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When Lhakpa Sherpa trudged into Everest base camp alongside her 15-year-old daughter, Shiny Dijmarescu, last April, it felt like a homecoming. (via )
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A prospective congressional aide has accused Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., of ethics violations and sexual harassment, according to a letter the man sent to the House Committee on Ethics and posted to Twitter on Friday. (via )
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As climate change contributes to increasingly severe heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, this bill could protect some of the state’s most vulnerable people.
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After a series of stretches and core work, our hip-hop instructor taught us dance sequences first on a slow count, then sped it up. It was challenging but fun.
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People across the northeastern United States confronted the coldest temperatures seen in decades on Saturday, as an Arctic air mass passed over the region. (via )
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For 14 months, officers from the high-profile Scorpion unit of the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee patrolled city streets with an air of menace. (via )
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Startups have tried, and mostly failed, to compete with shakes like Ensure and Boost. They say the brands' ties to health care providers make it tough. (Via )
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Roughly 450,000 adults in Washington live in what are called pharmacy deserts, according to the University of Washington.
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The Seattle area struggled to utilize vouchers to quickly move people from the streets into housing early in the pandemic. The turnaround has been dramatic.
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The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Shaquille O’Neal has branched out to the fried chicken business and you can now try his chicken in Greater Seattle.
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Seattle's little-sister city has lost population three years in a row, causing a far more robust debate down there about the struggles of the West Coast cities. | Danny Westneat
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Who will win, who should win, and who are the local stars to keep an eye on at Sunday’s Grammy Awards? Our music critic’s got the details — and the opinions.
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BREAKING: The United States downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America.
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Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found dead in a North Seattle parking lot on Saturday morning, police say.
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Representing MLS in the Club World Cup for the first time, the Sounders showed they were 'evenly matched' with Egyptian power Al Ahly, but lost a heartbreaker on a deflection in the final minutes.
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Seeds are the foundation upon which an annual vegetable garden plan is built. Here are some important factors to consider when selecting this year’s seeds.
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Remote work and economic uncertainties have cooled the office market, even in former hotspots like Bellevue. Some experts think a bigger reset may be coming.
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The Biden administration is considering a plan to shoot down a Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surveillance on U.S. military, according to four U.S. officials.
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A judge has refused to grant a new civil trial to a woman who was left quadriplegic after a 2006 crash that she claimed was the result of an illegal Seattle police pursuit.
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Kari Lake, the fiery former news anchor who narrowly lost a race for governor of Arizona last year, said in an interview that she is considering a Republican campaign for the U.S. Senate in Arizona next year. (via )
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. The Associated Press checked them out: Here are the truths behind the viral tales.
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Arctic air descended into the Northeast on Saturday morning bringing dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills that dropped to minus 45 to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit in many areas.
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Experts estimate the number of professional caregivers needs to grow by 50% by 2025 to meet the needs of the 1.5 million Washingtonians who will be 65 and older.
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Ten years after Washington legalized pot, business owners of color remain left out of the industry. A new program is too little, too late, many say.
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A newly minted Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved a man's life at the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington just after a giant wave rolled the yacht he was piloting and threw him into the surf.
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A new year means changes to Medicare, including updated premiums and deductibles and sometimes big policy moves.
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The counterintelligence chief in New York, Charles McGonigal, had access to sensitive U.S. secrets. His arrest has triggered a scramble to assess the damage. (via )
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Former pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison in England after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s.
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Nine months ago, amid sky-high gas prices and legislative gridlock, anxious Democrats routinely offered the same assessments of President Joe Biden as a candidate for reelection: too frail, too politically weak, too much of a throwback. (via )
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By law, those who find treasure in Britain are required to report their finds, allowing museums the chance to acquire them, paying a fee that is split evenly between the finder and the landowner. (via )
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A report filed with the Oregon Employment Relations Board says a former Portland police officer and union leader has been reinstated to the force after being fired last spring.
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The Portland plan builds off the 2022 Move In Multnomah pilot and lessons from Seattle’s Housing Command Center. The initial focus is to house 300 people.
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The balloon had floated out of the state by Friday. But the topic still hung in the air in Billings and across Montana, a state more often associated with ranching and spectacular natural beauty. (via )
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A skydiver plummeted to earth in Oceanside, California, after his parachute malfunctioned, caroming off the roof of a house before hitting the ground.
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The Government Accountability Office says the Navy saw increased cannibalization of parts, maintenance delays and breakdowns over a 10-year period.
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In the Seattle area, the popularity of cannabis products easily exceeds that of cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, writes FYI Guy.
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Azalea, Oregon, and its 250 residents have a historic grocery that once more serves as a community gathering place, thanks to the enterprise of a local family.
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Officials say a sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after a police investigation showed he violated multiple policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols.
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Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting the total count at a record-breaking 92.
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