evolution in real time
Published 1:30pm Saturday, February 20, 2021
Scientists say viruses reproduce and mutate at higher rates, creating viral variants.
Read moreInslee names Karen A. Johnson director of new state Office of Equity
Published 4:15pm Thursday, February 18, 2021
She is currently the equity and inclusion administrator for the state Department of Corrections
Read moreKreidler says insurance industry guts proposed ban on use of credit scores
Published 1:03pm Thursday, February 18, 2021
Claims Senate Bill 5010 watered down to protect insurers, not consumers
Read moreUW study shows high COVID infection rates among pregnant women
Published 3:30pm Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Study shows infection rates to be two to four times higher than expected among minority groups.
Read moreInslee offers school districts state-funded COVID testing
Published 10:15am Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The ‘Learn to Return’ plan is intended to speed school reopenings with an added layer of confidence.
Read moreEverett online heroin and meth dealer sentenced for mailing drugs nationwide
Published 6:30am Sunday, February 14, 2021
Todd Peterman-Dishion of Everett, let go by Boeing and addicted, turned to dark internet commerce.
Read moreState releases data on COVID outbreaks in schools
Published 6:30am Sunday, February 14, 2021
A new statewide report outlines how COVID-19 outbreaks have moved through Washington schools.
Read moreThoughts on police reform and public trust | Guest column
Published 10:30am Friday, February 12, 2021
By Steven D. Strachan, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Read moreFederal Way woman killed in Seattle shooting
Published 3:00pm Thursday, February 11, 2021
Investigation shows no connection between victim and suspect, who was fatally shot by Seattle officers.
Read moreLegislature examines restructuring public health in WA
Published 8:30am Thursday, February 11, 2021
Lawmakers in Olympia are considering an overhaul of Washington state’s public health system to increase access to basic services.
Read morePack to the future: Will more wolves come to King County?
Published 5:00pm Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Some experts believe we’re on the cusp of discovering packs in King County.
Read moreNew state law averts big spike in unemployment taxes on businesses
Published 10:16am Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Inslee signed a measure to spread out increases and boost weekly benefit checks for those who are unemployed.
Read moreInslee: We have vaccine capacity, we just need the doses
Published 3:10pm Sunday, February 7, 2021
Despite continued frustration from those seeking a shot, the state is making progress, he said.
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