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All shook up: Remembering the Nisqually Earthquake 20 years later
Remembering the Nisqually Earthquake 20 years later
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Pandemic side effect: Zero flu deaths in Washington state
‘We have seen almost no flu in the United States as a whole, and certainly none in Washington state. It has been quite remarkable.’
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Washington Senate votes to ban open carry of firearms at Capitol and at demonstrations
Following a year of frequent armed protests, some of which turned violent, the Washington Senate voted Thursday to ban the open carry of firearms at the...
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Tomoko Hayes, 96, immigrant from Japan, raised 4 children in a new country
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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Man snared in child sex trafficking operation inspected school buses for Washington State Patrol
A Washington State Patrol employee has been arrested and accused of two counts of attempted child rape. The suspect, 27-year-old Trevor Smith, was arrested last night and is being held in the King County Jail. He has not been charged yet.
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Black-owned restaurants get tech assist from Seattle teens
In a program created by Seattle’s Office of Economic Development and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, sixteen high school students learned to make glossy new websites for some of the city’s Black-owned restaurants. The goal was to provide the teens with job skills, while giving the restaurants a stronger presence online.
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ShakeAlert test part of long-awaited earthquake preparedness plan
‘It has been a long time coming, and it's not even completely built out yet.’
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WA Legislature considering bill to ban for-profit prisons and detention centers
The Washington legislature moved one step closer to ending for-profit private detention centers in the state. House Bill 1090 passed with bipartisan support and now moves to the Senate.
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‘Who knows if I’ll be myself again?’ Covid long-haulers turn to Seattle rehab clinic
This Seattle rehabilitation clinic is working to help Covid long-haulers get back "as much life as possible."
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WA Covid testing program could teach us more about the virus in schools
A new partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital will bring 300,000 rapid Covid-19 tests to elementary schools in ten districts in March. Seattle Children's Hospital will collect and analyze the data collected to inform a return to classrooms across the country.
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Seattle Public Schools delays reopening plans as teachers union agreement stalls
Seattle Public Schools is delaying its plan to start bringing students back into buildings by one week. Originally planning for March 1, the district has pushed back reopening its doors to a few student groups to March 8. In the meantime, the district and its teachers union still have yet to reach a reopening agreement.
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A few new glitches with Seattle’s pop-up vaccine clinic for Latinos
Pop-up vaccination clinics in targeted neighborhoods are part of the City of Seattle’s effort to reach more vulnerable Latinos and other groups hard-hit by Covid-19. But they’ve hit some recent snags, from website glitches to people showing up for appointments at the wrong address.