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caption: A southern resident orca from J pod, seen in inland waters on Aug. 15, 2019, near Lime Kiln Point off San Juan Island. (Image taken under authority of NMFS permit No. 22141)

The hopeful orca study, and the backlash that ensued

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caption: One of the "litter and it will hurt" ads on TV featured a man being tortured for littering, with an official finally saying that he believes a $95 fine is punishment enough. It was a joke, but officials don't think it's funny anymore and have updated their anti-littering campaign.

Farewell, torture ads. 'Don't litter' signs become gentler in Washington state

caption: Visitors walks through artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's "In America: Remember," a temporary art installation made up of white flags to commemorate Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 700,000 late Friday, a number greater than the population of Boston.

Pandemic blog: Updates for Seattle and the NW

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This north Seattle hotel will house people who have been chronically homeless
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This Kraken fan loves hockey but laments the misogyny in the stands
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Third violent incident closes parkway on Washington’s Capitol Campus
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A grab-bag of juicy local measures on Nov. 2 ballot in absence of statewide initiatives
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Are Washington Republicans about to lose their nearly 60-year lock on the secretary of state’s office?
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Big shippers promise zero carbon by 2040. Too late, say climate activists
Washington's Kim Wyman accepts election security job under Biden administration
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As sexual misconduct allegations dog Ken Stringfellow of the Posies, the band breaks up
How Broccoli Guy became the mascot the Mariners didn't know they needed

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