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The latest news, stories and more from in and around the Seattle and Tacoma region.
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Six years after initial designs were released, the City of Seattle is diving into a full-scale renovation of the historic Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown are weighing in on an ongoing battle between the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma and the state’s health department.
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Primary elections are fast approaching, and Democrats in some Western Washington races are facing early competition — from other Democrats.
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Thea Foss made an indelible mark on the Tacoma waterfront in 1889 when she started a tug company that still exists today. But efforts to remember her were slow to come.
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Activists are gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that could strengthen enforcement of renter protections, in a follow-up to the 2023 “Tenant’s Bill of Rights."
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Since the pandemic, researchers and physicians have been studying the long-term effects of COVID-19 and the complications that continue to interfere with daily life.
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Lakeside School senior Kameirah Johnson's digital painting for the national Doodle for Google Contest is inspired by the power she feels from her hair.
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Many counties and municipalities in Washington state already have climate plans. A new guide shows the steps jurisdictions can take to help reach the state’s net-zero goal.
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The SuperSonics are closer than ever to returning to Seattle, 18 years after the NBA team was sold and moved to Oklahoma City.
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Ballots are due on April 28. If passed, the bond would pay for capital improvements at about 40 locations over six years without increasing taxes.
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Washington’s Supreme Court has a record number of races up for election, but voter participation is historically low.
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Now independent and rebranded as The Nature Record, the assessment was first launched through an executive order signed by then-President Biden in Seattle.