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Highway across North Cascades opens after seasonal closure
Work had stopped March 26 during a statewide stay-home order to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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State to deploy brigade of contact tracers to box in virus
A force of 1,371, including 351 from the National Guard, will assist local health districts statewide
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Gray whale washes up along southwestern Washington coast
The death was likely part of an ongoing trend that started last year but seems to be trailing…
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Dam operators must make water temp cold enough for salmon
Hydropower proponents are concerned that meeting the standards could result in costly rate hikes.
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Watch Gov. Jay Inslee’s Tuesday news conference here
He will address re-opening the economy and provide an update on contact tracing.
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UW Medicine foresees $500 million shortfall due to virus
The system runs Harborview Medical Center and other hospitals and clinics and has a clinic in Arlington.
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Skagit choir outbreak called ‘superspreader event’ in report
The act of singing itself may have spread the virus in the air and onto surfaces.
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Conservation groups ask Washington state to kill fewer wolves
Of 31 wolves killed by the state since 2012, 26 were shot on behalf of the same rancher.
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3 more Washington counties can ease virus restrictions early
Wahkiakum, Skamania and Stevens join Columbia, Garfield, Lincoln, Ferry and Pend Oreille counties.
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Seattle, King County urge people to wear masks in most areas
People who ride buses will be required to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Supreme Court to weigh state’s actions against rogue electors
An Everett man and two others contend the Constitution allowed them to put country ahead of party.
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Feds say Washington overstepped with oil-train safety law
The state mandated that crude from western oil fields have more of volatile gases removed before shipment.
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Residents threatened for reporting stay-home violators
The rally drew roughly 1,500 people, fewer than last month’s protest, per a state patrol estimate.
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Shutdown of tribal casinos deals blow to Indian Country
500 Native American casinos nationwide have voluntarily closed during the pandemic.
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Watch Gov. Jay Inslee’s Friday news conference here
He will address re-opening the economy and provide an update on contact tracing.
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Puget Sound flyover of vintage aircraft marks V-E Day
A dozen planes departed Arlington Municipal Airport around noon, tracing the shoreline.
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Authorities concerned about low WA vaccination rates
Fewer children are getting immunized during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Are you a honeybee? No? Then calm down about ‘murder hornets’
The Asian giant hornets are not big killers of humans, although it does happen on rare occasions.
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Walla Walla County now says no coronavirus parties occurred
Turns out the gatherings were simply “innocent endeavors.”
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Seattle doc to pay nearly $2.9M in improper-billing case
Dr. Frank Li allegedly billed government entities for thousands of medically unnecessary drug tests.