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Areas colored pink are under a red flag warning for fire conditions over the Sept. 9-11 weekend. COURTESY GRAPHIC, State Department of Natural Resources

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Wildfire smoke and high-risk fire conditions likely over the weekend

Low humidity, gusty winds and high temperatures mean if a fire starts, it will spread rapidly.

This image of the Goat Rocks Fire was shared by the U.S. Forest Service Monday.

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Fires at Mount Rainier, Bolt Creek shroud region in smoke

Local communities are not threatened by the flames, and SR 123 is open.

Can you imagine airplanes flying over these plains? This farmland on the Enumclaw Plateau near the intersection of 196th Ave SE and SE 400th St is near the area that an aviation study dubbed as a potential “King County Southeast” airport in a report considering locations for the state’s next airport. No location has yet been selected. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Muckleshoot Tribal Council asks CACC to drop Southeast King County airport site

The Tribe shared environmental, transportation, other issues with the hypothetical airport.

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State superintendent announces proposal for free school meals

Proposal asks WA Legislature to allocate $86 million annually.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still
Carolynn Bernard knows all the name of the sheep she cares for; some people donate money to the Bless Ewe sanctuary to “adopt” their own sheep and set up monthly Zoom calls with them.

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Local sheep sanctuary looking for financial support

With the price of alfalfa so high, the Bless Ewe Sheep Farm Sanctuary is turning to crowdsourcing.

Photos by Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

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Washington’s COVID-19 state of emergency to end Oct. 31

Gov. Jay Inslee announced the order will end nearly three years after he first issued it.

Behind the Howard Hanson Dam lies around 100 miles of prime fish-spawning habitat. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Tribes, legislators, local leaders celebrate revival of Howard Hanson Dam project

$855 million is being invested in local salmon.

Screenshot from Washington Department of Commerce website.

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Funding secured for behavioral health crisis stabilization facility in King County

The mental health facility will help avoid arrests and unnecessary hospital emergency room visits.

King County Council members (File photo)

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King County Council wants to look at ways to support food banks amid rising inflation

A measure to identify resources for food banks will be come to a final vote on Sept. 20.

A webcamera on Mt. Rainier from Camp Shurman captured an image of a cloud passing the east side of the volcano's summit, which to some looked like Mt. Rainier was venting. Photo courtesy National Park Service

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No, Mount Rainier is not erupting

A video posted earlier this morning appeared to show the volcano was venting; it turned out to only…

This map, shared by the Washington State Department of Transportation, shows the locations of ten greenfields and several existing airports in the running as legislators, locals and the FAA mull the location of Washington’s next major airport.

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Airport commission won’t recommend Enumclaw site

But it’s not all up to them - the state legislature, the FAA, and an airport sponsor may…

Judged by XII: A King County Local Dive podcast. The hands shown here belong to Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who has been charged with homicide in the 2019 death of Jesse Sarey.

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JUDGED BY XII: Auburn cop’s death-themed tattoos go public

Episode 7 in this special podcast series explores the release of unredacted photos showing Jeffrey Nelson’s tattoos.