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Not registered to vote? Here's how to cast your ballot by Election Day in King County

The 2020 presidential election is just a few days away, and Washington state is seeing record numbers of received ballots. And if you're not yet registered, it’s not too late. King County elections director Julie Wise shares some insights on how to register and vote in these finals days.

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“I can take it back”: how a strong Black woman reclaimed her time

How are your time management skills? Because Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ are famously on point.

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Officials prepare for possible civil unrest in the wake of the election

‘If you get out into the weeds on the internet, you can find people talking about almost anything.’

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Should the King County sheriff be elected or appointed? That’s on the ballot

Two proposed charter amendments on the ballot would make the King County sheriff’s office more like a big city police department.

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Trump promised to revive Northwest timber jobs during his 2016 campaign. That hasn't happened

Mason County, which is due west of Olympia, was one of two reliably Democratic counties in Western Washington that swung hard for Donald Trump in the last election, when he promised on the campaign trail to bring timber jobs back to the Northwest. But the jobs have not come back.

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At Seattle's oldest Black church, prayers for a peaceful election

Faith leaders held virtual events across the country Monday in which they lamented the grief caused by the Covid pandemic and racial injustice. Seattle’s vigil took place at the city’s oldest Black church.

Mask or no mask? WA's gubernatorial race is a study in stark contrasts

Washington’s race for governor is a lopsided, yet surprisingly fiery contest this year. It pits incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee against Republican Loren Culp, a first-time candidate.

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Meet the Seattle Police Department's new community service officers

Years in the making, SPD's unarmed Community Service Officers now on duty