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Jay Inslee's week finds all Democratic eyes on climate
Washington Governor Jay Inslee got some political wins in recent days that could help his presidential run, just as he's trying to make it onto the Democratic debate stage.
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After losing Boeing Field, ICE lands deportation flight in Yakima
After losing its only flight operator at Boeing Field last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement switched to the Yakima Air Terminal in Central Washington.
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Seattle Mayor gives the green light to electric scooters
Paige Browning talks with Casey Martin about Seattle's plans to allow a scooter-share program.
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Two Seattle construction snafus ... and what we learned from them
We still don’t have an official explanation for why a crane collapsed in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, killing four people. But we know we'll learn from it.
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The complicated relationship between temporary and local farmworkers in Mattawa, WA
A report from central Washington state.
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Seattle Police solve 52-year-old murder case using genetic genealogy
Paige Browning talks with Seattle homicide detective Rolf Norton about the murder of Susan Galvin, and how her decades-old case was finally solved.
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About face: Inslee now opposes two mega fossil-fuel projects in Washington state
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee did an about-face Wednesday on two major fossil-fuel projects that he had previously supported.
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Deaths of homeless people jump in Seattle area
Deaths among people who were homeless in King County more than doubled in the past five years, according to a new report from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Seattle may get a new neighborhood
The Washington National Guard needs a new place to park their Humvees... someplace far outside Seattle's traffic mess. So the state is studying what to do with the 25 acre property just north of the Magnolia bridge where those vehicles are currently housed. On Wednesday, members of the public shared their blue sky ideas for the property.
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Washington becomes first West Coast state ready to ditch time changes
With the stroke of the governor's pen Wednesday, Washington officially became the first West Coast state to ditch the twice-yearly time switch. But the...
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'All I'm getting is the bare minimum.' Rainier Beach High School students protest budget cuts
Students and teachers at Rainier Beach High School say the cuts at their school will hamper students’ college plans. Dozens of students and staff gathered in front of the school Wednesday to protest cuts they say are unfair and inequitable.
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Trust in Microsoft? That's the message at Build conference
Microsoft is wrapping up its annual developer conference in Seattle on Wednesday. Geekwire’s Todd Bishop hit the highlights of Build for KUOW’s Angela King.