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King County executive’s plan to renew parks levy...
By Steve Hunter • February 11, 2025 6:01 pm

King County Council still must approve proposal to voters on August ballot

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A “no trespassing” sign outside of the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)
Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state,...
By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero Washington State Standard • February 4, 2025 10:27 am

Dozens of people sent to a detention center in Tacoma.

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Employees work at Fall City’s Aroma Coffee Co. on Jan. 14, 2025. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)
Small businesses brace for higher minimum wage in...
By Grace Gorenflo • January 28, 2025 12:38 pm

New wage for unincorporated areas went into effect Jan. 1, but the rules are still being determined.

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Washington judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard • January 23, 2025 1:41 pm

A Seattle judge has granted Washington’s request to temporarily block Trump’s executive order

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Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown. COURTESY PHOTO, state Office of the Attorney General
Washington AG sues over Trump’s birthright citizenship order
January 21, 2025 1:25 pm

Oregon, Arizona and Illinois joined the lawsuit; attorneys general from 18 other states also sue

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Fentanyl pills. (Photo provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration)
Funds are running out to help vacate drug...
By Joshua Solorzano • January 16, 2025 3:11 pm

King County Department of Public Defense urges people with simple drug possession charges to use its free resources.

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Looking out over Cell 8 during the fall 2024 public tour of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Where will all the waste go? King County’s...
By Bailey Josie • January 10, 2025 7:00 am

Cedar Hills Regional Landfill receives about 1 million tons of waste a year.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
New Washington state laws taking effect in Jan....
By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Bill Lucia, Washington State Standard • January 1, 2025 11:30 am

New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people…

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Mount Rainier National Park has around 2 million visitors a year. Image courtesy the National Park Service
The mountain is out and it tells cold...
By Bailey Josie • December 25, 2024 7:00 am

Data shows that since 2007, Mount Rainier has become the second most dangerous National Park in the winter.

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A northern giant hornet seen on an apple. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture)
Invasive ‘murder hornets’ found in WA have been...
By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State Standard • December 21, 2024 9:30 am

The hunt for invasive “murder hornets” is over in Washington and the rest of the U.S. after three years without…

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The Lummi Nation provided three colorful shawls during the MMIWP Task Force Summit in September, with turquoise representing human trafficking, purple representing overdoses (“losing our people from fentanyl”) and red representing murdered and missing Indigenous women — all crises that affect North American Natives and Tribes. The summit started with an opening ceremony with words from Lummi Tribal Chair Anthony Hillaire, Lummi Indian Business Council Secretary Lisa Wilson and a Shawl Ceremony with Lhaq’temish singers. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
Working toward justice for the missing and murdered...
By Bailey Josie • November 28, 2024 7:30 am

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force Summit highlights progress as well as shortcomings.

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A Puget Sound Energy crew member removes a tree from the wires after the Nov. 19-20 windstorm that struck Western Washington. COURTESY PHOTO, PSE
King County storm damage assessment to help determine...
By Steve Hunter • November 27, 2024 2:15 pm

Homeowners, business owners encouraged to report damages from windstorm

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PSE says windstorm ‘comparable to a hurricane’ with...
By Steve Hunter • November 22, 2024 1:01 pm

Company crews rally to restore power to thousands of customers over 5-day period

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