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Metro buses post signs advising that masks are required Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Seattle. Washington state and county health officials have warned of a spike in coronavirus cases across the state, and pleaded with the public to take the pandemic more seriously heading into the winter holidays. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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California, Oregon, Washington issue virus travel advisories

People are urged to avoid non-essential travel or self-quarantine after arriving from another state.

Grocery Manufacturers Association lawyer Matthew Gardner, right, talks with others before making arguments in a case alleging that the food industry group violated state campaign disclosure laws in opposing a 2013 food labeling initiative, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Wash. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued the Grocery Manufacturers Association in October 2013, saying it collected money from member companies to defeat Initiative 522 but engaged in a scheme to shield those contributions from public scrutiny. Voters narrowly rejected the initiative, which would have required labeling of genetically modified foods. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Court upholds $18 million penalty in GMO labeling case

The Grocery Manufacturing Association was accused not disclosing where its contributions to the “No on 522” campaign came…

Native American tribal members sing and drum in the rotunda of the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The gathering was part of Native American Indian Lobby Day and supported issues such as the Puyallup Tribe's protest against the construction of a liquified natural gas plant being built in Tacoma, Wash. by Puget Sound Energy, as well as the awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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DOJ names coordinator for cases of missing, killed Indians

A Washington State Patrol report documented 56 cases of missing Native American women in the state.

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FBI investigating hack involving black students at Gonzaga

The IP addresses were both domestic and international.

The Olympic mountains peek through clouds Wednesday morning. (Sue Misao / The Herald)

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Major storm headed for Pacific Northwest

High winds, drenching rain and heavy snow are expected by the end of the week.

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. When scientists destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the U.S. recently, they discovered about 500 live specimens inside in various stages of development. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Whatcom nest had 500 Asian giant hornets in stages of growth

The number includes 76 live queens that emerged after the small nest was vacuumed out late last month.

Sen. Doug Erickson

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Whatcom legislator seeks end to Washington’s all-mail voting

Sen. Doug Ericksen wants to bring back in-person voting and make Election Day a holiday.

Horn Rapids Solar, Storage and Training conceptual graphic. (City of Richland)

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Triple-threat solar farm already powering up in Tri-Cities

Utilities by law must use an electricity supply free of greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.

Rodney Cawston, chairmen of the Colville tribe business council, stands at the site of the Enloe Dam on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Oroville, Wash. The Colville tribe wants the dam, which blocks fish from reaching the Similkameen River, removed. (Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times via AP)

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Tribes, utility consider old dam’s removal in NC Washington

Enloe Dam, originally built in 1906 to power mining camps, has not generated electricity since 1958.

Election workers organize ballots at the Multnomah County Elections Division Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Portland, Ore. Oregon is the first state in the nation to institute voting by mail and automatic voter registration (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

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Oregon elections director fired after he details problems

The ousted official had claimed that verifications to prevent hacking of the system went unheeded.

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2 deputies hurt in Woodinville shooting that killed man

The officers’ wounds are described as serious but not life-threatening. One has been discharged from the hospital.

Dairy cows feed at a feedlot in Sunnyside, Wash., Monday, July 23, 2018. A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, that the state's dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, a decision expected to apply to the rest of the agriculture industry. For the past 60 years state law, like federal law, has exempted farmworkers from classes of workers who are entitled to overtime pay, but in a 5-4 ruling the court found that unconstitutional. (Jake Parrish/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)

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Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to get overtime pay

Agriculture industry groups warned the ruling will mean vastly increased labor costs.

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, Washington Supreme Court Justice Steven González listens to testimony during a hearing in Olympia, Wash. González has been elected as the next chief justice of the Washington state Supreme Court. He was elected by his colleagues on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, according to a news release sent by the court. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Steven González will be next chief justice of Supreme Court

He will succeed current Chief Justice Debra Stephens, who will continue to serve as a justice.

In this photo taken March 23, 2020, cherry trees bloom next to the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Washington Legislature to mix in-person, virtual work

At least 25 members must be in the chamber in person to vote on changes to Senate rules.

Jamila Thomas

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Inslee announces new chief of staff

Jamila Thomas once held the same position for former Speaker of the House Frank Chopp.

Maia Espinoza (left) and Chris Reykdal

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Incumbent wins Washington state’s superintendent race

Chris Reykdal won another four-year term with 56% of the vote over challenger Maia Espinoza.

FILE - This June 26, 2020 file photo from video provided by the Yes on Measure 110 Campaign shows volunteers delivering boxes containing signed petitions in favor of the measure to the Oregon Secretary of State's office in Salem. The measure said the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs would be decriminalized in Oregon. Election returns show the measure passed on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Yes on Measure 110 Campaign via AP, File)

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Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs

Voters passed a measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD and more.

Republican Loren Culp, who is challenging Washington Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, in the upcoming election, greets a large crowd, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at a rally near Graham, Wash. A record number of voters in Washington state have already returned their ballots as of Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, and other voters have until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, to drop off or mail their ballots or vote in person. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp loses cop job in Republic

“Not even a letter or thank you. Not a plaque for 10 years of service,” the former police…

Top (L-R): Ron Muzzall, Helen Price Johnson, Greg Gilday, Angie Homola, Kim Wyman. Bottom (L-R): Bill Bruch, Dave Paul, Mark James, April Berg, Gael Tarleton.

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As ballots are counted, three legislative races tighten

Democrats Paul, Homola and Price Johnson saw their leads shrink in a trio of 10th District races.

Jerry Cornfield

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Jerry Cornfield: Likely wins, probable losses, tight races

Our man in Olympia summarizes the early election results in Washington state and Snohomish County.