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    Articles by Henry Stewart-Wood
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    Vaccine verification requirement will end March 1, officials...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • February 16, 2022 2:11 pm

    King County officials say this decision is backed by science.

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    Attorney General files lawsuit against COVID testing company
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • February 1, 2022 11:30 am

    Center for COVID Control operated testing sites in King County.

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    State offers free at-home COVID-19 tests
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • January 22, 2022 12:16 pm

    You can order the tests through the state’s new online portal.

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    Bellevue police standoff. File photo
    Washington Democrats introduce bills clarifying police reforms
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • January 10, 2022 12:50 pm

    One deals with mental health response and the other deals with less-lethal weapons.

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    COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)
    Health care leaders declare statewide crisis, request action
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • January 6, 2022 5:45 pm

    The letter written to Gov. Inslee requests deployment of National Guard.

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    Chris Gregersen injects a young chinook salmon with a small transponder used for tracking the migration of the fish. Photo courtesy of King County
    King County scientists work to save chinook salmon
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • December 29, 2021 3:10 pm

    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...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • December 29, 2021 10:30 am

    Projections suggest things will get worse before they get better.

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    Eastside King County restaurant owners discuss challenges recently with U.S. Rep Suzan DelBene at Pomegranate Bistro in Redmond. (Photo credit: Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)
    King County unemployment is down after COVID-fueled recession
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • December 9, 2021 12:20 pm

    Economy shows signs of recovery.

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    This October 2021 photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
    King County woman among first in state to...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • December 6, 2021 4:05 pm

    Omicron appears to be more transmissible than the Delta variant.

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    Black drivers disproportionately pulled over by WSP in...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • December 6, 2021 12:30 pm

    A study by WSU researchers examined over 3 million traffic stops performed by WSP officers.

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    Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Washington health officials discuss response to new COVID...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • December 2, 2021 10:40 am

    Things will be handled with Omicron variant similar to the Delta variant.

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    Patti Cole-Trindall
    King County Executive appoints Patti Cole-Tindall as interim...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • November 23, 2021 12:30 pm

    Cole-Tindall has a background in the sheriff’s office and county government.

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    Example of what it can look like when you replace a grass lawn with native plants. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing
    Tired of mowing the lawn? Consider using native...
    By Henry Stewart-Wood • November 12, 2021 5:00 am

    Replacing your lawn with Northwest vegetation can be beneficial to homeowners and wildlife alike.

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