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The 2015 Wolverine Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Natural Resources/Kari Greer
Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
By Aaron Kunkler • April 5, 2019 1:30 am

Humans cause majority of fires in state

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Courtesy of kingcounty.gov
King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions
By Aaron Kunkler • April 3, 2019 1:30 am

Employees will receive wage increases and $500 bonus.

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Law enforcement oversight office seeks subpoena power
By Aaron Kunkler • April 2, 2019 4:00 pm

Organization has been unable to investigate King County Sheriff’s Office.

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A look inside the King County Juvenile Detention Center. File photo
King County is still using solitary confinement on...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 26, 2019 7:45 pm

Report on solitary confinement shows the county is not honoring its agreement.

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A man addresses the King County Council during a public hearing March 20 at New Life Church in Renton. He presented bags filled with what he said was hazardous materials dropped on his property by bald eagles. Another speaker made similar claims. Haley Ausbun/staff photo
Locals show support for King County waste to...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 21, 2019 5:20 pm

Public hearing on landfill’s future was held March 20 in Renton.

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The Cedar Hills Regional Landfill is the only active landfill in King County. It will operate until at least 2028. It has been in operation since the 1960s. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
Waste study puts numbers behind King County trash...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 14, 2019 1:30 am

County has one remaining landfill located near Maple Valley, and it’s nearing capacity

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Eastside church sues state on International Women’s Day to overturn abortion coverage
Eastside church sues state on International Women’s Day...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 8, 2019 4:40 pm

The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is classified as a hate group by Southern Poverty Law Center

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Protest in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 23, 2019. wikimedia/Voice of America
Local activists push back against intervention in Venezuelan...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 4, 2019 3:00 pm

Anti-war group Answer Coalition plans protest March 16 at Seattle Central College

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It’s official: Inslee is running
It’s official: Inslee is running
By Aaron Kunkler • March 1, 2019 5:30 pm

Washington’s governor will make climate change a key component of his campaign

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Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate change
Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 27, 2019 11:30 am

From rising sea levels and crop failures to dying forests and fish, Washington state is struggling

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King County charter update targets police oversight, elections, council size
King County charter update targets police oversight, elections,...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2019 4:00 pm

A commission is reviewing the county’s charter and will make recommendations by May.

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Courtesy of kingcounty.gov                                 King County Council has nine members who each represent a district.
King County charter update targets police oversight, elections,...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2019 4:00 pm

A commission is reviewing the county’s charter and will make recommendations by May.

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According to King County’s Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) annual report, Seattle had the highest rate of people using services at 36 percent of the total, followed by 31 percent from South King County, 18 percent from the greater Eastside, and 7 percent from north county including Shoreline.
Study shows King County’s treatment funding is making...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 14, 2019 2:10 pm

A document on the county’s .1 percent health sales tax was accepted Wednesday by the county council.

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