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Inslee issues new travel restrictions

New COVID-19 strain raises concern

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Eviction moratorium extended through March in Washington

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Health care workers staff a check in station for people receiving the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, south of Seattle. Vaccinations are scheduled to continue in the coming weeks for front-line medical workers and and others in high-priority positions at the base. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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State officials see encouraging signs in virus data

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December 15, 2020 - A view of the Capital Regional District’s $775-million wastewater treatment project which is now treating wastewater for the region. Don Denton photograph

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BC begins treating sewage before releasing it into Strait

Inslee: Water looks so clean

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Inslee proposes capital gains tax, tax on health insurers

By Rachel La Corte | The Associated Press

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Inslee announces equity proposals as part of budget plan

By Rachel La Corte | The Associated Press

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Tacoma settles police shooting lawsuit for $8 million

By Gene Johnson | The Associated Press

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AP BRIEFS: COVID-19 claims fourth prison inmate

Man dies in the back of a Kennewick patrol car

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Washington’s 12 electors cast votes for Biden, Harris

By Rachel La Corte | The Associated Press

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Portland blockades come down after deal reached with family

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Supporters of President Donald Trump and antifa supporters clashed with Washington state police on the state Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wash., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Police in Olympia declared a riot early Saturday afternoon and arrested at least one person as groups with different points of view held simultaneous protests. (The Olympian via AP)

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One person shot in violent protests in Olympia

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Masked protesters by an occupied home speak with a neighborhood resident opposed to their encampment and demonstration in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Makeshift barricades erected by protesters are still up in Oregon's largest city a day after Portland police arrested about a dozen people in a clash over gentrification and the eviction of a family from a home. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

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Large Oregon eviction protest stretches into third day

By Gillian Flaccus | The Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Raymond Duda, FBI Special Agent in Charge in Seattle, speaks during a news conference at a podium, about charges against a group of alleged members of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division for cyber-stalking and mailing threatening communications, including the Swastika-laden posters at right, in a campaign against journalists in several cities. Johnny Roman Garza, an Arizona man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in a neo-Nazi group's coordinated campaign to threaten and harass journalists, activists and other targets on both U.S. coasts, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020.  (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Neo-Nazi group member who threatened journalist gets prison

By Michael Kunzelman | The Associated Press

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State officials ponder raising toll route prices

By The Associated Press

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Spokane jail officer fatally shoots woman in facility lobby

By The Associated Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The state announced a new statewide coronavirus exposure notification program Monday that uses smartphone technology in the ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. People with Apple iPhones can now enable the 'exposure notifications' feature that is already in their phone's settings, and Android devices can download the app. Use of the service is voluntary and users can opt-out at any time. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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COVID-19 restrictions on dining, gyms extended to Jan. 4

‘What we do now literally will be a matter of life and death for many of our citizens’

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Malden residents await federal aid 3 months after wildfire

By The Associated Press

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Lawmakers, activists set ambitious agenda for police reform

By Gene Johnson | The Associated Press

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Prosecutor says no charges over anti-mask protest in Oregon

By The Associated Press

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State officials mull loosening COVID-19 guidelines for schools

By The Associated Press