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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Straight from the KIRO Newsradio newsdesk. Contributors include reporters Sam Campbell, Luke Duecy, Aaron Granillo, Heather Bosch, Matt Markovich, James Lynch, Katrina Guischard, Charlie Harger and more.

The AM Newsdesk Minutes: Amazon changes plans on Rainier Valley warehouses, encampment fire in Kent

The KIRO NewsRadio newsdesk brings you their top stories on the morning of Monday, July 25.
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The PM Newsdesk Minutes: Monkeypox spreads in WA while gas prices fall

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you their top stories on the afternoon of Friday, July 22.
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The AM Newsdesk Minutes: Congress acts to protect against another Jan 6, first insider crypto suit

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you their top stories on the morning of Friday, July 22.
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The Newsdesk Minutes: Seattle restaurant fires 9, Boeing sells 25 MAX planes

KIRO Newsradio brings you their top stories on the morning of Thursday, July 21. 
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Judge revokes release of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, orders $100,000 bail

Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer had to post $100,000 bail to stay out of jail today as he awaits trial for charges of false reporting.
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Washington state confirms first case of monkeypox

The first case of monkeypox in Washington has officially been confirmed. The department of health investigates other potential exposures.
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Bellevue greenlights summer outdoor dining for third consecutive year

Old Bellevue will continue to allow restaurant dining in parking spaces this summer.
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Alan White, the longest-tenured member of Yes and Seattle-area resident, dies at 72

Famed musician and Seattle resident Alan White has died at age 72.
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As pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping slows, Amazon subleases warehouse space

Amazon is planning to sublease some of its warehouse space now that the pandemic-fueled surge in online shopping has eased.
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Prolific Seattle-area smash-and-grab ATM thieves formerly arrested for murder

60 robberies involving trucks driving into local stores to steal ATMs and cash registers may be solved with the arrest of two men at a Tukwila motel Friday morning.
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Unspecified ‘threat’ forces Everett Community College into lockdown

Everett Community College's main campus is in lockdown over a threat sent via email, Everett Police Department tells KIRO Newsradio
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Snohomish CO recommends masks as parts of Western WA cross into ‘high’ COVID transmission

Snohomish County's health director is asking people to wear masks again as parts of Western Washington report upticks in COVID cases.
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Entomologist optimistic that Whatcom County’s giant hornets will be eradicated in next few years

We're still two months out from the start of Asian giant hornet trapping season, but already the State Department of Agriculture is feeling hopeful.
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21 years after leaving Puget Sound for Chicago, Boeing to relocate headquarters to Virginia

Boeing will move its headquarters from Chicago to the Arlington, Virginia area, just outside Washington D.C.
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FBI, Skagit County seek runaway juvenile last seen in Hamilton

The FBI’s Seattle Field Office and the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Melody J. Thompson, 13, from Hamilton, WA.
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Seattle Public Schools keep First Student bus service despite hundreds of violations

Seattle school district extended its contract with bus service company, First Student, despite 600 safety/procedural violations over the last two years.
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USPS replaces fleet with gas-powered over electric vehicles, prompting Washington AG lawsuit

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is taking Postmaster DeJoy to court over allegedly violating environmental law.
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Seattle police illegally ignored COVID mask rules

A civilian oversight board says some Seattle police officers routinely and illegally ignored state and city mask mandates.
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Man accused of killing Everett police officer requests competency assessment in not guilty plea

The man accused of killing Everett police officer Dan Rocha has pleaded not guilty to aggravated first-degree murder, citing the need for a competency assessment.
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Pierce County deputy killed in the line of duty honored with Tacoma memorial concert

Tickets are now on sale for a concert in honor of fallen Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy, Dom Calata.
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Second murder suspect arrested in connection to string of armed pot shop robberies

A second teen suspect in a fatal, marijuana store robbery in Tacoma is now under arrest.
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Masking rules no longer in effect at Sea-Tac Airport, Paine Field

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has confirmed it will not require masks in airports and on airlines.
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Sound Transit reworks communications system after 6-hour closure of two light rail stations

Sound Transit is reworking how it communicates with light rail passengers after a technical glitch with its fire-safety system closed two light rail stops for roughly six hours Thursday.
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Return to mask mandate not in Washington’s ‘best interest’ right now, says state epidemiologist

Despite COVID-19 cases rising statewide, health officials say that mandates related to masks or vaccines aren't likely to return anytime time.
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