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Deadly NW heat wave prompts effort to boost air conditioning
In Washington, lawmakers are exploring a bill that would expand air conditioning in senior care homes.
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State Senate OKs ban on sale of high-capacity gun ammunition
The bill bans the distribution and sale of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
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Inslee: Mask mandate is going away, but not quite yet
The governor said he’ll say exactly when next week. Meanwhile, a pause on elective surgeries will end Feb.…
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Remains found in 2003 in Montana identified as missing Bothell man
Steven Gooch’s family last heard from him in 1995. He was identified this week through DNA and forensic…
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New political mapping concludes with revisions by lawmakers
Barring a successful legal challenge, the legislative and congressional boundaries will be in place for this year’s elections…
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COVID-19 hospitalizations falling throughout Washington
Health officials say the end of the omicron wave will likely persist for at least a few more…
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Suspect arrested in Richland grocery store shooting
Aaron Christopher Kelly, 39, is the suspect in a shooting at a Fred Meyer that killed one man.
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1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Tri-Cities Fred Meyer
Authorities were looking for a middle-aged white man after the gunfire in Richland.
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Bill would speed handling of invalidated drug convictions
There were a quarter million convictions under a drug law recently struck down by the state Supreme Court.
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For the first time in generations, Snoqualmie Tribe has land
At the end of 2021, the tribe closed on the sale of 12,000 acres of land in East…
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Breach of state database may expose personal information
Agency doesn’t yet know whether such data was actually accessed.
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Monroe School District offers $34M in toxic exposure case
The district defended its cleanup efforts on the Sky Valley Education Center campus.
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Sex trafficking problem entrenched in Montana, officials say
Federal agency estimates as many as 24.5 million worldwide are victims of trafficking at any time.
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Senate doubles number of senators allowed on floor
The drop in COVID-19 cases means the number of lawmakers allowed on the chamber floor will increase to…
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Corrections officers, inmates frustrated and fatigued by COVID
In a visit to the Monroe prison, Corrections Secretary Cheryl Strange said the response to the pandemic is…
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Insurer groups sue over state limit on use of credit scoring
A rule prohibits insurers from using credit scoring to set rates for auto, homeowner and renter insurance.
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Spokane County prosecutor doesn’t agree with wife’s race comments
Mrs. Haskell has boasted about being a proud white nationalist. Mr. Haskell is up for re-election.
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1,000 Boeing jobs lost in WA last year, but unions hopeful
The jet manufacturer after three years of crisis may have hit bottom. It’s hiring again.
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Attorney General sues company behind ‘sham testing centers’
The Center for COVID Control ran sites in Everett and Lynnwood. A lawsuit alleges they gave invalid results,…
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Deputy seeking suspect mistakenly shoots off-duty officer
The dead officer had confronted a robbery suspect who tried to force his way into the officer’s home.