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    Police and other law enforcement officials stand in a line as protesters approach Sunday in the street in front of the City-County Building in Tacoma, Wash.
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    Protests Sparked In Tacoma After Police Officer Drives Into Crowd

    Jan 25, 2021
    Protesters took to the streets of Tacoma, Wash., after several people were struck and at least two were injured. The officer was placed on paid administrative leave.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis

    Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

    Aug 02, 2020
    Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.
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    Animals
    A bottle containing orange juice and rice cooking wine is set as a trap by Jenni Cena, pest biologist and trapping supervisor from the Washington State Department of Agriculture, in an effort to catch Asian giant hornets, also known as murder hornets.
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    Scientists In Washington State Have Trapped Their 1st Murder Hornet

    Aug 01, 2020
    In a move to eliminate murder hornets in North America, the Washington State Department of Agriculture is utilizing a new technique to catch them. In July, trappers found their first one.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Federal officers deploy tear gas and crowd control munitions at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest Tuesday at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.
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    Oregon Gov. Says Federal Officers Will Begin Phased Withdrawal From Portland

    Jul 29, 2020
    Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said the federal agents sent to Portland acted as "an occupying force & brought violence." Brown says federal officers will leave starting Thursday.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A man carrying a brick is confronted by protesters inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest in Seattle, Wash., on June 14.
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    What Contact Tracing Tells Us About Cluster Spread Of The Coronavirus And Protests

    Jun 24, 2020
    Erika Lautenbach, director of the Whatcom County Health Department in Washington state, says anti-police violence protests aren't among the catalysts for the spread of COVID-19.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A man does maintenance work at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., in a 2016 photo. At least six inmates in a minimum-security unit of the prison have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    Inmates In Washington State Protest After Fellow Prisoners Test Positive For COVID-19

    Apr 09, 2020
    More than 100 prisoners at Monroe Correctional Complex's minimum-security unit set off fire extinguishers in protest after six fellow inmates were diagnosed with COVID-19 in recent days.
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    Shots - Health News
    A ventilator and other hospital equipment is seen in an emergency field hospital to aid in the coronavirus pandemic in Central Park in New York City on Tuesday.
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    Ventilator Shortages Loom As States Ponder Rules For Rationing

    Apr 03, 2020
    Many states are projected to have excessive demand for ventilator machines in the coming weeks, but no state government has formally asked hospitals to prepare for difficult and complex crisis triage.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Tim Killian, a spokesman for Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., prepares to give a daily briefing to reporters on Wednesday.
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    Coronavirus Hit This Long-Term Care Facility Hard, But Moving Residents Isn't Easy

    Mar 14, 2020
    Family members of residents at Life Care Center outside Seattle where as many as 25 people have died, are anxiously watching their loved ones, infected with coronavirus, linger at the facility.
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    An endangered female orca leaps from the water while breaching in the Salish Sea west of Seattle in 2014.
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    Washington Wheat Farmers Could Be Toast If Dams Are Removed To Help Hungry Orcas

    Aug 15, 2019
    Washington's orcas are hungry, because there aren't enough salmon for them to eat. State officials want to take out some dams to help them, but that would hurt Washington's wheat farmers.
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    National
    The hotel chain Motel 6 agreed on Thursday to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Washington state claiming hotel guest information was improperly provided to immigration officials, according to Attorney General Bob Ferguson. Pictured here, a Mo
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    Motel 6 To Pay $12 Million After Improperly Giving Guest Lists To ICE

    Apr 05, 2019
    Washington state's attorney general said Motel 6 shared information on about 80,000 guests in the state and that guests faced questioning from ICE, detainment and deportation as a result.
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    Environment
    Snow collects on rental bikes parked outside of a library during a storm in Seattle, Washington. As of Saturday morning, more than 7 inches of snow had fallen at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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    Seattle's Unusually Frigid Temperatures And Heavy Snowfall Stretch Into Next Week

    Feb 09, 2019
    A rare winter storm in the State of Washington prompted its governor to declare a state of emergency. More than 200 flights were cancelled on Friday and drivers are being urged to stay off the roads.
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    Here & Now Compass
    A pair of California sea lions nuzzles on a dock in San Francisco. Between 1998 and 2017, nearly 700 California sea lions were found with gunshot and stab wounds in California, Oregon and Washington.
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    Dead Sea Lions With Gunshot Wounds Wash Up On Washington State Shores

    Nov 30, 2018
    At least eight dead sea lions with bullet holes have been found since September. It's illegal to shoot marine mammals, but that hasn't stopped some fishermen from going after them.
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    The Salt
    At Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, Wash., Ben-Min Chang and Esther Hernández Montes use a infrared gas analyzer to see how wine grape vines are responding to the smoky conditions in the North
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    As Wildfires Rage, Smoke Chokes Out Farmworkers And Delays Some Crops

