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The only dinosaur discovered in Washington state was discovered by paleontologists who found a portion of a left femur of a therapod dinosaur at Sucia Island state park in the San Juan Islands. While scientists are unsure exactly what type of therapod the fossil belongs to, evidence suggests it is a Daspletosaurus. The dinosaur has been nicknamed Suciasaurus rex. This image shows a Daspletosaurus torosus restoration. (Wikipedia)

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Dinosaurs, drug laws and police pursuits on lawmaker to-do lists

WA legislators are queuing up bills they want to debate next year. Here are 8 certain to garner…

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Flu season is off to historically severe start | UW Medicine

Flu-related hospitalizations are higher so far this year in U.S. than every previous season since 2011

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King County proclaims Dan Satterberg Day to honor outgoing prosecutor

He worked 37 years in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; the last 15 as its leader

Canada lynx. (Photo courtesy of David Moskowitz)

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New partnership conducts research on state’s Canada lynx population

Washington lists the animal as endangered.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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Crime, climate, abortion on docket in legislative session warm-up

Washington lawmakers will hold 39 hearings this week. Nearly all will be conducted in person, which hasn’t happened…

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State’s Native American crisis hotline is first in the nation

The Native and Strong Lifeline provides culturally appropriate mental health support and referrals.

Carolyn DeFord. COURTESY PHOTO, Jovelle Tamayo

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Forum spotlights Washington’s missing and murdered Indigenous people

Carolyn DeFord of the Puyallup Tribe spoke about her mother’s 1999 disappearance and what has led to this…

The bay ghost shrimp, also known as Neotrypaea Californiensis. Courtesy of Dave Cowles.

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Meet the ghost shrimp, a spooky little critter in Puget Sound

Halloween has come and gone, but within the waters of the Puget Sound exists a spooky and translucent…

Moriah Hughes is suing Jehovah’s Witnesses for failing to protect her from Elihu Rodriguez, who pleaded guilty to felony child rape in 2019 and was ordered to serve five years in prison. Hughes had met him at the South Spanish Congregation in Milton, Washington. (Erick Doxey/InvestigateWest)

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How Washington state law lets clergy hide child sexual abuse

By Wilson Criscione, InvestigateWest

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Rain in the forecast for Western Washington

Wildfires grow in the North Cascades as a new weather pattern moves in.

Carey Creek fish culvert in Maple Valley. (Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Local officials welcome federal money to fix outdated fish culverts

If repaired, 50 fish culverts of the 3,000 identified would restore 50 percent more salmon habitat.

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Diversity in Law Enforcement Career workshop set by police agencies

Six South King County police departments partner to attract more diverse workforce

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State superintendent announces proposal for free school meals

Proposal asks WA Legislature to allocate $86 million annually.