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Food banks are growing – and transforming – to meet a rising need
Historically, many food banks started small, usually in church basements or as an extension of a religious organization. But starting with the pandemic, demand has been rising, with no signs of letting up any time soon. And increasingly, food banks are providing more than nourishment.
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Pacific Northwest Ballet's first Black principal dancer will not be its last
Dancer Jonathan Batista made history this fall as the first Black principal dancer in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s fifty-year history.
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Teenager accused of Ingraham High School shooting could face murder charge
The teenager who allegedly shot and killed a person at Ingraham had their first court hearing on Wednesday. Another suspect, also a teen, is accused of assisting in the crime.
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Most western Washington Democrats poised to return to Congress
Aside from a close race in the 8th Congressional District, western Washington’s Democratic incumbent members of Congress are decisively beating back challenges from Republicans, and the party might even pick up a seat in the House.
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Democrat Hobbs takes early lead in secretary of state race
Democrats are trying to win the secretary of state’s office in an election for the first time in six decades after Republicans failed to advance a candidate in the primary.
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Republican Dan Newhouse survives Trump’s revenge campaign in WA-04
Dan Newhouse has won re-election in Washington’s 4th Congressional District, making him one of the last Trump impeachers still standing.
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Washington Democrat Kim Schrier leads WA-08 race after first count
On election night incumbent Democrat Kim Schrier had a slight lead over Republican Matt Larkin in Washington’s fiercely contested 8th Congressional District race.
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Washington Democrat Patty Murray wins in Senate race after first ballot count
Patty Murray was triumphant on election night.
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2022 general election results for Seattle, King County, and Washington state
Here are the top vote-getters in Washington state's 2022 general election, as of 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9. These are preliminary results, as ballots will come in by mail for several more days.
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Seattle gets a little more ambitious as it updates its growth plan
It’s been eight years since Seattle updated its comprehensive plan. That’s the document that says where the city will allow new homes. In that time, we’ve seen a dramatic population growth, a pandemic, downtown got knocked off its feet, we had protests against racial inequity, and there’s a climate crisis. All of those things are changing how the city thinks about how it should grow going forward.
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Reducing collisions between ships and whales? There are apps for that — but they need work
Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often in the Pacific Northwest that ships collide with whales. But when it does, it's upsetting, tragic and the whale probably dies. Three separate teams have developed smartphone-based systems that can alert commercial mariners to watch out or slow down when there are whales nearby. A recent ride-along on a big container ship demonstrated that real-time whale alerts are still a work in progress.
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This Ivy League wages hand-to-leaf combat against an English strangler
No hallowed halls in this ivy league: just hard, dirty labor against an ‘evil’ foe.