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Some events can increase capacity with vaccinated sections

The rule applies to ballgames, graduations and other gatherings for counties in Phases 2 or 3.

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$6 million settlement for men abused at Centralia group home

Boys were molested by other boys, by staff, by directors, and by members of the outside community.

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Washington prisons to resume in-person visits

Approved visitors can now submit an appointment request form online.

SR 20 North Cascades Highway will reopen after its at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 5. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

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The North Cascades Highway will open Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Traversing Washington and Rainy passes, Highway 20 connects the Skagit Valley with the Methow Valley.

A new study lists UW Bothell as one of the most worthwhile universities. (University of Washington Bothell)

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University of Washington to require COVID-19 vaccinations

UW President Ana Mari Cauce: All students must be vaccinated against COVID-19 before fall quarter.

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda take part in an AP interview in Kirkland, Wash. Gates' non-profit Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given about $44 million to outside groups over the past two years to help shape new state education plans required under the 2015 law, according to an Associated Press 2018 analysis of its grants. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

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Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are ending marriage

In identical tweets, they said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years.

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ShakeAlert earthquake warning system goes live this week

Mobile phones will use location data to determine where you are.

A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew hoists a woman from a cliff early Sunday, May 2, 2021, near Hoh Head in Olympic National Park, Washington, after she and another hiker became stranded about 150 feet from the water line after climbing to retreat from rising tides. (U.S. Coast Guard)

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Coast Guard rescues two from ledge in Olympic National Park

The hikers became stranded early Sunday along a remote coastal area near Hoh Head.

Monroe Correctional Complex (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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Family sues state Corrections over cancer death at Monroe prison

Kenny Williams died two years ago after his cancer went untreated at the corrections facility.

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14 arrested in Seattle, 6 in Portland during May Day marches

Seattle police said the arrestees were detained for obstruction, property destruction, reckless driving and assault.

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, a sign on the street reads "Welcome to CHOP" as protesters stand near barricades, at the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone in Seattle. The area, which was also known as CHAZ, was occupied for several weeks during the summer by protesters after Seattle Police pulled back from their East Precinct building following violent clashes with demonstrators. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Mother of slain man sues Seattle over handling of CHOP

The lawsuit alleges that the man who shot her son knew the Capitol Hill area was a “no-cop…

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo, a sign at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is posted near Richland, Wash. Two companies that do work at the former nuclear weapons production plant will pay fines of nearly $58 million for improperly billing the federal government for thousands of hours of work that were not performed. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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123,000-gallon nuclear waste tank at Hanford may be leaking

A multi-billion dollar environmental cleanup has been underway for decades at the sprawling site.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee sits in front of a chart comparing Washington state's tax system to other western states as he talks to reporters, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year budget proposal that seeks to offset the revenue losses the state has seen during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and to help bolster the state's public health system. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Lawsuit filed to block new Washington capital gains tax

Five individuals and one couple claim the 7 percent tax on gains above $250,000 is unconstitutional.

Seattle Police officers head out on bicycles after taking part in a public roll call at Hing Hay Park in the heart of Seattle's Chinatown-International District Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the start of their shift as part of a community response unit. Due to recent episodes of violence and bias against Asians in Seattle and nationwide, law-enforcement presence in heavily Asian neighborhoods has increased, and the group of officers recently began starting some of their shifts at the park before working foot and bicycle patrols in the area to increase security and visibility. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Over 200 Seattle police officers quit amid nation protests

Some retired early, others left for jobs in other cities or in the private sector.

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New sentences coming for 3rd-strikers convicted of robbery

Second-degree robbery used to be considered one of Washington’s most serious offenses.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee said that the Seattle Mariners baseball team, the Seattle Sounders MLS soccer team and the National Women's Soccer League's OL Reign will soon be able to welcome a limited number of fans to their stadiums under a 25% seating capacity when they open their seasons. The easing of restrictions will also apply to high school sports, and was one of several aspects of the state's ongoing re-opening plan developed during the COVID-19 pandemic that were announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Inslee wants one more thing: An extra nickel at the gas pump

He’s ready to call lawmakers back for a special session to get money for the new climate change…

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Census: Washington population increases to 7.7 million

The state grew by nearly 15% over 10 years, but the number of congressional districts will remain at…

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Oregon’s steady growth lands it an additional US House seat

The Legislature has until Sept. 27 to complete the redistricting process.

Jose Luis Gonzalez, left, gets his second shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from Cecilia Valdovinos, right, Thursday, March 25, 2021, at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Toppenish, Wash. Gonzalez is a maintenance worker at Brulotte Farms a hops producer in Toppenish. In Washington state, seasonal workers who are beginning to arrive to join year-round employees to work on hops farms and in cherry and apple orchards became eligible for the vaccine earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Judge blocks some virus protection rules on Washington farms

Workers no longer have to be within 20 minutes of an emergency room and an hour from a…

Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, left, presides over a session of the House, with most representatives attending remotely, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia Wash. Lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would be imposed on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Top 10 issues in Washington state’s 2021 legislative session

Democrats used their majorities to muscle through social, economic, environmental and tax policies.