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They came to Washington to work, then they got the mumps
We roll up a long, gravel road about 20 miles outside Mattawa, a small farming town in central Washington state. We’re on the King Fuji Ranch where there's four suspected cases of the mumps and over a 100 exposed workers quarantined.
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Gov. Inslee signs flurry of anti-warming bills
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is scheduled to sign five pieces of climate legislation into law today in Seattle's Rainier Valley. Inslee has long pushed for action on climate change, but he's been unable to make a dent in the state's carbon pollution. KUOW's John Ryan reports.
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The oral history wasn't a myth. Tsunamis hit this tribal village five times, new study shows
A legend about a great flood has been passed down through the centuries among the Klallam people on the north side of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. As...
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Seattle Fire to roll out new response unit for mental health, substance abuse calls
Many of the nearly 94,000 calls made to emergency services last year didn’t actually require an emergency response, according to city officials.
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Nettles in ice cream? Salt & Straw wants to take you on a camping adventure
You may not think of mushroom or baked beans in ice cream, but no ingredient is off limits to Tyler Malek. Malek, co-founder of Salt and Straw, a small batch ice cream company based in Portland, Oregon, is known for daring flavors like roasted bone marrow ice cream with smoked cherries.
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Either Amazon or Microsoft will win coveted JEDI contract
Two contenders are fighting for the future of the JEDI — not Star Wars, but a multi-billion dollar defense contract.
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Boeing says no flaws in 737 Max. Former engineer points to several
Boeing continues to maintain there was no flaw in the design of the 737 MAX. But a former Boeing engineer is meeting with federal investigators this week. He says he can point to several flaws in the automated system known as MCAS.
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Traveler with measles hit most of Seattle's hot tourist spots
A man who traveled through Seattle has tested positive for measles. Here are the popular tourist spots he visited.
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Immigrant rights group sues Trump over denying bond for asylum seekers
Kim Malcolm talks with Northwest Immigrant Rights Project legal director Matt Adams about a federal lawsuit that aims
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks
Weather forecasters predict our weekend will be mostly sunny. In honor of the fair weather, KUOW arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman spices her weekly picks with some outdoor activity suggestions. Enjoy.
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State skimps on road fixes for salmon despite federal court order
Washington state is under a federal court order to fix hundreds of stream crossings beneath state roads over the next decade. But it’s not coughing up the money to do that.
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13 exposed to radioactivity at Seattle hospital
Thirteen people were exposed to a radioactive substance Thursday night at a building in the Harborview Medical Center complex.