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A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

OHA study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccine and cardiac deaths

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

April 12, 2024, 5:09pm Health

During the pandemic, reports linked the COVID-19 vaccine to cardiac deaths, especially among young people, but a new study by the Oregon Health Authority found no connection between the two. Read story

Seattle council takes first legislative step to boost police recruitment

April 12, 2024, 1:35pm Northwest

The Seattle City Council on Thursday began considering its first legislative action on police recruitment since six new councilmembers were sworn in. Read story

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Washington extends emergency graduation waiver for class of 2024

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April 12, 2024, 8:19am Editor's Choice

Washington school districts will be able to keep waiving certain graduation requirements for high school students in the class of 2024. Read story

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More transparency needed for WA police asset seizures, audit says

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April 12, 2024, 8:05am Courts & Crime

OLYMPIA — A new state audit says that Washington police agencies could be more transparent about the process of seizing assets like cars, cash or guns in the course of criminal investigations and clearer about how people can get that property back. Read story

New air quality sensors arrive in Spokane, part of state effort to combat pollution

April 12, 2024, 7:38am Northwest

Spokane County residents will soon be able to know how polluted the air in their own neighborhood is in real time. Read story

1st tribal casino planned for Tri-Cities. What new documents reveal about the project

April 12, 2024, 7:29am Northwest

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation plan to build the Tri-Cities’ first tribal casino is entering a key phase of the federal approval process. Read story

Burien seeks new police chief after sheriff refuses to enforce camping ban

April 12, 2024, 7:28am Northwest

The Burien city manager is seeking a new police chief after the King County Sheriff’s Office halted its enforcement of the city’s anti-camping ordinance while a federal judge decides on the ordinance’s constitutionality. Read story

Utility campsite at Conconully State Park (Courtesy of Washington State Parks)

Washington considers fee hikes for campers and boaters at its state parks

Utility campsite at Conconully State Park (Courtesy of Washington State Parks)

April 12, 2024, 6:04am Latest News

Camping and mooring boats on state lands may get more expensive next year. Read story

The possibility of removing four Snake River dams &mdash; Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam &mdash; has long been a contentious one that has generally split along party lines. Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, the first of four dams constructed as part of the Lower Snake River Project, authorized in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945.

Report estimates Lower Snake River dams, reservoirs emit millions of tons of greenhouse gases

The possibility of removing four Snake River dams &mdash; Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam &mdash; has long been a contentious one that has generally split along party lines. Shown is the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam, the first of four dams constructed as part of the Lower Snake River Project, authorized in the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1945.

April 12, 2024, 6:03am Latest News

Hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin lauded for providing clean energy might be emitting more greenhouse gases than previously known, according to a new report from the environmental group Tell The Dam Truth. Read story

Man sabotaged brakes on Washington train with hazardous load as it stopped along Columbia River

April 11, 2024, 7:46pm Northwest

A Goldendale man has pleaded guilty to tampering with the brakes of railcars after the train left Pasco and stopped at Wishram, Wash., on the Columbia River enroute to California. Read story