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With Delta’s Rise, Local Doctors Urge Key Precautions
The Delta variant is a game-changer in the long battle against COVID-19.
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Islander and Recent VHS Graduate Dies in Accident
First responders responded to the scene of the accident, involving one other vehicle, last Saturday.
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Facing Illness, Teenager Inspires Islanders to ‘Run for Hope’
Maarten Ribalet-Coesel has fought battles that most will never have to.
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State’s dairy workers begin earning overtime with new law
“This bill corrects a historic injustice,” said Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines).
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Educational merit of critical race theory sparks heated debate
In Washington, schools have seen parents protest and threaten to remove their children from schools.
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Sexual assault leads to calls for closing King County Courthouse
Crime is rising in the ’dangerous environment that has surrounded our seat of government.’
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COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are rising in Washington
Data suggests the vaccine is effective in preventing hospitalization for COVID-19
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King County Council OKs millions for courts overwhelmed by pandemic backlog
Some lawyers testified that the backlog has created an “access to justice” problem.
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King County to restart inquests into deaths by police officers
Cases include shootings by Kent, Auburn, Federal Way and Kirkland police
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Brief history of rats in the Puget Sound region – and the problem they present
Local exterminator noticed big change in rats over the past 40 years.
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As County and Local Cases Rise, Mask Recommendation Returns
On July 24, the seven-day average of new daily cases in the county topped 200, up from 61…
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Eve Dumovich, Former Beachcomber News Editor, Dies at 78
Dumovich helped break the story of the Tacoma Smelter and its environmental impact.
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A New Pastor Arrives on Vashon, With His Guitar in Tow
Mark Wagner has served as a paster in churches in Utah and most recently, Ellensburg, Washington.