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Air taxi by Airbus completes 114 test flights in Northwest skies
Not a single accident.
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'Patient dumping' is becoming more common at Washington's hospitals
Washington is seeing a rise in nursing homes or group homes sending residents to hospitals and then not taking them back, known as patient dumping.
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Flavored vaping banned for four months in Washington state
The Wash. state Board of Health voted Wednesday afternoon to temporarily ban flavored vaping products, including flavored THC. The decision comes after more than a thousand people have come down with a vaping-related lung illness.
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Activists want to shut down ICE facility in Tacoma
Activists pushed the Tacoma City Council for a timeline to shutdown the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
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Washington state bans flavored vaping products
“Shame, shame, shame,” came the chant from dozens and dozens of protesters at the state Health Board’s meeting Wednesday in SeaTac.
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West Coast cities lauded for curbing carbon — except Seattle. Here’s why
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has joined mayors from around the world at a climate summit in Copenhagen.
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A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread
Museums draw people with exhibits. But increasingly, newer museums are putting more attention to food. When the Burke Museum reopens this weekend, it will feature a new café focused on Native American cuisine. Meet the couple behind Off the Rez Café.
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Higher gas bills for Seattle residents next month. Here’s why
Bills are going up for Puget Sound Energy's natural gas customers.
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Seattle pole collapse: Decayed wood and beetles to blame
Investigators now know what caused two-dozen electrical poles to collapse in Tukwila. Beetles, rotting wood, and wind
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Business tries to claw its way back in Seattle City Council races
The labor movement is currently in the driver's seat on the Seattle City Council. But with seven council seats in play this year, business is trying to grab the wheel.
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450 pounds. 4-inch claws. Fears voiced at public meeting about grizzly reintroduction
It’s been four years since the federal government initially started asking Washington residents whether they’d like to see more grizzly bears brought into the state. And still, the heated debate continues.
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La Conner Schools sues Juul Labs over teen vaping
The La Conner School District, an hour north of Seattle, is suing JUUL, saying the company has sparked an epidemic of vaping among school-kids.