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New laws bring changes to minimum wage, plastic silverware, voting rights for felons
Two taxes take effect, but the future of each is uncertain.
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Legal fight on redistricting returning to the Supreme Court
Two lawsuits say the plans aren’t valid because commissioners broke state law before voting to approve them.
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Up your mask game for the new year, expert says
A surgical mask provides the best protection against omicron
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King County scientists work to save chinook salmon
They conducted a study to determine how the salmon use the Green River as a habitat.
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Snow leads to hundreds of incidents along King County highways, freeways
State Patrol responds to 279 collisions, 865 other incidents over 3 days
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Omicron weighs on booster lines, holiday gatherings
Harborview Medical Center doctor says it’s now the dominant strain
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Snow on the way Sunday; cold temps for a week
National Weather Services predicts 1 to 4 inches; high and low temps to drop below freezing
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King County to skip annual homeless count again, citing faulty methodology
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority said the count is inaccurate and “harmful.”
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State legislators unsure if federal infrastructure law will help Highway 18
U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-District 8) held a press conference Dec. 13 in North Bend to discuss how…
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Snow on Christmas Eve? | King County weather report Dec. 18-24
King County and the Puget Sound region could see snow by Christmas Eve, according to the National Weather…
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King County gun violence rates exceed 2020 totals
Data collected from first three quarters of 2021 shows more fatal shootings, shots fired incidents than previous year.
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Surgeon General sounds alarm on mental health in young people during pandemic
A report called the rising levels of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation a potential crisis.
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Survey data suggests how the pandemic has changed attitudes toward housing in King County
More than half of King County survey participants say they will move in the next five years.