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Washington state adds 22,700 jobs in July, unemployment down to 5.1%

(File photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images) The state Employment Security Department is reporting that Washington added 22,700 jobs in July, which brings...

Pierce County issues new mask mandate for indoor public spaces

Mask mandates continue to be reinstituted across Washington. (MyNorthwest photo) Pierce County health officials announced a new directive Wednesday, requiring masks to...

Seattle mayor to sign downtown empty storefront legislation into law

File photo of downtown Seattle in 2020. (KIRO Radio, Hanna Scott) Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she will sign legislation that allows...

Where to find cooling centers, beat the heat in the Puget Sound area

Mellena O'Brien, 4, plays in the Yesler Terrace Spray Park during a heat wave in June 2021 in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) ...

Temporary tiny home village to be built in Seattle’s University District

Tiny home houses in Seattle. (KIRO Radio file photo) There will soon be a temporary tiny home village in the University District...

A non-Seattle guide to mayoral races across the Puget Sound region

A ballot drop box in Lynnwood, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Snohomish County) While arguably the highest-profile mayoral race in the Puget Sound...

Washington lawmaker explains how the infrastructure bill impacts us all

Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Will there be an agreement...

COVID cases have quadrupled in King County thanks to delta variant

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) King County is seeing a spike in coronavirus cases, thanks to the emergence of the delta variant. “Over...

Seattle area set for weekend heat wave as it nears record for most days without rain

The Space Needle in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Another heat wave is on the way to the Seattle area this week,...

With fires ‘smashing records,’ state closes DNR lands in Eastern Washington

Damage done by the Red Apple Fire near Wenatchee, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Hilary Franz/Twitter) The Washington State Department of Natural...

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