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Officials urge boaters to steer clear of 3 pregnant Orcas

Vessels are required to stay 300 yards away from the endangered Southern Resident killer whales.

Chris Sembroski of Everett during an interview for the Netflix series "Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space." (Netflix) 20210913

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Follow Everett’s civilian astronaut as he journeys into space

Chris Sembroski is one of four aboard the SpaceX Inspiration4 orbital mission, scheduled for launch Wednesday.

A sign that reads "No Jab" is held by a person taking part in a demonstration opposing mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates outside the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. Inslee also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Thousands of state workers seek exemptions to vaccine mandate

Not everyone who applies for an exemption will be granted one.

Empty seats are shown at T-Mobile Park during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Seattle. Fans were not allowed in the ballpark for the Mariners' home opener due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Mariners won 5-3. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Sports

Seattle to host 2023 MLB All-Star Game

T-Mobile Park has been selected to host Major League Baseball’s All-Star game in July 2023.

Protesters who oppose mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates gather outside the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. Inslee also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Northwest

Police, prison officers, ferry workers sue over vax mandate.

More than 90 workers filed the case in Walla Walla County, saying the mandate is unconstitutional.

Northwest

More Pacific NW deer dying of viruses due to drought, heat

The animals get the viruses after getting bitten by gnats that flourish in dried-up watering holes.

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020, file photo, a Washington state Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash. Authorities say they've found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 in a rural area east of Blaine. State entomologists will now develop a plan to eradicate the nest. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Northwest

Second Asian giant hornet nest destroyed near Blaine

A third nest has been located nearby and planning is underway to eradicate it.

A sign near an entrance to Western State Hospital is shown Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Lakewood, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Northwest

Psychiatric hospital patient steals truck, drives off campus

A Western State Hospital staffer was injured before the escapee was found at a school library.

Northwest

State settles juvenile facility sex abuse lawsuit for $2.1M

The 10 claimants said they were sexually abused at a juvenile rehabilitation facility in the ’70s.

Local News

Snohomish man allegedly assaulted brother over vaccine

A fight over COVID-19 vaccinations ended with minor injuries, hurt feelings and one man in jail.

Northwest

15-year-old girl wanted in fatal hit-and-run surrenders

The girl turned herself in to King County Sheriff’s detectives on Thursday and remains in detention.

Northwest

Anti-mask protesters return to Vancouver school

Protesters returned to the grounds of a Vancouver high school on Friday despite a court order.

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2020, file photo, a Washington state Department of Agriculture worker holds two of the dozens of Asian giant hornets vacuumed from a tree in Blaine, Wash. Authorities say they've found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 in a rural area east of Blaine. State entomologists will now develop a plan to eradicate the nest. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Northwest

Second ‘Murder Hornet’ nest of 2021 located in Whatcom Co.

Another nest of Asian Giant Hornets, the second of 2021, has been found in northern Whatcom County.

Northwest

King County to fund theaters, arts with $20M in COVID aid

The federal COVID-19 recovery funds will go to theaters, music venues, clubs and other spaces.

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King Co. settles suit over deputies leaving teen for $3.5M

The woman claims deputies decades ago left her at a business where she was forced into prostitution.

A piece of heavy equipment goes up onto one track while working to move one of several train cars which had been hauling crude oil and derailed a week earlier, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Custer, Wash. The cause of the derailment of the oil cars Dec. 22 in Whatcom County is still unknown. A spokesperson for BNSF Railways said three cars ruptured, spilling an unknown amount of crude oil onto the ground. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Northwest

Bellingham woman convicted of placing shunt on train tracks

She and another defendant who pleaded guilty are each facing up to 20 years in prison.

FILE - In this July 13, 2007, file photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, it would seek to restart a process that could restrict mining in Alaska's Bristol Bay region, which is renowned for its salmon runs. The announcement is the latest in a long-running dispute over a proposed copper-and-gold mine in the southwest Alaska region. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Northwest

EPA seeks to restart process that could restrict Alaska mine

The long-running dispute is over a proposed copper-and-gold mine in the Bristol Bay region.

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Girl, 15, suspected in hit-and-run death of Maple Valley man

Deputies recovered a Toyota Camry she allegedly drove when the victim, who was jogging, was killed.

Cars ride the Walla Walla ferry from Seattle to Bremerton on Aug. 4. (Sue Misao / The Herald)

Northwest

Longer waits and crowded rides expected for Bremerton ferry

The Seattle-Bremerton route will have one boat out of service through at least mid-October.

This screenshot shows the pursuit of a stolen vehicle Sept. 1 on I-5 in King County.

Northwest

VIDEO: Auburn police let suspected vehicle thief go, citing new laws

State laws passed earlier this spring require police to have probable cause to engage in a pursuit.