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Washington state to vote on affirmative action referendum
Voters will decide on the amendment to a law that bans both discrimination and preferential treatment.
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King County files lawsuit against e-cigarette maker JUUL
The suit accuses e-cigarette maker of fraud, racketeering, conspiracy and targeting children.
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3 companies fined for role in fatal Seattle crane collapse
By Gene Johnson / Associated Press
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Man allegedly believed roommate was a vampire, and attacked
The victim said the suspect accused him of being a vampire and threatened to kill him.
Local News
Does Sound Transit realize the consequences of this do-over?
Pass or fail, Initiative 976 is a reminder of what critics most dislike about the regional agency.
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US Secretary of Energy announces Hanford leadership change
The change consolidates manager roles at two Department of Energy offices in Washington state.
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Brits who accidentally drove into U.S. detained with infant
The vacationing family spent days in Washington state before being sent to a facility in Pennsylvania.
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It’s Indigenous Peoples Day in Seattle, Edmonds and elsewhere
In Seattle, a rally and march and other events are planned.
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Pacific Northwest tribes: Remove Columbia River dams
The Yakama and Lummi nations made the demand on Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention
Officials are killing hundreds of federally protected barred owls to save nothern spotted owls.
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Car tabs and Sound Transit in cross hairs of voters again
Initiative 976 lowers the cost of tabs and strips transit agencies of a key source of funds for…
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Report predicts drastic NW bird losses due to climate change
“We’re in the midst of a bird emergency,” said the president of the National Audubon Society.
Business
Judge won’t dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees
AG office argued that state’s minimum wage law treats the state and federal governments equally.
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Washington AG Bob Ferguson reckons he hasn’t lost to Trump yet
He’s sued the administration 50 times to date.
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Tribal roles to focus on missing, murdered indigenous people
One position will be located in Olympia. The second will serve in Eastern Washington.
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Climate change group not happy with Inslee
Protectors of the Salish Sea have been holding daily demonstrations on the Capitol campus.
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Group says officials lagging in water cleanup plans
Suit called for the Department of Ecology to develop cleanup plans for almost 1,600 bodies of water.
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Events that led to killing at Washington retirement home
One man was shot dead and two women were wounded in a shooting at Smith Tower Apartments in…
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Amendment would give state Legislature broad powers in case of catastrophe
Opponents say the authority the amendment would give is too vast and could be used “unscrupulously.”
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Northern fur seals multiply on steaming Alaska volcano
Vents on Bogoslof Island continue to spew mud, steam and sulfurous gases two years after an eruption.