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Schools, housing, salaries score big in Senate Dems $70B budget
The proposed spending plan also spends money to fight climate change, help abortion providers and study police pursuits

Frozen organic strawberries and a tropical fruit blend recalled because of Hepatitis A risk
Two people living in King County have gotten sick.
Business

Ingersoll Rand to close Kent facility; about 69 employees to lose jobs
Industrial machinery manufacturer based in North Carolina

Education and Workforce Summit set for Kent’s ShoWare Center
Presented by the Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce
Life

Kent student’s Mr. Yuk poster is a winner
Over 70 Washington students in kindergarten through 6th grade submitted posters showing how Mr. Yuk and the Washington Poison Center Continue reading...

Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar to perform Nov. 25 in Kent
‘Considered to possess one of the best voices in the Spanish-speaking world’
Opinion
Clear communication vs. sticking your head in the oven | Whale’s Tales
As I have written before in this column, I am a word person. Better to say I have been a Continue reading...
Northwest

Teen brings gun to school; security guard accused of sex crime | Podcast
King County Crime Dive podcast.

Push to lower legal limit to 0.05 for driving drunk falls short
OLYMPIA — An effort to lower the legal limit for driving drunk has come up short. Senate Bill 5002 to… Continue reading
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