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King County public defenders & corrections officers see eye to eye on Covid crisis in jails

‘The situation we have at the jails right now is kind of a perfect storm. You had chronic understaffing at the jail, which ran headfirst into this new Covid variant.’

Pipeline of short track speedskaters from Washington to Olympics grows longer

A roller skating rink in Federal Way, Washington, has a remarkable track record of minting future ice skating Olympians. The rink is probably best known for being the early training ground for Apolo Ohno, among others. The streak continues now for an eighth consecutive Winter Olympics with a new short track speedskater on Team USA named Corinne Stoddard. But meanwhile, the storied roller rink is for sale.

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No more yurts. Orcas Islanders want affordable places year-round

If you can find a place to live and work on Orcas Island you’re set. But who's got the land?

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What can Seattle expect from its new director of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs?

Last week Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that Seattle Port Commissioner Hamdi Mohamed would be joining his administration as Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. But what does she hope to do in that position?

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Syphilis infections on the rise in Seattle area

This is a story about sex and one type of bacteria that loves it: Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis.