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WA women 9th in nation for breast cancer diagnoses, analysis finds

Washington women were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer despite receiving fewer mammograms than the national…

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The candidates in the 2024 Washington state U.S. Senate race: Republican Raul Garcia, left, and incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell.

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Takeaways from the first debate in Washington’s U.S. Senate race

The candidates vying to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate went head-to-head on Tuesday at a debate in…

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Need to brush up on your etiquette? Gonzaga has a new certificate for that

If you feel like everyone around you has been lacking manners lately, Gonzaga University has a new certificate…

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A “no trespassing” sign outside of Northwest ICE Processing Center, also known as Northwest Detention Center.

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State workplace inspectors will have access to immigration detention center in Tacoma

Washington state will be able to inspect workplace conditions at a federal immigration detention center in Tacoma, under…

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The Tacoma Main Library is located at 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. and is expected to re-open in 2025.

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“Public libraries are constantly evolving”

Renovations continue at the Tacoma Main Library.

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State employees gathered outside the Labor and Industries Building in Tumwater Sept. 10 as part of a statewide walkout to demand fair wages and safe staffing levels.

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State and community college workers in WA reject new contract

Washington Public Employees Association members see a 5% raise over two years as too little. The state’s largest…

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A group of volunteers from Raise the Wage Renton, shown gathering signatures in 2023. Renton residents approved a higher minimum wage for the city in a Feb. 2024 special election.

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Minimum wage is going up in Washington

Cities can set minimum wages higher than the state. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham and Burien all will…

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.

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Washington budget outlook shows no signs of improvement

A new forecast shows tightening revenue as the next session approaches.

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Fewer Washington residents have delinquent debt than national average

About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a…

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Members of the Washington Public Employees Association are voting on a new two-year contract this week that leaders of the union say they should reject. Aubrei Hansen, WPEA marketing and membership coordinator, is putting out ballots inside the Olympia office on Wednesday Sept. 25, 2024.

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Washington public sector unions split on new two-year contract

Thousands of state workers are voting this week on a new two-year contract but not everyone agrees it’s…

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This strawberry blowpop flavored vape includes a built-in video game online.

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Washington advocates push for state ban on flavored vapes

A broad coalition of Washington educators, doctors, researchers and social justice advocates has launched a campaign to ban…

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How a tool built in Washington is helping schools fight absenteeism

With student absenteeism at record highs, more Washington districts are using a tool developed by researchers at Washington…

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

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Herrera Beutler and Upthegrove square-off in WA lands commissioner debate

The candidates disagreed on land management and timber strategies as they compete for the job of running the…