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Episodes
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A ghost river showed its face during the recent Nooksack floods
Damage along its path offers a hint of what towns could face if it ever came back for good.
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Christmastime Covid spike arrives for King County as omicron dominates in the U.S.
Covid cases have spiked sharply in King County within a week, increasing 121% over the past seven days. Hospitalizations are down, however. Omicron is likely becoming the dominant strain in King County, but more testing is needed to confirm.
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A Nutcracker performance that will be less overwhelming, for people with sensory issues
Snowflakes and sugar-plum ferries will dance across the stage as usual, but the show will be altered to have less crash, bang and strobe elements.
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People living in tents and RVs evicted from Green Lake Park in Seattle, days before Christmas
This week the City of Seattle is clearing a homeless tent encampment at the park, plus the RVs that have been parked nearby for months. The removal comes less than a week before freezing temperatures are expected in Seattle.
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Jumping slugs: the tiny, slimy acrobats of Northwest forests
Washington and Oregon are home to a group of rare species you’ve probably never heard of. Their name alone might horrify or delight you: the jumping slugs.
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This flooded NW Washington town is still 'being put back together' as risk of winter storms grows
The threat of severe weather looms over a small northwest Washington community that is still recovering from November floods.
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Republican Senator Doug Ericksen, is dead at 52 after Covid diagnosis
Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen, a Whatcom County Republican, has died, according to an announcement from the Senate Republican Caucus on Saturday. The cause of death was not immediately known.
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40,800 people in King County experienced homelessness in 2020
The previous estimate, based on a one night count from January 2020, was about 12,000 people living outside. King County’s Department of Community and Human Services says integrating data with two other service providers gives a clearer picture of the homelessness crisis in the region.
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Inslee orders delay in collection of new long-term care tax from workers
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Democratic leaders in the Legislature announced Friday a delay in the collection of a payroll tax to pay for a new long-term care insurance program in Washington.
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The Merkle Hotel in Tacoma was 'an unofficial safety net' for its tenants. Then it was taken away
Before October 31, 2018, the Merkle Hotel in Tacoma was home for tenants who couldn’t afford much else. That is, until a developer decided it was time to cater to a crowd that could pay more and evicted those who could not.
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Former Garfield High student accuses school officials of quashing reports of sexual misconduct, hazing
A former Garfield High School student alleges staff pressured him to keep quiet about sexual harassment and hazing on the school's swim team. He’s taken legal action against Seattle Public Schools.
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Covid vaccines arrived a year ago. But global distribution remains a challenge
‘I do think we're seeing now that we are, more than anything, a globally connected community, and that we cannot get out of this unless we're all out of this.’
