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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Dec. 15, 2010.

Obama To Name Commerce Secretary Locke Ambassador To China

President Obama's choice of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will give the nation its first ambassador to China with known Chinese roots. Locke, a former Democratic governor of Washington state, has specialized in relations with China over the years.

Sue Wilmot, a shop steward and member of the UFCW negotiating campaign that recommended approval of the contract offer. She is checker with Safeway on Bainbridge Island. Behind her, grocery workers check in for the vote in Seattle.

Grocery workers approve new 3-year contract

Unionized grocery workers in the region say they're glad they didn't have to go on strike. But they say the threat of a massive walk out was what helped…

Melinda Inez Foster says the 13th Year Promise Scholarship guarantees she'll achieve her goal of going to college.

Chief Sealth grads get free year at South Seattle Community College

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-945797.mp3Seniors who graduate from Chief Sealth High School in West Seattle have a…

Hospital courtship: UW Medicine proposes to Valley Medical Center

King County's major medical centers continue jockeying for position in the emerging new health-care world. U.W. Medicine and Valley Medical Center…

Newly named Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in her office on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senator Patty Murray to chair Committee on Veterans Affairs

Washington's Senior US Senator, Patty Murray, has become the first woman ever appointed as chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.Murray…

Sometimes hard to see, wood smoke is found to be more dominant pollutant in Tacoma than anyone had realized, according to a new study. The levels exceed federal standards.

Thursday morning's headlines

Making headlines around the Northwest this morning:Tacoma's Wood Smoke ProblemNew Superintendent for SeattleMore Lye Leaks From Wrecked Railcar Unusual…

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