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Over the past decade, invasive European chafer beetles have taken hold in Western Washington. Crows, racoons and other animals are tearing up lawns in search of the grubs.
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Rick StevesSteves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020. -
Santiago Ochoa/Cascadia Daily NewsThe impact of flooding has been mixed, with some farms faring better than in 2021.
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Sean Gardner/Getty Images; Nelson Cosey; Josh Brasted/Getty Images for EssenceRosemary Westwood from member station WWNO asked a few of New Orlean's favorite musicians about the songs they like to listen to around Christmas. -
Album cover collage by Trevor Smith. Don Was photo (bottom left) by Myriam SantosDon Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves from across the label's history.
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Decisions at the federal and state levels around insurance continue to undervalue obstetrics care, providers say, with compensation models often failing to create sustainable revenue. -
Now a harbinger of the South Sound's holiday season, the tradition of transforming from "Self Storage" to "Elf Storage" began one fateful day in 2007. -
Gov. Bob Ferguson told Washingtonians to brace for a lengthy recovery, and announced $3.5 million in state assistance for short-term needs such as groceries and hotel stays. -
The Tacoma City Council voted last week to curtail cold-weather and school-year evictions established in the Landlord Fairness Code for certain low-income housing providers.
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Jordan TanIn this KNKX studio session, trombonist and educator Conner Eisenmenger joins an ensemble from Edmonds-Woodway High School, directed by Jake Bergevin. -
Jordan Tan/KNKXMulti-talented saxophonist Kate Olson celebrates her first album as a leader in a KNKX studio session performance.
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