Sara Lerner
Stories
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Search Crews Struggle To Define Success In Mudslide Debris
As of Wednesday morning, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s office has confirmed that 29 people have died in the Oso landslide. Hopes of finding...
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Gov. Inslee: 'We're Providing Every Opportunity To Find That Miracle'
As the local community held Sunday church services a week after the devastating Oso mudslide, searchers continued their work in the sodden destruction...
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Landslide Death Toll Rises, Number Of Missing Drops
The death toll has risen to 18 following the devastating landslide near Oso, Washington. One bright spot: The number of people missing has fallen...
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Study: Spending On Sex Trade Way Up In Seattle
A new study finds spending on the underground sex trade in Seattle has gone way up. Of the cities studied, Seattle is one of only two where spending...
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Washington Legislature Passes Bill To Allow Human Trafficking Victims To Clear Record
A new human trafficking bill passed the state Legislature Monday that will allow victims who were forced into prostitution to clear their records of...
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Harborview Clinics To Stay Open
Harborview Medical Center said Wednesday it will not be closing its primary care clinics after all. Last December, the hospital had announced its intent...
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Moving Past 'The Life': New Bill Would Allow Erasing Prostitution Convictions From Record
Those caught up in it call it "the life." It usually involves a pimp, coercion and prostitution. For young victims of sex trafficking, getting out of...
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Two Years Later: A Layoff Survivor Describes The New Atmosphere
Back in May 2011, Laura was in the habit of whispering at work – even when talking about the weather. She was a manager at T-Mobile at a time when the...
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Harborview Considers Closing Some Clinics For Poor
“Abruptly and brutally.” That’s how Dr. Abe Bergman described the announcement by administrators to close some of the clinics at Harborview Medical...
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Pulled From The Archives: Race, The Cosmos, And Seattle Music
As the year winds down, The Record looks back at some of our favorite KUOW stories from 2013 and beyond.