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King County considers grocery store worker hazard pay for those in unincorporated areas
The King County Metropolitan Council will vote during its next meeting on whether to grant hazard pay to…
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Encouraging numbers for kokanee salmon spawn count
Lake Sammamish kokanee aren’t out of the woods by any stretch, but there’s reason to be optimistic about…
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DNR commissioner seeks $125 million to fight wildfires
In Washington state last September, some 600,000 acres burned within 72 hours.
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Federal Way surpasses 100 COVID-19 deaths
As of March 1, 102 virus-related deaths have been recorded.
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Justices strike down Washington state drug possession law
Police must stop arresting people for simple possession.
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FWPS postpones in-person learning by one week
District to dedicate one week to transition activities, return to classrooms set for March 15.
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Do Washington drivers need to learn the zipper merge?
Legislators propose requiring zipper merge instruction in drivers education and in license test.
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Hometown Heroes: Local missionaries step up with shovels during snowstorm
When snow blanketed the Puget Sound in mid-February, several local men made it their mission to help the…
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TJHS senior named candidate in US Presidential Scholars Program
Thomas Jefferson senior Alisha Saucedo has been named one of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2021 U.S.…
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FW mayor talks vaccinations, local economy, diversity in annual State of the City address
In stark contrast to last year’s 700-member live audience, Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell delivered the annual State…
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Marijuana plants found in mobile home after fire | Police blotter
Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log Feb. 17-21
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Inslee: All of Washington to stay in Phase 2 for a few weeks
The governor issued a weekslong pause on regions moving backward, but has yet to outline a Phase 3.
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Property owners propose measures to protect former Weyerhaeuser campus
Questions about future public benefit remain.
Sports
Let the games begin: High school athletes prepare for sports to resume
First sports season to start Monday, March 8.
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Masks are still king in combating new COVID strains
A top UW doctor talks new strains, masks and when normal could return.
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Democrats look to allow noncitizens to serve on school boards
A Senate bill takes aim at a state law requiring anyone seeking elected office to be a citizen.
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State health leader: We have a plan, we don’t have the supply
Two months after the COVID vaccine landed in Washington, many still struggle to secure their shots.
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How the pandemic and coronavirus variants can show us evolution in real time
Scientists say viruses reproduce and mutate at higher rates, creating viral variants.
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Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief package
The federal funds will go to fight COVID, aid renters and reopen shuttered schools and businesses.