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Retired Spokane teacher among floatplane crash victims

Pat Hicks, a retired schoolteacher, was among the 10 people who died in a plane crash Sunday off…

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Washington vintner, pregnant wife and toddler killed in plane crash

The Medina couple and their son were among the 10 aboard a floatplane that crashed off Whidbey Island…

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Pilot killed in Whidbey Island plane crash loved aviation from a young age

Jason Winters, a longtime commercial pilot, died after a plane he was flying crashed near Whidbey Island.

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Seattle attorney with zest for travel died in Whidbey floatplane crash

Gabby Hanna, 29, was one of the 10 people who died in a floatplane crash Sunday off Whidbey…

Seattle teachers make signs at Judkins Park Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 in advance of a possible strike this week. Teachers in Seattle have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as contract talks continue on the eve of the new school year. Seattle Education Association President Jennifer Matter announced Tuesday that 95% of ballots returned by the union's membership favored going on strike absent an agreement with Seattle Public Schools. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)

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Seattle cancels 1st day of school as teachers OK strike

Wednesdays first day of school canceled after teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.

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San Diego business owner died in plane crash near Whidbey Island

Joanne Mera, a 60-year-old business owner from San Diego, was in the Seattle area visiting family.

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Spokane civil rights activist was aboard plane that crashed

Sandy Williams, who founded a community center and Black newspaper, was on the plane that crashed Sunday near…

FILE - A Starbucks sign hangs outside a Starbucks coffee shop in downtown Pittsburgh on June 26, 2019. The coffee giant said Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, that longtime PepsiCo executive Laxman Narasimhan will join Starbucks on Oct. 1, after relocating from London to Seattle, where Starbucks is based. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Starbucks gift card policy ‘deceptive,’ federal lawsuit claims

The plaintiff, a Boston man, tried to cash out the $4.92 on his card at a Starbucks shop,…

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Amtrak restarting service from Seattle to Vancouver, B.C.

Service will resume on Sept. 26. One roundtrip will be offered daily, with a second added later.

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Seattle hospital no longer turning away some patients

Harborview Medical Center is again admitting and treating all types of patients.

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Chinook Indian Nation members rally for federal recognition

Tribe members rallied Monday in Seattle to raise awareness for their long fight to get federal recognition.

The Forum Shopping Center in Bend, Ore. remained closed Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 as police investigated a shooting at the Safeway there that left two people and the suspected gunman dead Sunday night. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

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Police: Heroic Safeway employee confronted gunman in store

The 66-year-old man, a 20-year U.S. Army veteran, was killed, along with an 84-year-old customer, in Bend, Oregon.…

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Washington to follow California in phasing out gas vehicles

The specific regulations are yet to be created and the public will have the chance to weigh in.

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Monkeypox outbreak spreading, second infant infected

An infant in King County has become infected with the monkeypox virus as the outbreak grows throughout the…

Ferries pass on a crossing between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island. (Andy Bronson / Herald file)

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Washington ferries seeing increased delays

An analysis shows ferries are running behind schedule this year more than they have in the past decade.

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White supremacist pleads guilty to hate crime assault in Lynnwood

Randy Smith of Oregon is one of four men being prosecuted for attacking a Black DJ at The…

Robert Keller adds fresh salmon to the grill for the Reefnet Festival salmon dinner on Lummi island on Aug. 20. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

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Lummi Island celebrates its unique reefnet fishery

The ancient practice, developed by Northwest Indigenous fishermen, is considered a highly sustainable way to catch salmon.

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Public health emergency declared over monkeypox in King County

The local emergency proclamation will free up needed resources for Public Health — Seattle & King County.

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Court: Extraordinary damages OK in ‘wrongful life’ case

State Supreme Court says it’s OK for judges to award extraordinary damages in a so-called “wrongful life” case.

The Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, aerial photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a diesel spill off the west coast of Washington state's San Juan Island after a 49-foot (15-meter) fishing vessel sank with an estimated 2,600 gallons (9,854 liters) of fuel on board. A Good Samaritan rescued all five crew members on the Aleutian Isle as the vessel was sinking near Sunset Point, the Coast Guard's 13th District Pacific Northwest district in Seattle and KIRO-TV reported. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

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Coast Guard responds to small oil spill near San Juan Island

A Good Samaritan rescued all crew members on the Aleutian Isle as the vessel was sinking Saturday.