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Hydrogen Valley vision for Southwest Washington gets boost from Aussies' proposed plant
An Australian company is looking at repurposing the soon-to-close coal power plant property in Centralia, Washington, to build a big hydrogen fuel production facility. Fortescue Future Industries went public with its plans during a hydrogen symposium hosted by the Economic Alliance of Lewis County on Thursday.
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Sign here to avoid eviction but beware: You might be signing away your rights
Landlords say it’s a useful tool. Renters call it a predatory trick. This legal document seems like an easy way to avoid eviction, but it can backfire for tenants. Many don’t know what they’re signing away.
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Playing 'the floor is lava' for a more equitable PTA in South Seattle
Families are holding a 'move-a-thon' in South Seattle all week to work on a big gap in public schools: Parent Teacher Association funding.
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The pandemic made these seniors rethink the 'years they have left'
Many seniors had planned for their golden years to look one way — time with family, grandchildren, friends — and then the pandemic took that away. Now, they're rethinking how they want to spend their remaining time.
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Looking for an electric vehicle? Here’s why they’re hard to find in Washington
Automakers have shifted deliveries of the climate-friendly vehicles to states with better incentives for selling clean cars.
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Case of missing Washington 5-year-old highlights secrecy around CPS cases
There are more questions than answers in the case of a missing former foster child from Grays Harbor County. Five-year-old Oakley Carlson has been unaccounted for since February of last year. Police say her parents aren’t cooperating with the investigation. Oakley’s former foster mom questions why Oakley was sent back to live with her parents after more than two years in foster care. The governor's office and the Department of Children Youth and Families won't answer questions about the case citing privacy laws and the ongoing law enforcement investigation.
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Abortion issue could decide Democrat Kim Schrier’s fate in Washington’s closest congressional race
This week, the King County Council voted 8 - 1 to express support for abortion rights in the wake of a leaked draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would open the door for states to outlaw abortion. Only one county council member voted against the measure: Reagan Dunn. Dunn is also one of several Republicans running for Congress this year in a highly competitive race for Washington’s 8th Congressional District, east of Seattle.
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Seattle's Duwamish Tribe files new lawsuit seeking federal recognition
Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe renewed its quest for tribal sovereignty by filing a lawsuit against the U.S Department of the Interior on Wednesday. The tribe said the lack of federal recognition continues to cost its 600 enrolled members access to healthcare, scholarships and other benefits.
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Vaccine-related firings exacerbate King County Sheriff vacancies
King County Sheriff’s Office continues to struggle with job vacancies. The agency is looking to fill 172 open positions, or about 15 percent of its total workforce. And the county’s employee vaccine mandate, issued last August, hasn’t helped.
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National Park grants honor sites significant to Chinese Americans and Black communities in Washington
The National Park Service has awarded two grants totaling $100,000 to identify and preserve locations of historic significance for the Chinese American and Black communities in Washington state.
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Seattle’s 'Hope Corps' will pay unemployed and underemployed artists to create public art
‘When artists come into any community and work with that community, it's elevated. It gives a community a vision.’
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Fearing ‘spontaneous combustion,’ Snohomish County closes two dumps to deal with growing trash pile
Snohomish County is closing its two main transfer stations to deal with a growing pile of trash that officials fear could heat up to the point of starting on fire.