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Healthcare masking requirement to end
PORTLAND, Ore. — Washington and Oregon will soon drop mask requirements in healthcare settings, moving to lift the…
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Voting laws at issue as states decide scores of ballot items
Voters in several states are weighing in on fundamental questions about how future elections will function as scores…
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Democrat, independent vie for Washington secretary of state
OLYMPIA — Democrats are trying to win the secretary of state’s office in an election for the first…
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Two races in Washington state could tip scales in Congress
SEATTLE — Control of Congress could come down to one or two seats in Washington, but the state’s…
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Washington: What to expect on election night
Ballot counting totals can be slow in vote-by mail state
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Murray, Smiley spar over abortion, crime in US Senate debate
Candidates will meet again Sunday
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Recovery of Aleutian Isle vessel is delayed
SAN JUAN ISLAND — The fishing vessel Aleutian Isle won’t be barged to a mainland facility until later…
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Coast Guard ends search for nine missing in floatplane crash off Whidbey Island
Port Angeles station sends crew during rescue efforts
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Vessel recovery devices arrive off San Juan Island
Orcas turned back just before diesel sheen from sunken boat
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Heat wave to hit Pacific Northwest a year after deadly event
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave, with temperatures forecast to top…
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District 24 incumbents spar with challengers at forum
Republican challengers take aim at Democrat majority
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Federal grants available for coastal climate change projects
SEATTLE — Coastal communities in the state that are threatened by climate change are eligible for $225 million…
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White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed
SPOKANE — The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake…
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Threatened wild bees get help from researchers
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an exchange story distributed by The Associated Press.
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New state agency to investigate police use of deadly force delayed
OLYMPIA — A new state agency was mandated to start investigating police use of deadly force cases on…
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Inquest finds that Seattle police shooting of pregnant woman justified
SEATTLE — An inquest jury has found that two Seattle police officers were justified in fatally shooting a…