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WA officials respond to death of Charlie Kirk, political violence

Conservative activist was killed Sept. 10.

Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing

Northwest

Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in Washington

Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone…

King County and Public Health have turned a former Econo Lodge motel into an emergency isolation/quarantine facility on Central Avenue in Kent. File photo

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King County reports 27 coronavirus cases in homeless shelters

County has provided 60 motel vouchers so far for quarantining homeless individuals.

Joint statement from the mayors of Auburn, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Tukwila, Enumclaw, Algona and Pacific was issued Sunday, March 22, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Courtesy of City of Kent

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South King County mayors: Please stay home, follow best practices

Update - 6 p.m. Monday, March 23

Opinion

King County bus ad hitchhikes with the media | Andy Hobbs

An old ad for Pep cereal says that “the harder a wife works, the cuter she looks.” That…

Faith Middleton

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Maple Valley couple interviewed for episode of ‘Disappeared’

For a few hours, Federal Way became an unlikely stage for cable television. Last week, an NBC TV…

Opinion

Finding some empathy for immigrants | Andy Hobbs

As the Puget Sound region's population grows, so will scrutiny over Korean immigration. Earlier this month, a handful…

News

Marijuana petitioners clash with ACLU over legalization effort

A grass-roots campaign is under way to legalize marijuana in Washington state. Sensible Washington is the political committee…

Opinion

Online military voting next step in revolution of modern life through the Interent

If necessity is the mother of invention, then the military helped raise one of her biggest children. The…