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Courthouse door closure puts burden on people with limited accessibility in Seattle
Citing safety concerns outside the main entrance to the King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle, the presiding judge ordered the doors to be closed through the end of the year.
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Cosmic Crisp apple hype: Here’s what our testers said
After much hype and publicity, the new Cosmic Crisp apple is out in stores. We asked a few apple aficionados to check out the new variety. Here’s what they found.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks December 6-8
The holiday arts deluge is upon us. KUOW's Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has a few recommendations.
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Controversial regional homelessness authority plan moves forward with big changes
Legislators from across King County voted unanimously Thursday to move forward with a plan to unite Seattle and King County’s homelessness services. The legislation to create a regional homelessness authority was passed out of the county’s Regional Policy Committee (RPC). But it still faces hurdles. It must now go before the full King County Council and the Seattle City Council. And it’s not without controversy.
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Washington car tab price cut remains on hold, so full bills due
Thursday was supposed to be the day that a Washington state ballot measure to lower car registration fees took effect. But the state Supreme Court has...
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Before fatal train crash, Sound Transit wasn’t following its own safety rules
Sound Transit did not understand its safety responsibilities and it did not follow its own safety plans. These are among the findings of a new report about the derailment two years ago of an Amtrak Cascades train, which killed three people.
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Free online returns are costing the environment plenty
Those gifts you bought online might be free to return, but the convenience comes with a steep environmental cost. KUOW host Angela King talks with Bloomberg reporter Adam Minter about how we can break the habit.
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Washington state revamps police deadly force investigations
New rules are coming for independent investigations when police use deadly force in Washington. They require more power for civilians, and more help for families of the slain person.
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Bellevue-based T-Mobile hauled into court over mega-merger
T-Mobile's pending $26 billion merger with Sprint could create another gigantic tech company in the Seattle area. But attorneys general in thirteen states and the District of Columbia have sued to stop the merger, claiming it will harm low-income and minority customers, especially in urban areas.
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UW research center to tackle the problem of fake news
Ahead of the 2020 election the University of Washington has launched an interdisciplinary center that will study the spread of misinformation and disinformation online.
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Washington Rep. Heck to retire from Congress with 'weary' soul
Denny Heck, elected on the slogan "Give Congress Heck!", will retire in 2020
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Sea-Tac planes are emitting a unique kind of pollution —and it's not regulated
Airplanes at Sea-Tac airport are polluting the communities below with tiny "ultrafine" pollution