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Law enforcement investigating nearly 400 unopened ballots found in Renton

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California says Amazon pressured retailers to boost prices on their websites to not undercut it

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Washington police lag on required deescalation, mental health training

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U.S. health care spending is the highest on Earth. Here's why

Most health care services in the U.S. cost at least twice what they do in other countries, and sometimes up to ten times as much.

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King County is looking into a box of abandoned ballots found in Renton, Washington's grey wolf population went up in 2025, and we're in peak migration season for birds.

April 20, 2026

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