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A woman gathers flowers at Snofalls Lavender Farm outside Fall City on July 18, 2020. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
Finding farmland in King County is a perpetual...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 23, 2021 10:40 am

High prices and a lack of available land has pushed the price per acre sky-high.

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Kent man charged with cutting brake lines, slashing...
By Steve Hunter • March 19, 2021 12:38 pm

Tells police he committed hundreds of similar crimes in Seattle, Des Moines

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Jan. 29, 2021, was the first day of in-person learning for first grade students in the Snoqualmie Valley School District who chose the hybrid learning option. Photo courtesy Snoqualmie Valley School District
Inslee signs order to get students back in...
By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.com • March 16, 2021 3:15 pm

The directive requires districts to offer at least two days of on-campus instruction per week for all grades.

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Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference March 11, 2021.
State to expand indoor dining and allow fans...
By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.com and Joseph Thompson jthompson@soundpublishing.com • March 11, 2021 2:45 pm

Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan will allow businesses to operate at 50% capacity starting March 22.

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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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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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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 jcornfield@soundpublishing.com • 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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Gov. Jay Inslee talks about schools reopening during a Tuesday news conference. (TVW)
Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief package
By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.com • 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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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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