Anna King
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Central Washington Sheriff's Deputy Dies Of COVID-19, Coroner Confirms
A central Washington sheriff’s deputy has died of COVID-19, according to the Grant County Coroner's office. Jon Melvin, 60, was found Dec. 11, 2020, in...
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Correspondent and Covid 'long hauler' Anna King: 'It was a squeezing feeling'
The first time it happened, it was a squeezing feeling. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. My heart raced. At the hospital, I got an EKG and took a blood test.
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Popular Organic Farm Product 'Agro Gold WS' Banned In WA, OR, CA; Idaho Investigating
Alan Scheiber is one organic farmer who would have never applied so-called “Agro Gold WS” to about a dozen acres if he’d known it contained synthetic...
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Rural Health Systems Challenged By COVID-19 Surge
Medical services in small Northwest towns are stretched to the limit with shortages of qualified workers and PPE, CARES Act funds running out and hospitals at or near capacity.
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Embattled Public Health Workers Leaving At "Steady And Alarming" Rate
More than 70 local public health officials have resigned or been fired since the start of the pandemic. They're over-worked and the subject of harassment from community leaders and residents.
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Juice-sippin' TikTok video could be a boon to Northwest cranberry and raspberry growers
Ardel McPhail says it’s foggy now most mornings on her family’s cranberry bogs just north of IIwaco, Washington, near the Pacific Coast. She and her husband own the largest bogs in Washington — more than 100 acres. Washington grows about 148,000 100-pound barrels of cranberries and Oregon grows about 558,000 barrels each year.
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KUOW Newsroom
Irrigation District's Plan Means Irritation (And Big Loss) For This Family's Pumpkin Farm
Dusty pumpkins slap between rough hands as workers throw them into a tractor’s trailer. It’s a rhythmic, full sound, like a child testing a drum. This third-generation farm supplies more than 600,000 pumpkins to Walmarts, Wincos, Yokes and Home Depots in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. But here in southeast Washington near the Tri-Cities, the farm’s future is at stake.
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KUOW Newsroom
Smoke on the vineyard: NW wine industry worries about possible smoke taint
Thousands of vines roll over the hills like neatly placed stitches on a rumpled bed quilt. The sunset on Red Mountain’s Sunset Road near Richland, Washington, is usually spectacular. But on this evening, the sun just slips behind a dirty-white veil of smoke.
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Milk-Shaken: Moving Northwest Dairy Cows Out Of Wildfire Danger Is Not Fun
With at least two dozen Oregon dairies threatened by raging wildfires , farmers are grappling with the delicate task of moving them to safer ground — or staying put.
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Labor Day Fire Storm Destroys Homes, Burns Thousands Of Acres Across The Northwest
Labor Day 2020 lived up to its name if you’re a firefighter. It was a day that set up for numerous fires in central and eastern Washington that have burned tens of thousands of acres, and possibly many more.