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Episodes
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For a reporter on the Covid-19 beat, 'Vax Day' comes full circle
‘I felt like it was finally my turn, that today it was my turn, and I was gonna take my turn.’
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Washington park officials are watching carefully as warm weather arrives in the NW
People flocked to parks and water around Washington in 2020. That came with some danger. Now park officials are watching carefully in 2021.
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Washington state auditor’s report details unemployment fraud
Employment Security disputes the auditor’s $1.1 billion figure
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Washington's state-run vaccination sites to extend hours to improve access
With Covid vaccine eligibility expanding to everyone age 16 and up starting Thursday, April 15, the hours of operation for state vaccination clinics will extend further into the evening.
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Tacoma grapples with rollback to Phase 2 of reopening
"I'm an optimist. I live by hoping that we will do everything we can as a community to get those numbers back in line."
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Washington state halts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations amid blood clot investigation
Washingtonians scheduled to get the single shot may have to wait or accept other vaccine options in the meantime.
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Amazon faces opposition to possible warehouse near Seattle light rail station
Amazon faces opposition to a new warehouse it appears interested in building on Rainier Avenue. The site is a short walk from the Mt. Baker light rail station.
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A robot wrote a Nirvana song. Does it smell like droid spirit?
‘27 Club’ project highlights music industry losses, mental health, and substance abuse
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Social distancing to retighten in Pierce, Cowlitz, and Whitman counties amid rising Covid cases
Pierce, Whitman, and Cowlitz counties have been moved back to Phase 2 under Washington state’s reopening guidelines, Governor Jay Inslee's office announced on Monday. The three counties all currently have Covid case counts above the state’s threshold for remaining in Phase 3.
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Pottery and grandbabies: A pandemic story
Around the beginning of the pandemic, Bryan Ohno closed the Seattle art gallery he’d been running for 17 years and radically simplified his life to focus on family and his love of making art. A year later, he looks back on how it changed him.
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Washington State Patrol sexual misconduct case tests state oversight as police reforms near passage
The son-in-law of the Washington State Patrol chief resigned as a trooper after investigations into allegations of on-the-job sex and sexual assault. He...
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People living outside struggle to get on Seattle's housing waitlist as homelessness rises
More people than ever are living outside around Seattle. A recent survey shows a 50% increase in tents since the coronavirus pandemic began. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office says the city is rapidly expanding shelter bed space, as community groups take on their own efforts to get people inside.