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    By Hannah Saunders • May 31, 2022 10:44 am

    The issue was first noticed in Afghan children in King County, but more communities may be at risk.

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    By Hannah Saunders • May 26, 2022 2:19 pm

    12,364 WWII veterans are living in the state, with a total population of 517,912 military veterans.

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    No more stolen sisters: How WA is responding...
    By Hannah Saunders • May 7, 2022 5:30 am

    Across the state, 126 Indigenous people remain missing, with 31 having gone missing in King County.

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    Washington wolf population continues to rise, report shows
    By Hannah Saunders • April 26, 2022 1:00 pm

    In 2021, four new wolf packs were documented in four different counties.

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    How a Ukrainian and Russian couple escaped a...
    By Hannah Saunders • April 16, 2022 5:30 am

    “We will never forget that sound. Boom. Boom,” said Valeriia Horodnycha, who has been staying in Mercer Island.

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    Igor Soloydenko, who said he identifies as Russian, holds a sign urging “Peace for Ukraine” at a ceremony Feb. 25 in Federal Way. Soloydenko said: “There’s just so much shame. I feel helpless in the way I cannot change anything in my home country. It was unimaginable that Russia would do such a thing.” Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing
    Ukrainian Honorary Consul speaks out about Russian invasion...
    By Hannah Saunders • March 2, 2022 4:55 pm

    “As long as we breathe, as long as our hearts beat, we’re going to protect our land,” said Valeriy Goloborodko.

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    World’s longest surviving kidney patient dies
    By Hannah Saunders • February 20, 2022 11:38 am

    Mercer Island resident Nancy Spaeth went on dialysis at age 18 and received four kidney transplants.

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    CDC: Life Care staff worked in multiple facilities and while symptomatic for COVID-19
    CDC: Life Care staff worked in multiple facilities...
    By Hannah Saunders • March 19, 2020 1:40 pm

    Staff members assisted in spreading coronavirus throughout long-term care facilities.

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    Bloodworks Northwest reports drop in blood donations following coronavirus outbreak
    Bloodworks Northwest reports drop in blood donations following...
    By Hannah Saunders • March 3, 2020 3:30 pm

    The blood bank has lost 143 donations since March 1.

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