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    Northwest
    A man donates blood. COURTESY PHOTO, Bloodworks Northwest
    Tragedy becomes call to action on Washington and...
    December 16, 2020 3:49 pm

    2017 Amtrak train derailment underscoring need for emergency preparedness this winter and through pandemic

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    Photo courtesy of Fisher Scones
    Fisher Scones parent company fined for overworking teenage...
    By Olivia Sullivan • December 16, 2020 2:20 pm

    Washington State Department of Labor and Industries found more than 1,500 instances of violations including missing meal breaks, working during school hours and more.

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    University of Washington Medical Center Montlake campus pharmacy administration resident Derek Pohlmeyer (left) and UWMC pharmacy director Michael Alwan transport a box containing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines toward a waiting vehicle headed to the UW Medical Center’s other hospital campuses on Monday in Seattle. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via media pool)
    COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Washington state
    December 14, 2020 5:09 pm

    People in Phase 1a will begin to receive vaccinations this week

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    A King County Metro bus with an ad from the natural gas organization Partnership for Energy Progress. Contributed photo
    Should fossil fuel ads go the way of...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 11, 2020 12:50 pm

    King County ran ads for a natural gas coalition on its buses this year.

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    In this 2019 file photo, Puget Sound Energy product development manager John Dooley stands in front of one of four units at the Glacier Battery Storage Project in northwest Washington state. The project can provide power to the small town of Glacier for around two hours if needed. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    What will a green WA electric grid look...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 10, 2020 3:05 pm

    It will require a lot more coordination, but will be more resilient.

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    Classic Eats Restaurant owner Tony Hayes distributing gift certificates to Highline School District staff. Hayes is one of many King County residents that have been giving back during this time of need in 2020. Courtesy photo/Tony Hayes.
    Local fundraisers take on new meaning during pandemic
    By Haley Ausbun • December 9, 2020 5:30 am

    With these hardships have come stories of the power of community crowdfunding in our own backyards.

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    Study: Nonprofits struggle amid pandemic
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 8, 2020 1:45 pm

    Nonprofits around the state are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, according to a new study by the…

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    A “closed” sign at Jackson’s restaurant on Cole Street in downtown Enumclaw. Sound Publishing file photo
    Governor extends restrictions on businesses and gatherings
    By Joseph Thompson • December 8, 2020 1:15 pm

    It’s been a month since the governor imposed the new rules. And the pandemic has only gotten worse.

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    A medical isolation area inside the King County Maleng Regional Justice Center jail in Kent will house inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 at a outbreak at the county jail in Seattle. FILE PHOTO
    King County jail reports 16 new cases of...
    December 7, 2020 2:43 pm

    Outbreak at Seattle jail; individuals transferred to medical isolation at Kent facility

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    A King County Sheriff’s Office photo of the crawlspace in which Urbano Velazquez was hiding when a K-9 unit was used. Sound Publishing file photo
    King County settles $2 million dog bite lawsuit
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 1, 2020 12:03 pm

    The county agreed to pay $100,000 after being sued after a 2016 K-9 unit arrest.

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    Contributed by the Society for Conservation Biology 
A map showing the locations where plants have gone extinct in the U.S. and Canada since European settlers arrived.
    Study: 65 plant species have gone extinct in...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 1, 2020 11:55 am

    More than 65 species of plants have gone extinct in the U.S. and Canada since European colonization, according to a…

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    Inslee announces statewide COVID-19 exposure notification tool
    November 30, 2020 1:25 pm

    WA Notify uses privacy-preserving technology to help stop the spread of disease

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    People line up to vote Nov. 3 at the King County Vote Center at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter
    King County voter turnout hits record 86.6% in...
    November 30, 2020 11:24 am

    Previous record 85% in 2012

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