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Overwhelmed with the return to school, Seattle teens are withdrawing into their cocoons
Educators and parents hoped being back in classrooms would be a positive change for teens — but everyone is learning it’s not so straightforward.
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La Niña winter in NW is 'good news for sports enthusiasts' and, you know, the environment
Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond says extra rain this month could bring the mountains some early snow. That's good news for skiers and, more importantly, "forest health, our fresh-water ecosystems, salmon, you know the whole [environment] thing"
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‘That’s their individual choice’: Seattle mayor on officers who defy vaccine mandate
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she's hopeful those unvaccinated Seattle police officers will come around. And if they don't: "That's their individual choice."
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Don’t blame the Mariners. They would have made it if MLB played like Islander Middle School
Once again, the baseball playoffs are underway, and the Mariners are sitting at home.
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Stark differences on crime electrify race for Seattle city attorney
The normally uncontroversial race for Seattle city attorney has been an eventful one this year. The two candidates, Ann Davison and Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, have outlined dramatically different priorities for the city attorney’s civil and criminal efforts.
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Jails in Washington and Oregon have higher suicide rate than national average
Over the past two decades, more than 200 people have died by suicide in Washington and Oregon jails. That puts the two Northwest states above the national average for jail suicides, according to a new report.
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Hey Seattleites, the state has your $273 million. Here’s how to claim it. (Not a scam, we swear)
TL;DR Go to Claimyourcash.org and plug in your name.
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With light rail as fuel, Seattle's Northgate is ready to grow
This week, a lot of people tried light rail and got off at Northgate to look around. As they exited the station, many of them were greeted with a neighborhood undergoing massive change.
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Parents fret about desk distances. Expert says ventilation does more to keep kids safe
The Seattle school district only requires that students be three feet apart; that’s in line with the CDC’s latest guidelines. But, with the very contagious Delta variant causing a surge in Covid cases, a lot of parents worry that’s not nearly far enough.
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Sen. Murray rallies for a diverse field of federal judges, Republican action on the debt ceiling
‘Senate Republicans are still not only refusing to vote to avoid the first ever default on U.S. debt, which they acknowledge would be catastrophic, they're blocking Democrats from taking action ourselves.’
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38 percent of Seattle police operations staff haven't submitted proof of vaccination
As the vaccine mandate deadline looms, the Seattle Police Department says 354 sworn officers have not yet submitted proof of vaccination.
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This pregnant mom nearly died from Covid. It hasn’t convinced her to get the vaccine
The Covid vaccines are safe and effective during pregnancy. And yet, two out of three pregnant people are unvaccinated.