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State’s response to monkeypox led Seattle doctor to visit Canada for vaccine

As of Aug. 3, at least 166 people in Washington had tested positive for the monkeypox virus.

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State Attorney General opposes PSE rate increase request

PSE proposal could hike electric by $16, gas by $12 per month to average bill in 2023

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Bellevue cheerleading coach accused of child molestation

Photographs taken during a cheer practice reportedly depicted the child molestation.

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Sound Transit installs elevated tracks over S. 320th Street in Federal Way

The elevated light rail tracks bring completion of Federal Way Link Extension route one step closer.

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Firefighters respond to 3-alarm fire at Federal Way apartment complex

Approximately 100 people have been displaced by July 27 fire

WDFW staffer holds large European Green Crab trapped in the Salish Sea. Photo courtesy of Chase Gunnell.

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Washington cracks down on invasive European Green Crabs

State invests in emergency measures to stop the spread.

University of Washington Professor Stuart Reges (Screenshot from Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression video)

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UW professor sues school over indigenous land acknowledgment

Stuart Reges says University of Washington’s statement is “hollow” without “concrete action.”

Families splash and play in the water at at Federal Way’s Town Square Park to cool off from a previous heatwave in the region. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Heatwave means mid-90s temperatures all week in Puget Sound region

Another heatwave is on its way toward the greater Seattle area, with temperatures in the mid-90s likely throughout…

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KCSO issues SILVER alert for missing Shoreline man, 75

Harvey Page of Shoreline went missing July 21.

Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing

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Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in Washington

Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone…

Washington’s Lottery 40th anniversary “Scratch from the Past” ticket. (Submitted photo)

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40 years later: Lottery pays off for state. Has it for you?

Games generated $17.7 billion in sales, $2.4 billion for education and $10.5 billion in prizes.

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Third round of Pandemic EBT to arrive in late July for eligible families

The DSHS benefits program assists school-aged children facing food insecurity.

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988 national suicide, crisis hotline to launch soon

The three-digit calling code goes live July 16.

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One driver injured after possible road rage shooting in Federal Way

Washington State Patrol seeking witnesses of the July 14 shooting along Highway 18.

Photo of Auburn Police officer Jeffrey Nelson’s tattoos. A King County Superior Court Judge decided many of Nelson’s tattoos contained wording or imaging that would prejudice potential jurors. An additional 40 images have to be redacted prior to being released. (Courtesy photo)

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Former SPD chief: Auburn cop Jeffrey Nelson’s past use of force was unreasonable

James Pugel retained by prosecutors as expert witness in preparation for January murder trial

Photos of Justin O’Leary leaked to and shared by WaNaziWatch (Screenshot from WaNaziWatch website)

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Online watchdog group gives a closer look at far-right extremists in King County

Justin O’Leary, of Des Moines, was recently arrested in Idaho with other members of Patriot Front.

A large van was crushed by earthquake debris in a Seattle parking lot in this photo taken March 4, 2001. FEMA News Photo by Kevin Galvin

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Massive earthquake on Seattle Fault would bring catastrophic tsunami waves

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake could create a tsunami that would flood the Seattle shoreline in over 20 feet…

Judged by XII: A King County Local Dive podcast. The hands shown here belong to Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who has been charged with homicide in the 2019 death of Jesse Sarey.

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JUDGED BY XII: Auburn officer’s violent past presented in pretrial hearing

Episode 6 in this special podcast series that explores Jeffrey Nelson’s history of violent interactions with community members…

(Right most) Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone, (Second to right) Governor Jay Inslee, (Middle) and King County Executive Dow Constantine, as they celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sunset Gardens housing project. (Courtesy of the City of Renton)

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Inslee comes to Renton to celebrate new Sunset Gardens housing project

Sunset Gardens will provide affordable housing for veterans, persons with disabilities and seniors.

Reproductive rights protest at Cal Anderson Park on May 14, 2022. Hannah Saunders/Sound Publishing

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The falling of Roe v. Wade: Through the eyes of a local abortion access hotline volunteer

The Northwest Abortion Access Fund (NWAAF) is already receiving calls from people in Texas and Louisiana.