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    Safe drug consumption sites have been recommended by the King County Heroin and Opioid Task Force. Pictured is a safe consumption site in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Photo supplied by ARCHES in Lethbridge
    What’s been happening with safe injection sites?
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 30, 2019 7:30 am

    There hasn’t been much coverage this year compared to the last couple years.

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    File photo of a pothole
    King County approves roads, bridges funding
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 28, 2019 1:30 am

    The capital projects funding is significantly less than previous years.

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    Turkeys Nonni, Noelle, November and Nora at Rooster Haus Rescue in Fall City. Natalie DeFord/staff photo
    Turkey rescue: No bird on Thanksgiving menu at...
    By Natalie DeFord • November 26, 2019 1:30 am

    “There’s a huge need for roosters. They often end up neglected and abused.”

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    A “notice to vacate” sign was placed in the middle of a homeless encampment in Federal Way by FWPD officers before the encampment was cleaned in January 2019. Sound Publishing file photo
    King County, Seattle could create joint homelessness response...
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 24, 2019 1:30 am

    It would be a unified agency and the overarching authority on addressing homelessness in the county.

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    A young girl holds up a ‘Don’t Pollute I Live Here’ sign in the crowd during the Youth Climate Strike at Cal Anderson Park on Friday, March 15, 2019 in Seattle, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    King County builds blueprint for health, climate change
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 21, 2019 6:00 pm

    The plan will inform how the Board of Health addresses climate change-related health issues.

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    July’s Monroe earthquake is informing plans for future danger
    July’s Monroe earthquake is informing plans for future...
    By Julia-Grace Sanders • November 19, 2019 11:30 am

    Gathered by lucky accident, data from the 4.6-magnitude quake could help assess bigger hazards.

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    Political activist Tim Eyman campaigns for Initiative 976 on Nov. 5 in downtown Bellevue. The initiative promised $30 car tabs while functionally eliminating the ability of agencies like Sound Transit to raise taxes for its projects. Photo by Aaron Kunkler
    Election analysis: I-976 vote casts South King County...
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 12, 2019 6:30 pm

    Preliminary precinct counts show support for the initiative split by region.

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    Vehicles passing through flooded street. File photo
    King County Flood Control District to vote on...
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 9, 2019 1:30 am

    The budget will fund a variety of programs across the county.

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    A King County judge found the company misled customers into thinking it was a charity. Photo courtesy of the state Attorney General’s office
    Judge rules Value Village deceived customers
    November 8, 2019 3:00 pm

    The King County judge found the company misled customers into thinking it was a charity.

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    Sound Publishing file photo
    King County Council authorizes staff to draft road...
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 1, 2019 2:10 pm

    The county is projected to run out of capital funding for roads and bridges by 2025.

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    King County parents are still struggling with child care
    King County parents are still struggling with child...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 30, 2019 1:30 am

    A new report looks at the effects on parents here and across the state.

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    The Cedar Hills Regional Landfill is the only active landfill in King County. It will operate until at least 2028. It has been in operation since the 1960s. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Study on shipping or burning King County trash...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 24, 2019 3:20 pm

    The report fleshes out the two main options for trash disposal over the next 50 years.

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    A new study argues that many luxury apartment units in Seattle are vacant, damaging the surrounding communities. (Screenshot on Google)
    Luxury apartments: Who’s buying King County?
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 24, 2019 3:00 pm

    Wealthy investors jack up housing prices in Seattle and beyond.

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    West Point Treatment Plant report due in January
    West Point Treatment Plant report due in January
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 24, 2019 1:30 pm

    The report will look at ways to keep adequate power flowing to the plant after a July spill.

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    Flying Fish: Lake Sammamish kokanee move to Orcas Island
    Flying Fish: Lake Sammamish kokanee move to Orcas...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 21, 2019 5:20 pm

    It’s part of a program to preserve the unique freshwater salmon species.

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    Malena Gaces, left, and other members of Washington CAN protest unfair move-out charges and alleged discriminatory behavior outside Kitts Corner Apartments in Federal Way in 2018. Sound Publishing file photo
    King County could increase tenant protections
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 18, 2019 1:10 pm

    The council is considering ordinances designed to help renters.

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    The 2015 Wolverine Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan. Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
    The smoky summer that wasn’t
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 17, 2019 9:30 am

    While Washington had a mild season, wildfires burned near the Arctic.

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    Dane Scarimbolo and Dominique Torgerson run Four Horsemen Brewery in Kent. They were almost shut down in late 2017 by King County, which after years of letting them operate a brewery and taproom, decided they were in violation of county code. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Proposed winery ordinance irks King County farmers, neighbors...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 14, 2019 1:10 pm

    Concerns include more traffic, higher land prices, code enforcement and compliance.

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    U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Kim Schrier held a roundtable at the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank on Oct. 3 to talk about the Trump administration’s plan to further change SNAP food benefits rules and reduce the number of people using them. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Murray, Schrier vow to fight White House restrictions...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 7, 2019 5:00 pm

    Senator and Representative met Oct. 3 at Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.

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    King County is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals, but emissions also have not been rising with population growth. File photo
    King County isn’t on track to meet emissions...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 7, 2019 4:00 pm

    The goals were ambitious but progress has been slow.

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