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    Articles by Aaron Kunkler
    The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana. Puget Sound Energy owns 25 percent of the remaining two units. File photo
    PSE files to sell part of Colstrip coal...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

    The utility owns two units at the Montana power plant.

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    Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
    Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 23, 2020 1:30 am

    Several changes to the King County Sheriff’s Office were proposed.

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    PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
    PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2020 1:30 am

    Animal products create a lot of emissions, but veggie alternatives are coming from King County.

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    A proposal to make King County Metro fares free for low-income households could be approved in the coming months. File photo
    King County considers free transit for low-income residents
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 19, 2020 9:05 am

    The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.

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    Federal Way resident Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens, 17, died Jan. 27, 2017. Courtesy photo
    Law enforcement challenges report on sting operation that...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 6:30 pm

    King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s findings rattle Sheriff’s Office, police union.

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    In 2018, the city of Seattle approved and then repealed a head tax within a month. It would have levied a $275 per employee tax on businesses grossing more than $20 million annually. Sound Publishing file photo
    County head tax bill passes committee
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 2:45 pm

    Bill would let King County levy a tax on businesses to fund housing and address homelessness.

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    King County Metro’s battery-electric bus. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    King County Metro bus fleet will be electrified...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 10:35 am

    Future base in South King County would house hundreds of the zero-emission vehicles.

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    Three-quarters of the suicide deaths among children ages 10 to 14 are caused by firearms, according to a new report from the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program at the University of Washington. File photo
    King County studies youth gun violence amid rising...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 10:10 am

    It’s unclear what’s driving the trend.

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    High tides, as seen in this file photo of Raymond’s Willapa Landing Park in Pacific County, could become the norm in the future due to sea level rise. Sound Publishing file photo
    UW summarizes Washington climate impact on water
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 7:30 am

    The report localizes information from the United Nations.

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    A King County work crew clears a road near Preston on Feb. 7, 2020. Heavy rains appear to have caused multiple landslides along the road. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    The future could look a lot like this...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 7, 2020 4:45 pm

    Climate change is expected to lead to more winter flooding in King County.

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    Sound Publishing file photo
    King County Council could place roads levy lift...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 5, 2020 12:15 pm

    Levy could increase taxes for a median home by about $224 a year.

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    Screenshot from paradisofestival.com.
    Paradiso Festival is on the rocks following lawsuit
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 4, 2020 3:30 pm

    Paradiso Festival, one of the most popular annual EDM events in Washington state, may be in trouble after one of…

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    Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs
    Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 2, 2020 1:30 am

    Unable to find residency positions, many are driving Ubers, working warehouses or unemployed.

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