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Everett man wins seat on billionaire’s private SpaceX flight
Four passengers will spend three days in an orbit higher than the International Space Station.
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House approves open carry ban at Capitol, permitted rallies
Republicans added an amendment that exempts people who are legally carrying concealed firearms.
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Senators weigh suggestions for U.S. judgeships in Washington
President Joe Biden will nominate judges to fill five vacancies on the federal bench in Western Washington and…
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Issaquah schools agree to $4.25M sexual assault settlement
The lawsuit accuses a former teacher of sexually assaulting his student for nearly a decade.
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Conservationists sue to save spotted owl logging protections
The 3.4 million acres of protected habitat stretches from the Canadian border to northern California.
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Over 50 infected in COVID-19 outbreak at King County Jail
Seven jail employees and 46 inmates have tested positive since March 9, officials said.
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23 people in Washington being monitored for Ebola
Airlines are notifying the CDC about passengers who were in Guinea or the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Rocket debris lights up skies over the Pacific Northwest
The Falcon 9’s second stage did not successfully have a de-orbit burn, officials said.
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Large-scale, human composting facility set to open in Auburn
The chemical-free “terramation” process takes two months to turn a body into a dark, odorless soil.
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State Senate Democrats unveil ambitious $59.2B spending plan
The proposal would use reserves and federal aid for economic recovery and the fight against COVID-19.
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Washington state OKs bill to give voting rights to parolees
The bill’s main sponsor was a Bremerton lawmaker who was once incarcerated before becoming a lawyer.
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Global Supertanker in position to soak wildfires in the West
The converted Boeing 747 can drop in one pass what would take a standard plane eight drops to…
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Inslee: K-12 schools can reduce COVID social distancing
The governor reduced social distancing requirements for K-12 classrooms from 6 feet to 3 feet.
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Court: Amtrak, not engineer, liable for deadly 2017 derailment
A lawsuit filed by the engineer seeks damages for medical expenses and lost earning capacity.
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Finding farmland in King County is a perpetual struggle
An acre of farmland in King Co. averaged more than $35,000 in 2017. It was $19,332 in Snohomish…
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Ex-Washington state auditor exhausts appeals, faces prison
Troy Kelley was convicted for possession of stolen property, tax fraud and making false statements.
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Emergency rule bans credit scoring in Washington for 3 years
The insurance commissioner said the way insurance rates are factored is unfair.
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Inslee decries ‘horrendous surge’ of violence against Asians
The governor was joined Monday by leaders in Renton, where he criticized former President Donald Trump.
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U.S. House passes Yakima Rep’s immigrant farmworker measure
The bill benefits guest workers, farm owners and those who have worked in the U.S for 10 years…
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First federal vaccination site in Washington to be in Yakima
1,200 daily doses are expected to be administered over a six-week period starting on March 31.