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News Articles: Washington State

Electric power lines are displayed at sunset in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. The FBI charged two men over attacks on Washington state's power grid that left thousands without power.

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  • National

FBI says two men attacked Washington's electric grid in order to commit a robbery

On Christmas Day, an act of sabotage cut off power for thousands of people near Tacoma, Wash. Federal agents have charged two men with conspiracy, saying they used the outage to rob a local business.

January 04, 2023
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator.

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  • Health Care

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Lynn Johnson
Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator.

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  • Health Care

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Lynn Johnson
Medicare's coverage for long-term care is very limited, while Medicaid generally requires people to impoverish themselves before it picks up the tab.

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  • On Aging

Washington state retools first-in-nation payroll tax plan for long-term care costs

The WA Cares Fund would help alleviate the financial burden of long-term care by providing workers a lifetime benefit of $36,500. The program was delayed while lawmakers addressed equity issues.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Michelle Andrews
The Washington state government, in its second year of offering the nation's first public option health insurance plan, has learned an important lesson: If you want hospitals to participate, you're probably going to have to force them.

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  • Health

The 1st public option health plan in the U.S. struggles to gain traction

Washington is the first state to introduce a public option for health insurance, but it has been difficult to get hospitals on board. Other states with public options in the works are taking notice.

February 21, 2022
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By:
  • Markian Hawryluk
A man operates a personal watercraft along a road flooded by water from the Skagit River on Monday in Sedro-Woolley, Wash.

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  • Weather

Heavy rains bring flooding and mudslides to the Pacific Northwest and Canada

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a severe weather state of emergency for 14 counties in the western part of the state. Oregon and British Columbia also saw extreme flooding and high winds.

November 16, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
People jump from a pedestrian bridge at Lake Union Park in Seattle on Sunday as a record-setting heat wave blasts the Pacific Northwest.

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  • Weather

The Pacific Northwest Has Limited A/C, Making The Heat Wave More Dangerous

The brutal heat wave is worse for some residents in the region who live in areas where relatively mild summers have meant that many homes don't have air conditioners.

June 28, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney displays a dead Asian giant hornet, a sample sent from Japan and brought in for research last year in Blaine, Wash.

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  • Environment

The First 'Murder Hornet' Of 2021 Has Been Discovered In Washington State

Because of its withered condition and the fact that male giant hornets don't typically emerge until July, officials believe the hornet was likely from a previous season and just recently found.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Washington is offering free, pre-rolled joints to adults who get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here, a person smokes a joint in The Netherlands.

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  • National

Hey Washingtonians! Get A Vaccine. Smoke A Joint.

In Washington, adults can now walk away from their COVID-19 vaccine appointment with a free, pre-rolled joint. Other states are also offering incentives to try to convince people to get the shot.

June 09, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
Sydney Porter of Bellevue, Wash., receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Kristine Gill, with the Seattle Fire Department's Mobile Vaccination Teams, before the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park on May 5 in Seattle. A late spring COVID-19 surge has filled hospitals in the metro areas around Seattle.

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  • National

4th Wave Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hits Washington State

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is extending mandates and restrictions while much of the U.S. celebrates declining COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations.

May 11, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
Police and other law enforcement officials stand in a line as protesters approach Sunday in the street in front of the City-County Building in Tacoma, Wash.

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  • National

Protests Sparked In Tacoma After Police Officer Drives Into Crowd

Protesters took to the streets of Tacoma, Wash., after several people were struck and at least two were injured. The officer was placed on paid administrative leave.

January 25, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
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  • Business

Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay

Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.

August 02, 2020
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By:
  • Eilis O'Neill
A bottle containing orange juice and rice cooking wine is set as a trap by Jenni Cena, pest biologist and trapping supervisor from the Washington State Department of Agriculture, in an effort to catch Asian giant hornets, also known as murder hornets.

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  • Animals

Scientists In Washington State Have Trapped Their 1st Murder Hornet

In a move to eliminate murder hornets in North America, the Washington State Department of Agriculture is utilizing a new technique to catch them. In July, trappers found their first one.

August 01, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva
Federal officers deploy tear gas and crowd control munitions at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest Tuesday at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore.

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  • Politics

Oregon Gov. Says Federal Officers Will Begin Phased Withdrawal From Portland

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said the federal agents sent to Portland acted as "an occupying force & brought violence." Brown says federal officers will leave starting Thursday.

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker

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