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Like a 'dog kennel.' Aging Northwest jails endanger lives, but replacing them is controversial
The day the brand new Mason County, Washington jail opened in 1985, it was already full. The previous jail on the top floor of the courthouse held just over 40 inmates.
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Wave of disaster prep about to hit Oregon coast hospitals
The state of Oregon is pushing the community hospitals along the Oregon Coast to improve their earthquake resilience. This comes after a state report predicted none of them would be able to sustain operations after the feared Big One -- a magnitude 9 offshore Cascadia earthquake and tsunami.
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Amazon political spending: 'Drowned out by a tsunami of corporate spending'
Amazon's spending on Seattle's election has led to a coordinated backlash from some candidates and politicians.
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'A toilet is your face.' Seattle ponders the perfect public pissoir
A KUOW listener asked if any city has figured out public toilets. We investigated.
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How can parents prevent deadly fentanyl overdoses?
Skyline High School in Sammamish held a public meeting Wednesday night to address substance abuse in the community. Two students there have died from fentanyl overdoses since August.
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'Who run the world?' At night, Seattle's immigrant women
Fatima had sewn up her dress one inch so that she could vacuum on the floors of a downtown Seattle high rise.
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If you're a mom on the night shift, where do your kids sleep?
It’s dinner time, and Tiffany Montgomery will head to work soon. But first, she drops her five kids off at child care, where they’ll spend the night.
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British family's illegal border crossing into Washington state was no accident, feds say
U-S Customs and Border Protection released surveillance video today that CBP said shows a British family of seven illegally crossing Oct. 3 from Canada into the U.S. at Lynden, Wash. The incident has gotten international attention because the Connors family said they’re just tourists who swerved to avoid an animal in the road – and unwittingly crossed the border.
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Fatal New Year's shooting by Seattle police deemed lawful
Seattle's police watchdog agency says an officer who fatally shot a man last New Year's Eve acted within policy
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How will young tech voters change Seattle?
A new survey finds that more than 80 percent of tech workers say they’ll vote in this fall's election. How will they change Seattle?
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Queen of the Skies returns to Central Washington to become flying testbed
An iconic Boeing jet model nicknamed the Queen of the Skies swooped back into Moses Lake, Washington, Tuesday where it once was a regular presence. This queen will be accessorized to carry bling under its wing while it's there.
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Seattle U students protest removal of Planned Parenthood from health resources
The debate over abortion access has led to activism at Seattle University this week.