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How you can help Afghan refugees in the Puget Sound area

By now, many of us have seen the images of a panicked mass of people chasing down the C-17 cargo plane as it leaves...

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...

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...

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...

Washington hospitals CEO: Texas, Florida COVID response ‘putting us all in jeopardy’

Houston Fire Department medics transport a man to a hospital. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) With Washington’s hospitals beginning to feel...

Costs of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars

FILE - In this July 5, 2021 file photo, vehicles are parked at Bagram Airfield after the American military left the...

Delta variant drives dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases across state

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are accelerating across the state of Washington, demonstrating the delta variant’s potential to unravel the state’s hard-fought progress toward recovery....

‘Abolitionist’ Seattle City Attorney candidate scores endorsement from local Democrat group

Seattle City Hall. (MyNorthwest photo) The 34th Legislative District Democrats voted on a new round of endorsements for Seattle’s mayoral, city...

Todd Herman Show Notes: 8.13.2021

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., smile after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted...

State Supreme Court rules in favor of homeless Seattle man whose truck was towed

The truck owned by Seattle's Steve Long. (Hanna Scott, KIRO Radio) The Supreme Court of Washington State issued a decision Thursday,...

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