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Omicron weighs on booster lines, holiday gatherings
Harborview Medical Center doctor says it’s now the dominant strain
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Snow on the way Sunday; cold temps for a week
National Weather Services predicts 1 to 4 inches; high and low temps to drop below freezing
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Strahan says experience on Kent-based Blue Origin space flight ‘unreal’ | Photos
‘Good Morning America’ co-anchor and former NFL star one of six crew members on New Shepard
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Seattle-area pair indicted for defrauding COVID-19 benefit programs
Amount exceeds $1 million; including $500,000 from state Employment Security Department
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Sound Transit hires new chief communications officer
Andy Izquierdo left Waste Management to join agency; will make $290,000 per year
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Trooper Eric Gunderson’s family issues statement about his death from COVID-19
Press release answers inquiries about his vaccination status
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King County man finally reunited with his Afghan family
Afghan veterans help evacuate wife, three children
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Kent man faces charges in car ‘swinging’ event that killed 2 women
King County prosecutors to charge man as accomplice in 2020 Auburn vehicular homicides
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Booster shots build onto protection of initial vaccinations | UW Medicine
People 65 years and older among those who qualify for shots
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Peter Rogoff to step down as Sound Transit CEO in 2022
Became CEO in 2016; search for replacement to begin
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Port of Seattle to require vaccinations for employees
2,200 workers must be vaccinated by Nov. 15
Business
Grocery store workers have right to wear Black Lives Matter buttons
National Labor Relations Board ruling against ban by Kroger-owned QFC, Fred Meyer
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SeaTac girl, 15, charged with second-degree murder in jogger’s death
Reportedly used her vehicle to ‘scare him’ while driving in Maple Valley
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King County to require masks at large outdoor gatherings of 500 or more
New health officer order to control the spread of COVID-19
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Investigation: 911 calls handled properly in Kent Ramada Inn killing of Auburn woman
Police took 52 minutes to respond to domestic violence attack; civil lawsuit expected
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King County Corrections Guild wants to bargain mandatory vaccinations
Labor union represents over 550 corrections officers and sergeants
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King County to restart inquests into deaths by police officers
Cases include shootings by Kent, Auburn, Federal Way and Kirkland police
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King County to hire recruiter to fill vacant Sheriff’s Office jobs
50 deputies have resigned this year after 69 resigned in 2020
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Suspect sought in fatal hit and run near Maple Valley
53-year-old jogger found dead along roadway
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Police recover nearly 800 catalytic converters
Auburn has had 128 catalytic converter thefts reported since the start of 2020.