King County sees unprecedented voter turnout for 2019 primary

King County sees unprecedented voter turnout for 2019 primary

Ballot return data has officially been finalized in King County, indicating a turnout numbering among the best the county has seen in almost two decades.

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Dori Monson
Dori: Don't let your kid vandalize City Hall, then get upset at criticism

Dori responds to the mother of the 13-year-old girl who spray-painted Seattle City Hall in the name of climate change and was then arrested.

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Auburn Pioneer Cemetery's deep roots in Japanese family, WWII internment, and more

At least 150 years old, Auburn's Pioneer Cemetery has a history that includes everything from early explorers to the Japanese internment during WWII.

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Marysville police investigate after woman says CPS impostors tried to take son

A Marysville mom posted a warning to social media after two strangers showed up to her home and claimed to be CPS workers there to take her 4-year-old son.

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Jason Rantz
Rantz: Clueless Jay Inslee thought Antifa was a person in gibberish interview

Washington Governor Jay Inslee doesn’t appear to know what Antifa is, despite the group leading headlines in the Pacific Northwest.

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Dori Monson
City of Ellensburg loses $185K to cyber-scammers disguised as vendor

The City of Ellensburg is the second local government entity to fall victim to a cyber scam and lose six figures to criminals posing as a vendor.

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Dori Monson
Retired KC Sheriff's Office detective: Without LInX, violent crimes go unsolved

A retired King County Sheriff's detective explains how officers use the national LInX database on a regular basis to share vital information on crimes.

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Boeing to hire hundreds of temp employees for 737 MAX

Boeing plans to hire hundreds of temporary workers to help get grounded 737 MAXs back into the air after sitting for months.

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Dori Monson
In Iowa, Inslee ranks behind birthday parties, family reunion, baby shower

Governor Inslee is certainly making quite the splash in Iowa on the presidential campaign trail. Just look at where he ranked on this sign.

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Whale watching companies score major victory in Skagit County court

Washington's whale watching companies celebrated a major legal victory Monday, after a Skagit County judge threw out a citizen initiative in San Juan County.

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Should Washington rethink the way it spends marijuana revenue?

A recent report from Pew suggests that Washington state rethink the way it spends tax revenue generated by legal marijuana.

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WSDOT zeroing in on plan to help congestion near Tacoma Mall

WSDOT will soon present the results of its study to help congestion near the Tacoma Mall, in hopes of relieving traffic in the problematic stretch.

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Dave Ross
Ross: The frog in the salad -- what would you do?

What would you do if you found a frog in a package of organic salad? Would you still eat it? That's what this customer had to decide.

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Seattle man auctions Obama's high school basketball jersey for $120,000

A Seattle man has auctioned off a basketball jersey believed to have been worn by former President Barack Obama while he was at a prep school in Honolulu.

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Jason Rantz
Rantz: CNN humiliates Jay Inslee campaign with no invite to climate debate

Jay Inslee hasn't yet been invited to an upcoming CNN debate on climate change, the topic Inslee built his entire fledgling campaign on.

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Why a one-year bridge repair in SoDo has taken three times as long

How does a straightforward one-year project in SoDo turn into a three year project with no end in sight? KIRO Radio's Chris Sullivan looks for answers.

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