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Spring Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish and Wildlife Service

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State awards millions for salmon recovery

Puget Sound counties received more than $45 million.

Grocery store workers picket across King County

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Grocery store workers picket across King County

Union members are asking Kroger for living wages and more scheduling predictability.

FILE PHOTO: King County Sheriff’s Office deputies block off access to the Kent Station parking garage after a deputy shot and killed a suspect in a reportedly stolen Honda Civic in 2018.

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King County Sheriff’s Office develops I-940 training to reduce deadly force

Recruits hired after Dec. 7 will need additional training coming out of the academy.

PSE’s battery storage project could help the clean energy rollout

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PSE’s battery storage project could help the clean energy rollout

Tiny pilot project in Glacier could eventually be expanded to Puget Sound region.

King County jail lost water 16 times since 2018

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King County jail lost water 16 times since 2018

The building has been plagued with water failures stemming from Aquatherm pipes.

Low Income Housing Institute’s 57-unit August Wilson Place apartments in downtown Bellevue includes affordable housing units for households at 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. Photo courtesy of Low Income Housing Institute

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Economic growth continues for King County

Warning signs on horizon as housing and rent prices cool down compared to previous years.

King County Correctional Facility is located at 500 5th Ave., Seattle. File photo

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King County jail’s leaky pipes have national implications

Lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court alleges Aquatherm has been selling faulty pipes.

VoteWA is a $9.5 million program that came online last May and is meant to unify all 39 county voting systems in the state into a single entity. Courtesy image

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WA’s new voting system concerns county elections officials

VoteWA has run into some problems in recent months as the Aug. 6 primary election draws closer.

‘Feedback loops’ of methane, CO2 echo environmental problem beyond Washington

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‘Feedback loops’ of methane, CO2 echo environmental problem beyond Washington

University of Washington among researchers of climate change’s effects in global temperatures.

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King County could loan 4Culture $20 million

The loan would be repaid by the organization and used to help serve marginalized communities.

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King County Sheriff’s Office has been giving ICE unredacted information

Both the office and jail have supplied the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Drainage District commissioners sworn in at Enumclaw City Hall

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Drainage District commissioners sworn in at Enumclaw City Hall

Commissioners from districts 5, 6 and 13 participate in ceremony July 10.

Pete, with his companion Nina, served as “the foundation” of the zoo’s gorilla program when he first arrived in Seattle in 1969. Photo courtesy of Dennis Dow / Woodland Park Zoo

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Prop 1 would fund parks, zoos and open spaces

King County voters could approve the renewal and increase of the levy on the August ballot.