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A King County work crew clears a road near Preston on Feb. 7, 2020. Heavy rains appear to have caused multiple landslides along the road. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
The future could look a lot like this...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 7, 2020 4:45 pm

Climate change is expected to lead to more winter flooding in King County.

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Sound Publishing file photo
King County Council could place roads levy lift...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 5, 2020 12:15 pm

Levy could increase taxes for a median home by about $224 a year.

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Screenshot from paradisofestival.com.
Paradiso Festival is on the rocks following lawsuit
By Aaron Kunkler • February 4, 2020 3:30 pm

Paradiso Festival, one of the most popular annual EDM events in Washington state, may be in trouble after one of…

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Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs
Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 2, 2020 1:30 am

Unable to find residency positions, many are driving Ubers, working warehouses or unemployed.

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Pot shops group up in unincorporated King County
By Aaron Kunkler • January 29, 2020 3:30 pm

A report found the retailers are not distributing around the county.

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Sarah Abdullah is a pharmacist who left Iraq as a refugee. She joined the Welcome Back Center at Highline College and is now only two tests away from gaining Washington state certification to practice her trade. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
Recredentialed: Barriers face Washington’s immigrant, refugee professionals
By Aaron Kunkler • January 26, 2020 1:30 am

Even with degrees from abroad, it can be difficult for many to get certified in the state.

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Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson (center) announced a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson in a press conference Jan. 2. Debbie Warfield of Everett (left) lost her son to a heroin overdose in 2012. Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki (right) lost her son to an overdose of OxyContin in 2017. They are joined by Rep. Lauren Davis of Shoreline (second from right), founder of the Washington Recovery Alliance. (TVW screenshot)
AG Bob Ferguson talks lawsuits, gun control
By Aaron Kunkler • January 20, 2020 10:30 am

Washington state Attorney General stopped by Sound Publishing’s Kirkland office.

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King County Metro’s battery-electric bus. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov
King County could bump up Metro electrification deadlines
By Aaron Kunkler • January 15, 2020 11:45 am

Transportation generates nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

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A 50-minute film called “Spawning Grounds,” which documents the effort to save a freshwater variety of kokanee salmon from Lake Sammamish, is finally ready for its debut in North Bend on Jan. 18. (Screenshot from film)
Spawning Grounds: Lake Sammamish kokanee documentary premieres Jan....
By Aaron Kunkler • January 13, 2020 5:30 pm

The film tracks the ‘all hands on deck’ effort to save the little red fish from extinction.

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Meet the group trying to electrify America’s railroads
Meet the group trying to electrify America’s railroads
By Aaron Kunkler • January 12, 2020 1:30 am

The Backbone Campaign hopes it will reduce emissions and jump-start depressed communities.

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A man works on a balcony at the Cedar Pointe Apartments, a 255 apartment complex for seniors 55+, on Jan. 6, 2020, in Arlington, Washington. (Andy Bronson/The Herald)
Washington state has been under-producing housing units for...
By Aaron Kunkler • January 10, 2020 12:45 pm

A new report said there should have been an additional 225,000 units created between 2010 and 2015.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
Homelessness, guns among 2020 legislative priorities
By Aaron Kunkler • January 10, 2020 11:20 am

WA lawmakers examine issues heading into 60-day session.

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Girmay Zahilay (District 2) is the newest member of the King County Council. Courtesy photo
New King County Council members sworn in
By Aaron Kunkler • January 9, 2020 11:30 am

The King County Council was sworn in on Jan. 8, with three familiar faces and one new face.

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Insulin pumps are worn by diabetics to monitor blood glucose levels and replace manual injections. (Wikimedia Commons)
WA lawmakers propose capping insulin costs at $100...
By Aaron Kunkler • January 1, 2020 1:30 am

With the federal government in gridlock, states and finding ways to lower costs.

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Swedish nurse strike still possible following Dec. 30 negotiations
Swedish nurse strike still possible following Dec. 30...
By Aaron Kunkler • December 31, 2019 1:00 pm

Not enough progress was made, nurses unions say.

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Swedish Medical Center nurses could send notification of strike by year’s end
Swedish Medical Center nurses could send notification of...
By Aaron Kunkler • December 26, 2019 5:20 pm

Union reps say negotiations have stalled since they began in April.

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Who owns King County forestlands?
Who owns King County forestlands?
By Aaron Kunkler • December 26, 2019 10:00 am

It’s a hodgepodge mix, but large investment companies own a substantial chunk.

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A train route that would shuttle people between Eastern and Western Washington could tie in with the proposed ultra-high-speed rail between B.C. and Portland. Photo courtesy RobertStafford/Pixabay.com
Catch a train: WA considers an Auburn to...
By Aaron Kunkler • December 20, 2019 12:30 pm

An east-west route could tie in with the proposed ultra-high-speed rail between B.C. and Portland.

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Regional homelessness authority approved by King County, Seattle
Regional homelessness authority approved by King County, Seattle
By Aaron Kunkler • December 17, 2019 1:30 am

The authority will consolidate crisis response and services into one entity.

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Media day at OMF to show off the first Siemens Link light rail vehicle June 19, 2019. File photo
King, Pierce county officials want answers on Sound...
By Aaron Kunkler • December 16, 2019 12:15 pm

The transit agency reported in October that black riders were more likely than others to get fined.

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