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    Articles by Aaron Kunkler
    Spring Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish and Wildlife Service
    State awards millions for salmon recovery
    By Aaron Kunkler • August 1, 2019 2:00 pm

    Puget Sound counties received more than $45 million.

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    Grocery store workers picket across King County
    Grocery store workers picket across King County
    By Aaron Kunkler • August 1, 2019 1:30 pm

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

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    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.
    King County Sheriff’s Office develops I-940 training to...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 31, 2019 7:30 am

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

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    PSE’s battery storage project could help the clean energy rollout
    PSE’s battery storage project could help the clean...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 24, 2019 1:00 pm

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

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    King County jail lost water 16 times since 2018
    King County jail lost water 16 times since...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 23, 2019 3:23 pm

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

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    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
    Economic growth continues for King County
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 22, 2019 2:10 pm

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

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    King County Correctional Facility is located at 500 5th Ave., Seattle. File photo
    King County jail’s leaky pipes have national implications
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 18, 2019 5:00 pm

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

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    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
    WA’s new voting system concerns county elections officials
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 15, 2019 5:45 pm

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

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    ‘Feedback loops’ of methane, CO2 echo environmental problem beyond Washington
    ‘Feedback loops’ of methane, CO2 echo environmental problem...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 15, 2019 5:30 pm

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

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    King County could loan 4Culture $20 million
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 12, 2019 1:30 pm

    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...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 11, 2019 4:15 pm

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

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    Drainage District commissioners sworn in at Enumclaw City Hall
    Drainage District commissioners sworn in at Enumclaw City...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 11, 2019 3:45 pm

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

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    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
    Prop 1 would fund parks, zoos and open...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 10, 2019 8:00 am

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

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