    Aug 29, 2018
    Smoke from wildfires is blanketing much of the West. That's ruining some crops and may be stunting others. And it's making it difficult or unsafe for laborers to pick the harvest.
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    The Salt
    Farmer Mark Wagoner jokes that, when he first built this bee bed, he lured bees from Mike Ingham's nearby bed to populate it. It's not theft, though, because everyone benefits from healthy beds. Bees, after all, don't respect property lines.
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    Native Bees And Alfalfa Farmers — A Seedy Love Story

    Jul 09, 2018
    Northwest farmers produce a quarter of the country's alfalfa seeds, but they get help from millions of alkali bees, thanks to one of the most unique agricultural partnerships in the country.
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    The Two-Way
    A recent study shows mussels in Puget Sound have tested positive for trace amounts of the opioid oxycodone.
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    Traces Of Opioids Found In Seattle-Area Mussels

    May 25, 2018
    Researchers said the discovery of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in local harbors is not uncommon, but the agency noted that this is the first time that oxycodone has been found in shellfish.
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    The Two-Way
    Here, have another picture of the feathers.
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    Overturned Truck Flips Commuters The Bird, Spilling 40,000 Lbs. Of Feathers

    May 23, 2018
    The semi scattered nearly 2,300 chickens' worth of feathers across an interstate highway Wednesday, according to authorities in Washington state. Oh, and reader beware: There be puns in this post.
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    The Two-Way
    A sign in Kurt Cobain Park in Aberdeen, Wash., is seen in 2014.
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    Court Dismisses Latest Attempt To Acquire Kurt Cobain's Death Scene Photos

    May 16, 2018
    A Washington state court of appeals has rejected a conspiracy theorist's demand for graphic photos showing the Nirvana frontman after his suicide.
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    National
    An illegal marijuana farm shielded from view with fencing that investigators believe was meant to mimic the fencing around legitimate pot farms.
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    Despite Legalization, Marijuana Black Market Hides In Plain Sight

    May 16, 2018
    Washington state legalized recreational pot in 2012, but the black market lives on. Pot grown legally leaks into illegal markets, while networks of illegal producers pretend they're licensed.
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    The Salt
    For decades, Washington has had eight Atlantic salmon farms. After one was destroyed in an accident last summer, the state has decided to kick the rest of them out.
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    After 3 Decades, Washington State Bans Atlantic Salmon Farms

    Mar 26, 2018
    The move comes seven months after an ill-fated fish farm collapsed, releasing as many as 250,000 of the nonnative fish into areas where wild Pacific salmon are already struggling to survive.
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    The Two-Way
    Cars from an Amtrak train lay spilled onto Interstate 5 below as some train cars remain on the tracks above on Monday in DuPont, Wash.
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    NTSB: Amtrak Washington Train Traveling At 80 MPH In 30 MPH Zone

    Dec 19, 2017
    The Amtrak Cascades train that derailed near Tacoma on Monday left three people dead and dozens injured.
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    The Two-Way
    An Amtrak train derailed south of Seattle and fell partly onto Interstate 5, where authorities initially reported "injuries and casualties." Three deaths have  have since been confirmed.
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    Amtrak Train Derails On Overpass In Washington State, Killing 3

    Dec 18, 2017
    A Pierce County sheriff's office spokesman says three people are confirmed dead and 100 others injured after a high-speed train jumped its rails onto a freeway between between Olympia and DuPont.
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    Politics
    Manka Dhingra, the Democratic candidate for 45th district Senate seat, talks with volunteers at her campaign headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
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    Millions Of Dollars Pour Into Washington State Special Election

    Nov 06, 2017
    At stake is control of the Washington state Senate, where the GOP holds a one-seat majority. It's currently the only Republican-held legislative chamber on the West Coast.
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    The Two-Way

    Washington Declares Open Season On Escaped Aquaculture Salmon

    Aug 23, 2017
    State wildlife officials have asked the public to catch as many of the non-native Atlantic salmon as they can after an estimated 5,000 escaped from an aquaculture farm.
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    Politics
    The next generation of cell phone technology will be much faster but require far more antennas than carriers currently use.
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    Wireless Industry Lobbies Statehouses For Access To 'Street Furniture'

    Apr 11, 2017
    Instead of soaring towers with antennas on top, future cell sites will adorn power poles and streetlights owned by cities and towns that are wary of turning them over to wireless companies.
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    The Salt
    The Hero is causing an oily sheen on the water, and will likely continue to do so until the vessel is removed.
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    A Forgotten Shipwreck Imperils Washington's Oysters

    Mar 30, 2017
    The sunken Hero, an Antarctic research vessel from the 1960s, is leaking oil into Willapa Bay, where more than half of the state's oysters are grown. And no one knows how to remove it.

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