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Newport’s Carmen Young (left) battles Bellevue’s Rebekah Roth for the ball during a girls soccer match on March 9 at Bellevue High. Roth scored the game’s lone goal with 11 minutes remaining in the match to give Bellevue a 1-0 victory. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Ault Justus

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Bellevue boots Newport, 1-0, in girls soccer action

Newport’s Carmen Young (left) battles Bellevue’s Rebekah Roth for the ball during a girls soccer match on March…

A landslide in December 2019 created a crack in this Fall City road, allowing for a one lane entry and exit. Courtesy of King County Road Services

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WA Legislature grapples with funding roads, bridges

Roads and bridges repair programs in King County are underfunded, and state legislators are thinking of ways to…

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Proposed bill aims to trade handcuffs for help when it comes to drug use

Supreme Court decision to strike down drug possesion law leaves oppurtunity to shift paradigm

Whole Foods grocery store entrance (Shutterstock)

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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…

Freshwater variety of kokanee salmon from Lake Sammamish. File photo

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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…

Malden, after a wildfire burned down 80% of the town’s buildings in Eastern Washington. Courtesy photo

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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.

Washington State Supreme Court Justices (back row, L-R) Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Mary I. Yu, G. Helen Whitener, (front row, L-R) Susan Owens, Charles W. Johnson, Steven C. Gonzalez, Barbara A. Madsen and Debra L. Stephens.

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Justices strike down Washington state drug possession law

Police must stop arresting people for simple possession.

In a zipper merge, cars continue in their lanes and then take turns at the point where the lanes meet. (Koenb via Wikimedia Commons)

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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.

In Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan, which was announced Jan. 28, restaurants can reopen at a maximum 25% capacity and a limit of six people per table. Inslee recently announced all counties will be staying in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan for the next several weeks. Pictured: People enjoy outdoor dining last summer in downtown Kent. Courtesy photo

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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.

Mock-up of the future Dick’s Drive-In (photo credit: Dick’s Drive-in)

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New Dick’s Drive-In location announced for Bellevue

The famous Seattle hamburger company said they used customer input to decide new location.

Pan-fried wontons with chili and spicy garlic sauces (photo credit: Dough Zone Dumpling House)

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New Chinese dumpling house to open in downtown Bellevue

Dough Zone menu to feature soup dumplings and pan-fried wontons.

A South King Fire & Rescue firefighter places a used test swab into a secure COVID test vial on Nov. 18, 2020, at a Federal Way testing site. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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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.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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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.

A CVS pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at Village Green Retirement Campus in Federal Way on Jan. 26. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

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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.

An Island Park Elementary teacher and her students hit the books on Feb. 8 in the Mercer Island School District. The single largest amount of Gov. Jay Inslee’s newly announce relief package, $668 million, will go to public elementary and secondary schools to prepare for reopening for some in-person learning and to address students’ learning loss. Courtesy photo

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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.

Dining room at Belle Harbour (photo credit: Koelsch Communities)

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New assisted living and memory care community to be opened by Koelsch Communities

$93 million facility planned to open next Spring after construction.

Jay and Beck Enoch celebrating vaccination (photo credit: Aegis Living Bellevue)

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Bellevue assisted living community celebrates after receiving final vaccinations

Aegis Living Bellevue threw a “Saturday Night ‘No’ Fever” party to celebrate COVID-19 immunity.

Bellevue City Hall (file photo)

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Bellevue wants community input on an independent review of BPD’s use of force

The review makes 47 reccomendations regarding changes in BPD’s tactics, techniques and policies.

Of the 84 schools that had COVID-19 outbreaks across the state, 69% were public schools and the remaining were private schools, according to a new report. Courtesy photo

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State releases data on COVID outbreaks in schools

A new statewide report outlines how COVID-19 outbreaks have moved through Washington schools.