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Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9 that had a door plug blow out from its fuselage midair, parked at a maintenance hanger at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., on Monday, January 8, 2024. (Amanda Lucier/The New York Times)

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A year after door blowout, Boeing touts safety improvements

A comprehensive plan has improved safety and quality checks, the company says.

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Mt. Rainier National Park has around 2 million visitors a year.

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The mountain is out and it tells cold deadly tales

Data shows that since 2007, Mt. Rainier has become the second most dangerous National Park in the winter.

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Three Hearts brings “a little bit of everything” to Hilltop

The restaurant-cafe-bakery is open for business.

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Tacoma Winter Market to kick off the holiday season

Market is Dec. 1 at the Sons of Norway, 1106 S. 15th St., Tacoma.

Ballot envelopes sit in the Thurston County elections center. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

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Same-day voter registrations hit new high mark in Washington

The number of people showing up at county election offices on Election Day to register to vote or…

Radnor’s is at 5415 S. Tacoma Way. (Photos courtesy of Ally Roberts)

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Radnor’s beefs up Tacoma’s burger scene

South Tacoma Way restaurant also pairs beignets with their burgers.

Island Vybz is a new food truck in Tacoma. (Photos courtesy of Tamara Jackson)

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Island Vybz food truck serves classic Jamaican food

Sisters moved their food truck to Tacoma over the summer.

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With WA courts’ online systems down, thousands of firearm sales on hold

Washington state courts’ computer systems have been down for nearly two weeks, disrupting the operation of local courts…

Brian Heywood, left, of Let’s Go Washington hands a box of signed Initiative 2066 petitions to Greg Lane, executive vice president of the Building Industry Association of Washington on July 2, 2024. (Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)

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Washington voters approve pro-natural gas measure

Initiative 2066 blocks the state and local governments from taking steps to restrict natural gas service in homes…

Attorney General Bob Ferguson. File photo

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Ferguson and other WA Democrats prepare for new era of showdowns with Trump

After suing the Trump administration nearly 100 times as attorney general, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson has an idea of…

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

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Ferguson defeats Reichert in governor’s race

Democrats have won 10 straight gubernatorial contests.

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Larry Best, a customer coordinator for quality assurance who has worked at Boeing for 38 years, stands outside of Angel of the Winds Arena with a “vote no” sign on Monday in Everett.

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Boeing Machinists approve contract, ending 52-day strike

After voting no twice, 59% of union members approved the latest contract.

Washington Corrections Center, a prison in Shelton. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

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Survey finds strong support for Trump among WA prison population

While people in prison cannot vote, there’s a common misconception they lean Democratic. New research shows that’s not…