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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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King County Elections to host virtual candidate workshops
March 9, 2021 4:21 pm

Effort to encourage people to run for local offices in 2021

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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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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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FILE - This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two  (Johnson & Johnson)
Inslee OKs use of single-shot Johnson & Johnson...
By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.com • March 4, 2021 2:50 pm

The governor acted after receiving the recommendation of a scientific panel enlisted by Western states.

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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 jcornfield@soundpublishing.com • 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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First-time home buyers increasingly priced out of Washington...
By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com • March 2, 2021 11:51 am

Building Industry Association of Washington says state’s median home price is $522,023

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King County Elections seeks better voter turnout in...
March 2, 2021 11:25 am

$950,000 in grants to be distributed over next two years to groups

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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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Republican state senators make bid to get children...
By Steve Hunter • February 24, 2021 5:45 pm

Wilson, Braun among sponsors of Senate bill

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