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King County preserves thousands of acres of farmland from development
The move is under the Land Conservation Initiative aimed at preserving 65,000 acres.
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King County Fire Marshal enacts Stage 2 burn ban
The ban prohibits all outdoor recreational fires.
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Councilmember calls for safety emergency declaration after county courthouse violence
Also proposed is legislation to improve courthouse security measures.
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Cascade Behavioral Health workers strike after incident involving violent patient
Multiple employees are believed to have been injured and some even hostpitalized following incident.
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Seattle Film Summit returns to partial in-person format this September
This year’s event will focus on promoting self-advocacy in the creative sector.
Business
Puget Sound Darigold workers on verge of strike amid contract negotiations
Workers cite lack of medical leave, outsourcing and bad-faith negotiations as reason for strike.
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Sexual assault leads to calls for closing King County Courthouse
Crime is rising in the ’dangerous environment that has surrounded our seat of government.’
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King County Council OKs millions for courts overwhelmed by pandemic backlog
Some lawyers testified that the backlog has created an “access to justice” problem.
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Brief history of rats in the Puget Sound region – and the problem they present
Local exterminator noticed big change in rats over the past 40 years.
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King County Council discusses policy for removal of homeless encampments
Still unclear what the standards will be, who will enforce it, and how jurisdictions will interact.
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Firearm violence in King County on upward trend
King County prosecutors note a backlog in court cases, point to the pandemic as the reason why.
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Study suggests that the top 10 percent of gasoline-using drivers consume one-third of all the gas
Researchers believe converting “gasoline superusers” is an important factor in meeting climate goals
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Drug overdose data shows an alarming trend in recent years
King County data indicates massive increase in fentanyl deaths from 2008 to 2020.