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Repeat drunk drivers may face tougher penalties in Washington state

Kim Malcolm talks with State Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) about a proposed bill that would toughen penalties for repeat DUI offenders.

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For sexual assault victims , it's a struggle to just get evidence collected

After a sexual assault, if a survivor chooses to get a rape kit, they first have to find the right clinic to actually get one. For the third time, U.S. Senator Patty Murray is sponsoring a bill that seeks to change that and improve the care survivors get at medical centers nationwide.

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Lifetime flu vaccine research at UW gets big dose of funding

Research on a lifetime flu vaccine just got a major boost, thanks to a 45 million dollar grant to The Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

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Leader of the pack Abby Wambach is still a game-changer

Retired soccer great shares leadership lessons

Seattle has its first pregnant city councilmember

Teresa Mosqueda, the 38-year-old member of the Seattle City Council, is pregnant with her first child, a girl, due in October.

Stuck in the emergency room because there's nowhere else to go

Some psychiatric patients are spending not just hours in the emergency room, but days or a week. They're living there in the ER because there is nowhere...

Tobacco age will soon be 21 in WA. But will it stop kids from smoking?

Kim Malcolm talks with Washington State Secretary of Health, Dr. John Wiesman about raising the tobacco purchase age to 21.