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Sea-Tac sees a surge in travelers as the pandemic persists
In the second week of June, Sea-Tac saw more than 10,000 travelers a day. The airport previously hadn't hit that threshold since the pandemic forced millions across the world to change their travel plans.
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Why this Seattle first-time voter ‘can’t stay mute’ about racism
For the last few months, Michelle Aguilar Ramirez’s life has been consumed by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and classes on Zoom — and more recently, the Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle and around the country. “Ever since the movement, ever since the death of George Floyd, it has been like a constant stir in my household,” she said.
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Second shooting at night contrasts with Seattle's CHOP by day
Gunfire on Seattle’s Capitol Hill left a 17-year-old youth wounded Sunday night -- the second shooting over the weekend in or near CHOP, the area that’s been a focus of protests over racial injustice.
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Seattle poet Colleen McElroy weathers out the pandemic with words
At 85, Colleen McElroy leans into her poetry to weather what life throws her way
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A safe space for Black people to center on healing and joy on Juneteenth
Blackout CHOP creates a place to rest, grieve, celebrate, and not hold space for others
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‘American policing dates back to the formation of the slave patrols,’ says former Seattle police chief
Tear gas works, said Norm Stamper, the former police chief of Seattle. It disorients protesters, and causes them to scatter.
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A spike in coronavirus cases as Seattle and King County enter Phase 2
Seattle and King County are moving into Phase 2 of the pandemic reopening plan today, Friday, despite a new uptick in cases. Sixty-two new cases were tracked in the county on Thursday – half of those from Seattle.
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She lost her sister to COVID-19. The death highlights the heightened risk to people with developmental disabilities
At Christmastime last December, Sharon Gowdey was a healthy 56-year-old woman with Down syndrome. A video from a holiday party shows her in a Santa hat...
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King County (and Seattle) move to Phase 2, which means restaurants reopening
King County, home to Seattle, was approved by Washington state on Friday morning to move to Phase 2 of reopening from the coronavirus shutdown. What does this mean?
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Police to train on intervening in Washington state. ‘You owe it to your partner’
New laws and training in WA are the result of Black Lives Matter marches that have swept the state and country.
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Friday politics: What a Juneteenth holiday could teach everyone
June 19 could be on its way to becoming a national corporate holiday.
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Could Juneteenth become an official Washington state holiday?
Juneteenth is recognized in Washington state, it’s not a legal state holiday. Some people are trying to change that.