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Report: Giving naloxone to cops saves lives in Washington

Twenty-one people are likely alive today because police officers in Thurston County were armed with a drug overdose reversal medicine, according to a new report by a University of Washington professor of public health.
- Austin Jenkins
We’re living longer. Can Alexa help us live better?

On this week’s episode of Primed, we explore how smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo fit into the lives of older people. Some elders find Alexa annoying or intrusive. But others interact with the technology in practical, creative ways. Here are a few of their stories.
- Joshua McNichols
Vape producers say states don't have authority to issue ban

A national trade organization and one of its members have filed a lawsuit to try to block the states ban on flavored vaping products.
- Angela King
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.
- Tom Banse
King County files federal lawsuit saying JUUL targeted kids

King County has sued JUUL, alleging it targeted children and got them addicted to its vaping products.
- Gil Aegerter
Uncovering the mysteries of telephone poles, RVs, and more

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Ashley Archibald, reporter at Real Change, David Kroman, city reporter for Crosscut, and Eli Sanders, associate editor at The Stranger.
- Bill Radke
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.
- Eilís O'Neill
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.
- Eilís O'Neill
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.
- Gil Aegerter
Do phones belong in the classroom? Seattle Public Schools weighs K-8 student cell phone ban

Now that most middle-school students have cell phones, some teachers are embracing the technology for schoolwork and to communicate with kids. Others say it's the
- Ann Dornfeld

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