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Community members gather at the site of the Oso landslide to remember victims and dedicate a mailbox sculpture in their honor.
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Oso five years later: Community remembers landslide victims, dedicates sculpture in their honor

Oso, Washington — They gathered to remember their friends, their families, and the neighborhood that was once here. Five years ago, a hillside gave way above the Steelhead Haven neighborhood, killing 43, injuring more and changing the lives of thousands . It was the deadliest single landslide in U.S. history.

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Wooden signs hang from a gate at the site of the Oso landslide, which devastated the community of Oso, Washington, on March 22, 2014.
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Oso five years later: Remembering a community's resilience and looking forward
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Rain expected to bring relief to allergy sufferers after record-smashing heat

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A view from Orcas Island on Feb. 17, 2019.
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A weather front approaching the Puget Sound region on Friday morning held the promise of precipitation sure to be welcomed by residents suffering from watery eyes, sinus pain, coughs and running noses.

Many people’s allergies were triggered this week when a sudden storm of tree pollen was brought on by record heat.

The musical and magical connection of Omar Sosa’s Transparent Water Trio

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Omar Sosa
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The message of Transparent Water is to heed nature’s warnings and protect our most important resource.

Pianist Omar Sosa travels the world, looking to make musical connections. His Afro-Cuban heritage blends magically with the other members of this trio.     

After Ichiro's exit, lots of questions as Mariners prepare for home opener

By & • 20 hours ago
Toru Takahashi / AP Photo

The Mariners are 2-0 after opening their regular season against the Oakland A's in Tokyo, Japan. In the second game on Thursday, the Mariners — and a sold-out crowd — honored Ichiro Suzuki as he retired from professional baseball.

But Ichiro may not be the only fan favorite leaving the Mariners this season. KNKX sports commentator Art Thiel talked with Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick about all the changes going on with the team.

New play brings conversation about teen mental health to local high schools

By • 20 hours ago
Elise Bakketun / Courtesy of Seattle Children's Theatre

As freshmen crowd onto the bleachers in the gym at Tyee High School in SeaTac, it's hard not to imagine boring assemblies where people act out "real problems" that seem to magically go away when someone tells a "trusted adult."

The play "Ghosted" isn't really like that. It features four high schoolers who learn to talk to each other about their struggles.

Court upholds ruling against 5-Hour Energy for deceptive advertising

By • Mar 21, 2019
5-Hour Energy
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The Washington state Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that 5-Hour Energy violated Washsington's Consumer Protection Act by engaging in false advertising.

Cryptocurrency miners go to federal court to block 'crippling' electric rate hike

By • Mar 21, 2019

Cryptocurrency companies in Central Washington were left to wait in suspense on Tuesday after they asked a federal judge in Spokane to block an imminent, targeted electric rate increase. The energy-intensive data center operators claim they would be crippled by the Grant County Public Utility District rate hike. The utility says the case is without merit.

Oso five years later: Managing grief after great loss

By & • Mar 21, 2019
This April 16, 2014, file photo shows a flag resting at half staff on a cedar pole in front of the site of the deadly mudslide that hit the community of Oso on March 22, 2014.
Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press

 

Tomorrow marks five years since the devastating Oso landslide killed 43 people. It forever changed the lives of residents in the small Snohomish County town, and affected thousands of others from across the region who responded to help.

As part of the KNKX Connects project, we’re remembering the victims and the families and friends who continue to grieve. KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick spoke with Laura Takacs, who is a clinical director and therapist at Virginia Mason specializing in sudden and traumatic loss.

Sen. Patty Murray says she’ll push for daylight saving time year-round

By • Mar 20, 2019

Sen. Patty Murray said she is committed to helping West Coast states get the congressional OK to adopt year-round daylight saving time. This comes as Oregon, Washington and California state legislators move toward nixing the twice yearly time change.

Inslee proposes gutting the filibuster in the face of opposition

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has a well-worn set of speaking points when it comes to his 2020 presidential campaign: clean energy, clean jobs, a clean economy that works for everyone, and ending fossil fuel subsidies.

Inslee calls these goals the four pillars of his climate change agenda.

As of last week, he’s added a fifth: gutting the filibuster.

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Yakama Nation Treaty Rights In Gas Tax Case

By Esmy Jimenez • Mar 20, 2019

A legal case involving the Yakama Nation and Washington state taxes that started in 2013 came to an end Tuesday with a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

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