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Report finds King County corrections officers used excessive force, submitted faulty investigation

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Crime

Episode 3: Adults in the Room, 'Blame the Messenger'

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The Pentagon says this will be 'our most intense day of strikes inside Iran'

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British Columbia to make daylight saving time permanent
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Latest version of Washington state’s proposed ‘millionaires' tax’ has Gov. Bob Ferguson’s support
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Seattle’s Rainier Beach features the nation’s hottest basketball recruit. At 18, he’s already making millions
Arts & Life

Your Winter Paralympics primer: What, who, and how to watch
Education

Anacortes lawyer has raised $800,000 to support Ukraine
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Washington joins 24-state lawsuit seeking to block Trump's latest tariffs
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Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her
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Seattle Mayor Wilson wants to expand tiny house villages — with volunteers’ help

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Health Care

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.

Clare McGrane

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WA has already doubled its measles cases from 2025

Measles cases are on the rise. Washington state has had 26 confirmed cases this year. That’s more than double all of the cases in 2025.To find out what’s happening we’re joined by Dr. Helen Chu, infectious disease specialist with UW Medicine.

March 10, 2026

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