Screenshot of National Weather Service radar image taken Jan. 5, 2022.

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Extended 5-day weather forecast for King County

Thursday, Jan. 6: High 42°, low 37°; 100 percent chance of rain.

This graphic by the Washington State Department of Transportation indicates where crews will be working on a new bridge and culvert removal on Ravensdale creek.

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Metro Routes back to normal, SR 169 detour starts this week

Update: WSDOT has delayed the SR 169 bypass route to open on Jan. 13, the agency announced Jan.…

A deer mouse, the natural reservoir for hantavirus in Washington state. Image courtesy Public Health Insider

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Hantavirus case reported in southeast King County | Public Health Insider

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a severe respiratory disease; although rare, it has a mortality rate of 38 percent.

Enumclaw's newest daily coronavirus case count is now 52 as of Dec. 27, 2021. Screenshot

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The ‘Claw breaks COVID case records over Christmas week

Enumclaw’s daily case coronavirus record now stands at 52, although few hospitalizations — and no deaths — have…

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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New laws bring changes to minimum wage, plastic silverware, voting rights for felons

Two taxes take effect, but the future of each is uncertain.

Top: Washington State Redistricting Commissioners (from left) April Sims, Brady Piñero Walkinshaw, Joe Fain, Paul Graves and Sarah Augustine. Center: Congressional map (left) and Legislative map. Bottom: Washington State Supreme Court Justices (from left) González, Gordon McCloud, Johnson, Whitener, Madsen, Montoya-Lewis, Owens, Stephens and Yu.

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Legal fight on redistricting returning to the Supreme Court

Two lawsuits say the plans aren’t valid because commissioners broke state law before voting to approve them.

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Dec. 13 – 22

Someone sleeping in the Expo dugout, a laser pointer incident, and a car vs. elk crash.

Happy New Years to you from the Courier-Herald!

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The Courier-Herald’s Top 10 news stories of 2021

Let’s reflect on the last year, to better prepare for the year to come.

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Washington part of multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to packaged salads

Cases were found in King, Snohomish, Whatcom, Pierce, Thurston, Mason and Skagit counties.

Chris Gregersen injects a young chinook salmon with a small transponder used for tracking the migration of the fish. Photo courtesy of King County

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King County scientists work to save chinook salmon

They conducted a study to determine how the salmon use the Green River as a habitat.

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COVID-19 cases surge over Christmas weekend in King County

Projections suggest things will get worse before they get better.

The view from inside Anchor House.

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New Buckley coffee shop forged by a fellowship of the beans

Like Frodo and Sam’s journey to bring the ring to Mt. Doom, Luke and Tanya Wilbanks needed some…

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Extended weather forecast for South King County, Dec. 29 to Jan. 3

Here is the extended forecast for South King County from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3.