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Northwest residents urged to stay alert as storms roll in

The big question is how communities that saw heavy damage earlier from the previous storm will fare.

FILE - Floodwater inundates homes along a road on Nov. 17, 2021, in Sumas, Wash. Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington's Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple "atmospheric rivers" may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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State faces threat of more ‘atmospheric rivers’ and floods

More moisture is expected to bring up to 3 inches of rain in some areas hit by the…

A portion of the Redistricting Commission-approved legislative map showing the 12th District, which would span the Cascade Range. (Washington State Redistricting Commission) 20211124

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Proposed political map links cities from Monroe to Wenatchee

Highway 2 would unite communities on both sides of the Cascades in one legislative district. Here’s what else…

The Washington State House of Representatives convenes for floor session, Feb. 21, 2019.

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Granite Falls representative joins lawsuit over House vax rule

Rep. Robert Sutherland objects to the COVID-19 vaccine because he had a severe reaction to a flu shot.

Holding her nine-month-old son Oliver, Kate Torrey talks with older son Isaac and partner Lindsay, in their kitchen at their home on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2021 in Snohomish, Washington. Like many families last year, The Torreys skipped out on the usual Thanksgiving get-together. This year will be the first time some family members get to meet her new baby. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Thanks to vaccines, Thanksgiving 2021 is closer to normal

Last year, we were told to stick to immediate households. This year’s holiday is cautiously more open.

Pattie Cole-Tindall (King County Sheriff's Office)

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King County executive names new interim sheriff

Patti Cole-Tindall, currently second in command at the department, will start Jan. 1.

Steve Hobbs, who was sworn in as Washington Secretary of State, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., poses in front of photos of the 15 people who previously held his office. Hobbs, a former state senator from Lake Stevens, Wash., is the first person of color to head the office and the first Democrat to serve as Secretary in more than 50 years. He replaces Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who resigned to accept an election security job in the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Steve Hobbs sworn in as Washington’s 16th secretary of state

The state senator from Lake Stevens is the first Democrat to hold the position in 56 years.

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COVID hits communities of color harder, state report says

Hispanics comprise 13% of the state’s population. They’ve accounted for 26% of COVID cases and 19% of hospitalizations.

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Mount Vernon floodwall does its job — save the city

In its first major test since it was built in 2018, the structure along the Skagit River keeps…

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Washington gets another positive state revenue forecast

The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported a steady increase of state revenues over the past year.

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman poses for a photo, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Wyman, a Republican, is leaving her office to serve as the election security lead for the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the agency responsible for safeguarding U.S. elections. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Republican answers ‘call of duty’ with Biden election job

Washington’s Secretary of State Kim Wyman readies for a new election security job in the Biden administration.

The northbound Amtrak Cascades train rolls across the Interstate 5 overpass in DuPont, Wash., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The overpass was the site of the fatal train derailment in December 2018. (Tony Overman /The News Tribune via AP)

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Amtrak resumes service on route where 3 died in 2017

Service resumed on the Point Defiance Bypass nearly four years after an Amtrak train derailed there.

Alexandra Morosco works on a relief carving in her studio. The art piece is a thank-you gift to the kennel where she found her faithful canine companion, a Tibetan mastiff. (Kira Erickson / South Whidbey Record)

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Whidbey Art Market returns Nov. 26 and 27

The market creator hopes that shoppers will see the value in buying locally this holiday season.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., listens to a question during an interview Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Seattle. Jayapal's career has rapidly ascended into the top tiers of U.S. politics, bringing with her the progressive street cred she amassed in Seattle and a political sensibility she has decisively wielded in D.C. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Seattle shows the power and limits of Jayapal’s progressives

The House member, whose 7th District includes a portion of Snohomish County, has rapidly ascended U.S. politics.

The Washington State Redistricting Commission approved this Legislative District map and released it to the public Tuesday night. It is not the final map — the Washington Supreme Court has jurisdiction to adopt the final districting plan. (Washington State Redistricting Commission)

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Remorseful redistricting panel: Court should consider our maps

The commission released “fair” maps of new political boundaries on Tuesday — a day past the deadline.

A woman and children who were stranded by high water due to flooding are rescued by a volunteer operating a boat in Abbotsford, British Columbia on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Officials in a small city near the Canada border are calling the damage devastating after a storm that dumped rain for days caused flooding and mudslides. City officials in Sumas, Washington said Tuesday that hundreds of people had been evacuated and estimated that 75% of homes had water damage. Just over the border, residents in about 1,100 rural homes in Abbotsford were told to evacuate as waterways started to rise quickly. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

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US Northwest, Canada devastated by flood, 1 death reported

Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday declared a severe weather state of emergency in 14 counties.

In this photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation, a rock and mudslide briefly closed a portion of Interstate 5 through Bellingham, Wash., on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. There was widespread flooding in the area as storms continued in the Pacific Northwest. (Washington State Department of Transportation via AP)

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One missing, 500 displaced in Whatcom floodwaters

Rain sent the Nooksack River roaring over its banks at levels not seen in more than a generation.

The Washington State Redistricting Commission held a public meeting over Zoom on Monday night to draw the final legislative and congressional district boundaries. Most of the five-hour session was spent in "caucus meetings" which were unavailable to the viewing public. (Washington State Redistricting Commission)

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Bipartisan commission fails to draw new political boundaries

For the first time in state history, the Supreme Court will define new congressional and legislative districts.

FILE - Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson looks on during a news conference in Seattle on Dec. 17, 2019. Ferguson rejected a half-billion-dollar settlement offer, and now he's taking the state's case against the nation's three biggest drug distributors to trial Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. He says they must be held accountable for their role in the opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors

AG Bob Ferguson is seeking a payout of tens of billions of dollars to help undo the damage.

Seattle Fire Deputy Chief Jay Schreckengost. (Seattle Fire Department)

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Body of Seattle deputy fire chief found after 2-week search

Jay Schreckengost had gone elk hunting in Kittitas County and was last heard from on Nov. 2.