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This whiskey is for protecting salmon
A new craft whiskey is helping save salmon.
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Activists urge world leaders to make immediate pollution cuts for a livable climate
One by one, what looked like world leaders splashed their way to the podium in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Gov. Inslee appoints state Senator Steve Hobbs as new secretary of state
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Democratic State Senator Steve Hobbs to serve as the next secretary of state, replacing Republican Kim Wyman who is taking a job with the Biden administration.
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Two best friends walk into a pharmacy for their Covid vaccines
The Pfizer covid vaccine is approved for everyone older than five. Now vaccine appointments around Seattle are filling up with small kids as parents work to inoculate their entire households. Health experts say vaccinating kids is an important step to slowing the spread of the disease, while some kids say it’s important so they can get back to doing fun stuff again.
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How the infrastructure bill could bring big wins for Seattle-area transit
Congressperson Pramila Jayapal came to Seattle Tuesday to talk about the infrastructure bill that just passed.
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Candidates peddling conspiracy theories lose races in Western Washington
Up in Snohomish County, candidate Anita Shad ran for a seat on a Public Hospital Commission with an innocuous voter's guide statement that emphasized her experience working with diverse communities in fields including Education and Medicine. It left out her record of spreading medical misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Biden safety net bill could be better for immigrants, Seattle area activists say
President Joe Biden’s social safety net bill is still making its way through Congress. Local activists are trying to shape the bill’s final form.
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Northwest glaciers are melting. What that means to Indigenous ‘salmon people’
Up and down the I-5 corridor, people noticed something odd when they looked to the east this summer.
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As clouds, wind, and rain move in, these indoor and virtual events intrigue and inspire
Seattle Times features writer Crystal Paul’s shares her arts and culture picks
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Did Seattle voters just choose the 'status quo'? Depends on who you ask
It seems Seattle, as a concept, is in the eyes of the beholder.
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González concedes. Bruce Harrell will be Seattle's next mayor
Thursday night, two days after initial results came in for the November 2 election, the gap between L After the latest round of ballot counts, Lorena González announced that she is conceding from the race for Seattle mayor and had called Harrell to congratulate him.
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Why voters of a certain age may have veered Seattle toward the center
‘I would say the biggest factor explaining the split among Democrats in Seattle this year could well turn out to be age.’