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At age 6, he and his classmates fled Mount St. Helens. 40 years later, this reporter recalls that day
Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins was a first grader on a school camping trip near Mount St. Helens when the volcano erupted on May 18, 1980. Austin recently unearthed his scrapbook from that time and interviewed several others who were on that memorable trip. On this 40th anniversary of the eruption, Austin recounts their harrowing escape.
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Kroger offers ‘thank you’ bonus after employees protest end of hazard pay
Grocery workers held protests outside Fred Meyer stores in Burien and Bellingham Friday. The Kroger employees at QFC and Fred Meyer were upset about the elimination of their $2-an-hour ‘Hero Pay.’
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San Juan becomes first county in Pacific Northwest to mandate face masks in public
San Juan County in the northwest corner of Washington state is about to become the first in the Pacific Northwest to require wearing a face covering in public places. Elsewhere in the region, governments have highly recommended wearing masks, but it's not the law.
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Are you a loud talker? You might be a superspreader
A new study into how loud talking can spread viruses could shed light on a major outbreak at a choir practice in Skagit County.
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In Seattle’s polluted valley, pandemic and particulates are twin threats
From a boat on the Duwamish River, it’s easy to see giant yellow excavators plucking crushed cars off the ground and swinging them toward an open-air shredder. At Seattle Iron and Metal, mounds of shredded steel as big as apartment buildings loom above the river.
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Seattle's hip hop scene can trace its roots back 40 years, to a group called Emerald Street Boys.
Hip hop culture is ubiquitous—in Seattle and around the world. But 40 years ago, a local group called Emerald Street Boys were hip hop pioneers.
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What makes a neighborhood special and sustainable during a pandemic?
Neighbors helping neighbors in Rainier Vista
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Working at a Seattle grocery store amid a pandemic
Ever since he was a kid, Sam Dancy thought working in a grocery store would be fun. He followed that dream and has been in the industry for three decades. The 61 year old works at the Westwood Village QFC. Dancy says the pandemic has changed his work. The days are hectic and they go fast. It has also created new challenges and work norms.
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How do you approach the moral dilemmas of the coronavirus pandemic?
How far would you go to help your neighbor during this pandemic? And who should make life and death decisions about limited medical supplies: Emotional human doctors or detached artificial intelligence?
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Most nursing homes in King County have had a Covid-19 case
It was an outbreak at a Seattle area nursing home that signaled the start of the national coronavirus crisis. Now, King County officials say 69% of skilled nursing facilities in the area have had a Covid-19 case.
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King County dispenses alcohol and tobacco to addicted people in quarantine
Controversial move intended to keep potential Covid-19 transmitters isolated
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Eruption anniversary plans blown up and reborn, kinda like subject Mount St. Helens
There were once big plans for many public events to mark the 40th anniversary of the catastrophic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The coronavirus...