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Inslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish, SEIU
Published 11:58am Thursday, February 27, 2020
The governor is orchestrating a four-day bargaining session with both sides led by an MIT professor.
Read moreAmtrak, Sound Transit and the state all named in derailment lawsuit
Published 5:00pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020
It was filed on behalf of the family of a teenager who was paralyzed in the 2017 crash.
Read moreEastside man among four arrested, described as violent extremist
Published 1:59pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020
He was charged, alongside three others, for a conspiracy in Seattle Feb. 26.
Read moreRepublican leadership doubts effectiveness of homelessness spending
Published 7:30am Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Democrats propose hundreds of millions toward affordable housing.
Read moreCouncil unsatisfied with Sheriff’s response to use of deadly force report
Published 4:45pm Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The King County Sheriff’s Office could be required to explain why it didn’t implement recommendations.
Read moreInvestigators release video of Federal Way police fatally shooting black man following public outcry
Published 10:00am Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Civil rights advocates call out forceful policing that has targeted young people of color in South King County.
Read moreDemocratic lawmakers roll out spending plans for climate change, homelessness
Published 1:30am Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Republican opposition calls for tax relief, rather than spending the increased revenue.
Read moreFentanyl overdoses keep increasing in King County
Published 1:30am Monday, February 24, 2020
Meth overdoses are on the rise as well, continuing a trend reported on last year.
Read morePSE files to sell part of Colstrip coal plant
Published 1:30am Monday, February 24, 2020
The utility owns two units at the Montana power plant.
Read morePNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
Published 1:30am Saturday, February 22, 2020
Animal products create a lot of emissions, but veggie alternatives are coming from King County.
Read moreLawmakers flinch on banning for-profit detention facilities
Published 6:15pm Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Last minute amendment exempted ICE detainment facility.
Read moreMercer Island family raises awareness for rare, undiagnosed diseases
Published 9:30am Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Charlotte and Cooper Hawkins were born with an ultra-rare undiagnosed disease.
Read moreKing County considers free transit for low-income residents
Published 9:05am Wednesday, February 19, 2020
The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.
Read moreLaw enforcement challenges report on sting operation that killed Federal Way teen
Published 6:30pm Tuesday, February 11, 2020
King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s findings rattle Sheriff’s Office, police union.
Read moreUnstable housing? Apply for Section 8
Published 4:50pm Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Applications open in February for housing vouchers
Read moreGov. Inslee signs tax bill to help fund higher education
Published 1:30am Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Law shifts a portion of the tax burden to large tech companies.
Read moreKing County studies youth gun violence amid rising suicides
Published 10:10am Monday, February 10, 2020
It’s unclear what’s driving the trend.
Read moreUW summarizes Washington climate impact on water
Published 7:30am Monday, February 10, 2020
The report localizes information from the United Nations.
Read moreMental illness: Lawmakers propose plan to treat without consent
Published 10:30am Saturday, February 8, 2020
Concerns raised on the guardianship and loss of rights for incapacitated persons.
Read moreThe future could look a lot like this year’s flood season
Published 10:20am Saturday, February 8, 2020
Climate change is expected to lead to more winter flooding in King County.
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