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Washington high schoolers can get academic credit for a paid job
About a third of the state’s high school students hold paid jobs. There’s a new program that will help them get academic credit for that work experience.
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Coastal Washington tribe creates higher ground by building tsunami tower, first of its type here
There is a new option to escape a tsunami if you’re on the southwest coast of Washington when the Big One strikes. The Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe on Friday dedicated a 50-foot tall evacuation tower in Tokeland, Washington. Tribal leaders and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said the new tsunami refuge platform should be an example and inspiration for other vulnerable coastal communities.
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'To us, she is the greatest of all time.' Sue Bird plays final regular game with Seattle Storm
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Avoiding Seafair and The Blue Angels? You have options this weekend
‘I think it's really something to celebrate that KEXP has managed to flourish and grow for the past half century.’
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Few of Washington's youngest kids are getting the Covid vaccine
About a month and a half after Covid-19 vaccines became available to kids under five in Washington state, just under 9 percent have had their first shot. That’s significantly lower than all other age groups.
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A pregnant mom was 'writhing in pain,' but a Catholic hospital refused to intervene
Alison was three months pregnant and on a camping trip with her family in 2013 when she started bleeding. She rushed home to Bellingham, where the only hospital is Catholic-owned PeaceHealth.
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Incumbents move ahead in key Washington races: 2022 primary election
The results from this week's primary are still taking shape, but we've got a good idea of who will be on the November ballot in some key races.
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Larkin advances, Dunn concedes in 8th Congressional District
King County Council member Reagan Dunn is throwing in the towel in the 8th Congressional District primary, reports the Seattle Times.
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WA health officials stress prevention amid rise of monkeypox cases
‘It's a virus that's gaining speed, and the state has a team dedicated to trying to control it.’
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Trump strategist falsely claims state primary was rigged against Culp, Kent
This week conspiracy theorist and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon is claiming – without evidence – that "elites" are rigging the primary ballot count in Washington state. He made the groundless claim in interviews on his podcast with two Trump-backed Republican candidates; Joe Kent, who is running in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, and Loren Culp who is running in the 4th.
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Some otterly pleased by new report on bringing sea otters back to Oregon coast, others paws down
A federal study ordered by Congress concluded it would be feasible to reintroduce sea otters to the Oregon and northern California coasts. However, that finding doesn't mean the super-cute predators will be relocated into their former ocean habitat anytime soon.
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Seattle's Duwamish Tribe 'on the outside looking in' as city names new Indigenous Advisory Council
The City of Seattle is named for Duwamish leader Chief Seattle, yet his own descendants say they’ve been excluded from an effort to involve more Indigenous people in city issues.