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WA Proud Boy sentenced to 18 years for role in Jan. 6 insurrection

Ethan Nordean has been sentenced to 18 years for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, when members of the far-right Proud Boys under his authority stormed the United States Capitol building.
- Angela King
Grace periods, protection from cancellations: WA shields insurance policyholders amid wildfires

Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has issued an emergency order with special protections for policyholders in areas where wildfires are burning.
- Amy Radil
Washington counties sue DSHS, protesting release of 200 patients

A majority of counties in Washington say the state Department of Social and Health Services is creating risks to public safety and to mentally ill people by abruptly releasing them from state care. The 22 counties have filed a lawsuit in Pierce County Superior Court, where a hearing may take place as early as Sept. 8.
- Amy Radil
UW professor responds to Republicans' accusations that she colluded to 'censor Americans'

A University of Washington professor at the center of a congressional investigation says Republicans have mischaracterized her work.
- Katie Campbell
New social housing plan gets first startup money

Seattle’s social housing initiative just got some startup money. It’s been over six months since voters approved the new approach to affordable housing. Seattle Times reporter Anna Patrick will tell you about the early stages of the program and the prospects for paying for it in the long term.
- Jennie Cecil Moore
A flare-up of vacant building fires in Seattle — some deadly

Vacant building complaints are on the rise in Seattle. So are vacant building fires, like one that tore into a century-old brick building in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District the morning of July 20th.
- Ann Dornfeld
King County on pace to reach 35% turnout in Aug. 1 primary

Election officials expect just about one in three registered King County voters to cast ballots in today's primary.
- Katie Campbell
Questions about the upcoming primary election? We’ve got you covered

With this year's Primary Election less than a week away, "Soundside" pulled together a panel of experts to talk about the different races and issues on the ballot.
- Jason Burrows
New Washington law could make condos less expensive, but are buyers less protected?

Everybody wants housing they can afford. Lawmakers have tried many strategies to give that to people. One is to bring the cost of homes down by reducing the price developers pay for things like insurance. A new bill that went into effect this week aims to do that. But not everyone’s happy about it.
- Joshua McNichols
Behind the FBI's search for the 'Manhattan 8'

“Oppenheimer” opened this weekend, Hollywood’s version of the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb.” While the movie paints a compelling picture of how the Manhattan Project came to be, it only gives a cursory look into the lives of the scientists who moved to the remote places involved in building the first nuclear weapons.
- Jason Burrows

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