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The latest news, stories and more from in and around the Seattle and Tacoma region.
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As the Seattle area prepares for the World Cup to kick off in June, the City of SeaTac is trying to ensure hotel staff are ready to respond to opioid overdoses.
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Journalists at McClatchy-owned papers in Washington and Idaho are calling for higher wages.
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Others were being treated for injuries after a chemical vat imploded at Southwest Washington paper mill Tuesday morning.
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Fremont's George and Dragon Pub has been around for more than 30 years. It stopped serving alcohol on May 1, after one of its permits expired. The timing couldn't be worse.
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For decades, Yakama Nation gatherers say it's been really hard to find huckleberries in a southwest Washington national forest. But tribal gatherers say things are changing.
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Ben Shuldiner began as superintendent of Seattle Public Schools facing a projected $100 million deficit and a performance disparity among students around the district.
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Since December, renters in six apartment buildings in Tacoma have voted to form unions in an effort to negotiate better leases with their landlords.
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Officials are boosting training for employees at the airport and shipping terminals, as well as at local hospitality businesses, to recognize and report cases of human trafficking.
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State officials are seeing a sharp decline in the number of people signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance after Congress allowed subsidies to expire.
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The case comes in the wake of a national ruling on redistricting and raises questions about whether primary elections would happen on time in Washington.
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Seattle Art Museum recently welcomed more work from renowned artist Ai Weiwei. A dozen new sculptures more than 10 feet tall have been installed at the Olympic Sculpture Park.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, appointed Theo Angelis to the seat of outgoing Justice Barbara Madsen. Angelis will have to run for election in November to keep his seat.