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Port Angeles City Council prepares to fight park service over water treatment
A Seattle law firm is now preparing a lawsuit against the National Park Service as a backup to…
Northwest
Railway Museum acquires 117-year old Parlor Car from Whidbey Island
The car was built in 1901, was one of two train cars built to a specific design specification…
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Climber who fell at Index wall suffers serious back injury
A sheriff’s helicopter flew him to the hospital after he was rescued on Saturday.
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County Council approves expanding housing opportunities
Protecting renters and homebuyers using Social Security, housing subsidies to pay rent
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Pay the first half of your 2018 property taxes by April 30
After that date, interest charges and penalties will be added to the tax bill.
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Secret agent man
Former double agent Naveed Jamali gives us an inside look at the life of a spy.
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King County increased the pet adoption rate by a record 20 percent in a single year
The record is the result of several strategies, including partnering with cafes and pet stores to make it…
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King County Flood Control District now accepting applications for flood reduction grant program
There is more than $3 million in grant funding available in 2018 for projects that target flood-risk reduction.
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King County Council Recognizes National Library Week
The week of April 8-14 is “National Library Week.”
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King County seeks citizens to serve on panel overseeing open space acquisition, protection
The committee helps the County Council and executive make decisions on open space acquisition or preservation.
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Constantine at State of the County: ‘We are not only embracing change. We are leading it’
The county executive announced a series of changes and reforms to increase services and make regional government work…
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The backlog
The president says he wants them. Tech companies say they want them. So why are some of the…
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Free speech protections for student journalists signed into law
The change makes Washington the 14th state to extend free speech protections to student journalists.
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Crisis pregnancy centers in national spotlight
Supreme Court hears on California law that differs from county’s recently-adopted board of health regulation
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Children with special health care needs to receive vital dental care under new law
Gov. Inslee signs bill expanding ABCD program for developmentally disabled kids
Northwest
Boarders vs. bureaucracy
How a common need for dry land, an unconventional perspective on property rights, and 25 tons of cement…
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Inslee signs voting bills into law
Bills help people better access the voting and election process in Washington state.
Northwest
County Council sends Levy for Automated Fingerprint Identification System to Ballot
The AFIS levy will appear on the August 7, 2018 primary election ballot.
News
Apply to be a member of the King County Immigrant and Refugee Commission
The application period starts Monday, March 19 and closes on Friday, April 27.
Podcasts
Black Lives Matter meets #MeToo
Columnist Marcus Harrison Green tells us about a troubling rift and the resulting rebirth in the local arm…