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In this Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, photo, James Gleeson, a surveyor with the Washington State Department of Transportation, takes measurements from the shoulder of Interstate 82 to monitor a slow-moving landslide on Rattlesnake Ridge beyond in Union Gap, Wash. Large containers line a road below the ridge, an effort to help block rocks and debris from reaching the highway. The threat has forced evacuations as officials prepare for what they say is inevitable – the collapse of the ridge near the interstate highway that experts say should occur sometime from late January or early February. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Yakima County landslide slows down to 2 inches per week

Scientists have been monitoring the Rattlesnake Ridge slide near Union Gap since 2017.

University of Washington campus in spring 2018. (Sue Misao / Herald file)

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University of Washington settles DOJ claims of grant fraud

A science/engineering professor is accused of submitting false documentation about research work.

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020 file photo, truck traffic from Canada waits to cross the border into the United States in Derby Line Vt. The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The new rules, to be announced Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason for travel (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

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US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated

The move ends a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bobby Nakihei (right) of Everett, shown with his wife, Diana, died of COVID-19 this month. In 2017 he received a heart and kidney from Justin Elzinga, a 20-year-old Kennewick college student who died unexpectedly. (Family photo) 20211013

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Organ donor gave Everett man a new life, until COVID hit

A 20-year-old man’s heart beat inside Bobby Nakihei, 62, of Bobby’s Hawaiian Restaurant in Lynnwood.

The Boeing 737 Max 10 airplane landing at Boeing Field in Seattle on June 18. (Chona Kasinger / Bloomberg)

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Boeing ramps up 737 Max but 787 deliveries are still blocked

Boeing last month maintained its steady trickle of sales as it navigates the aviation downturn.

FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo, the Amazon campus outside the company headquarters in Seattle sits nearly deserted on an otherwise sunny and warm afternoon. Amazon said Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 it will allow many tech and corporate workers to continue working remotely indefinitely, as long as they can commute to the office when necessary. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Business

Amazon to allow employees to work remotely indefinitely

Although most cannot work remotely because their duties include grabbing orders and delivering them.

Local News

Inslee: No ‘massive disruptions’ as worker vax rates hit 90%

A surge in vaccinations has eased concern about service slowdowns ahead of a Monday deadline.

A poster with information on slain Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Wales is displayed during a news conference giving an update on the unsolved 2001 slaying of Wales, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Seattle. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joined other officials to discuss the killing of Wales, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle who was shot as he worked in the basement of his home on Oct. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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$2.5 million reward to solve prosecutor’s killing in Seattle

Thomas Wales, who was shot to death 20 years ago, was a veteran of the U.S. attorney’s office.

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Vaccination rates rise at WA agencies ahead of deadline

As of yesterday, the Department of Social and Health Services said 91% of its staff is vaccinated.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., together with Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, Rep. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., right, Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., second from right, and other Republican members of Congress speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Rep. McMorris Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19

In a statement, the eastern Washington Republican said her symptoms were mild.

Ferries pass on a crossing between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island. File Photo by Andy Bronson/Daily Herald

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Staffing shortages force cancellations on Washington ferries

Dozens of ferry sailings were cancelled Thursday because there weren’t enough qualified workers.

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State Democrats ask courts to toss election-fraud lawsuits

The state party wants in on cases in eight Washington counties. A lawsuit in Snohomish County is bound…

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More Seattle police showing proof of COVID vaccination

At least 292 officers still need to verify they’ve been fully vaccinated, a 62 decrease from Tuesday.

Lauren King (University of Virginia)

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Senate confirms 1st Native American US judge in Washington

Seattle attorney Lauren King is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma.

FILE - Boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sit next to vials in the pharmacy of National Jewish Hospital for distribution, in east Denver. A judge on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, dismissed an attempt by a group of Denver police officers to block the city's vaccine mandate from taking effect. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski,File)

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King County woman dies from rare J&J vaccine complication

Of the 12.5 million doses of J&J given, 38 people reportedly got blood clots and four have died.

This combination photo shows Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performing at Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 20, 2019, left, and "The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, a memoir by Grohl. (AP Photo/Dey Street Books via AP)

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Dave Grohl’s ‘Storyteller’ reveals long list of famous friends

The Foo Fighter frontman and former Nirvana drummer has a message to fans: “I’m just like you.”

Kirana, a female Sumatran tiger, died Oct. 4 after experiencing severe injuries during a breeding introduction (Katie Cotterill/Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium).

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Male tiger kills female during introduction at Tacoma zoo

The two Sumatran tigers were meeting as part of a plan to help save the endangered species.

Angie Cleary, a registered nurse, cares for Joyce Johnson-Albert as she receives an antibody infusion while lying on a bed in a trauma room at the Upper Tanana Health Center Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in Tok, Alaska. Johnson-Albert was optimistic but also realistic. "I just hope the next few days I'll be getting a little better than now," Johnson-Albert told a reporter on the other side of a closed, sliding glass door to the treatment room two days after testing positive for COVID-19 and while receiving an antibody infusion. "It's just hard to say. You can go either way." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Rural Alaska at risk as COVID surge swamps faraway hospitals

Some patients can’t even find beds in Seattle or Portland.

Local News

Legislative, congressional district maps get public review

A state redistricting panel will hold hearings Tuesday and Saturday. Final maps must be OK’d by Nov. 15.

Northwest

Seattle Police Chief urges staff to get vaccinated

Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz is urging employees to get vaccinated to prevent staff shortages.