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Former Auburn man sentenced for threatening to kill Inslee

Slaughter lived in Auburn at the time of a prior case in 2021, involving threats to former Seattle…

DK Metcalf shares a fist bump with a young fan. Photo provided by Maria Dorsten.

Sports

Seahawks 2024 preseason: Competitive high-intensity atmosphere

Coach Mike Macdonald: “If we get in a scrap here and there, it’s understandable.”

COURTESY PHOTO, King County Sheriff’s Office

Northwest

King County Sheriff’s Office modifies pursuit policy

Initiative 2113 was passed in the Washington State Legislature in May 2024.

State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

Northwest

What’s the cost if WA voters erase capital gains tax or end cap-and-trade?

A pair of new reports outline financial consequences if voters approve ballot measures this fall repealing Washington’s capital…

Byron Murphy II gets going during a defensive line drill. Ben Ray / Sound Publishing

Sports

Seahawks kick off training camp in the Mike Macdonald era

“We’re still learning who we are. We are still chasing that,” said Seattle’s new head coach.

A gray wolf. Gary Kramer/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Northwest

‘Endangered’ status to remain in effect for WA wolves

A sharply-divided state panel on July 19 retained strict protections for gray wolves in Washington, concluding their status…

9th Congressional District Rep. Adam Smith, 8th Congressional District Rep. Kim Schrier, 1st Congressional District Rep. Suzan DelBene and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell are among Democrats from Washington state who support President Joe Biden’s decision to stop his re-election campaign. Courtesy photos

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WA Democrat leaders ‘applaud’ Biden for dropping out of race

Smith, Schrier, DelBene and Cantwell released statements in support of President Biden’s Sunday decision to no longer seek…

A boy picks out Honeycrisp apples for his family at Swans Trail Farms in Snohomish, Washington. Sound Publishing File Photo

Northwest

Selling Washington’s food and farm products to the world

Department of Agriculture is assembling a program to help promote products grown, raised, caught, baked and brewed in…

Courtesy Photo, Safeway

Business

Several King County grocery stores on Kroger-Albertsons sale list

See the entire list, which includes Safeway, QFC and Haggen stores.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump participated in a debate June 27, 2024. (Screenshot from Google Images)

Northwest

King County politicos share thoughts on presidential debate

“I can tell you who didn’t win the debate, and it was the American public.”

Fuse Washington created the tongue-in-cheek ‘Save Our Yachts’ website to poke fun at those pushing a ballot measure to repeal the capital gains tax that is paid by the state’s super wealthy. (Screenshot)

Northwest

Attack websites seep into WA election battles

Such undertakings tend to change few minds and can incite a backlash, especially in communities where negative campaigning…

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Trash and various debris at a Green River homeless encampment in unincorporated King County along 94th Place South between Kent and Auburn.

Northwest

Landmark Supreme Court decision criminalizes homelessness

In King County, there are about 16,385 people experiencing homelessness on any given night.

The use and sale of consumer fireworks are prohibited in the unincorporated areas of King County, but several cities in the county host a professional fireworks show for the public on July 4. File photo

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Fourth of July weekend weather: Sunny skies and warm highs

In light of preventable drownings, King County officials are urging the public to be cautious at rivers, lakes…

Traffic slows as it moves around the bend of northbound I-5 through north Everett on May 22, 2024. (Sound Publishing file photo)

Northwest

Washington’s population exceeds 8 million

More than 68% of the growth occurred in the state’s five largest metropolitan counties

A gray wolf. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Northwest

Vote nears on ending ‘endangered’ status for WA wolves

The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s recommendation is to downlist wolves from “endangered” to “sensitive.”

Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson is escorted out of the courtroom following the guilty verdict at his murder trial June 27, 2024. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times / Pool)

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Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson guilty of murder

Jury reached a verdict in the case of first Washington police officer to be tried under Initiative 940.

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State Capitol Building in Olympia.

Northwest

Poll: WA voters want their lawmakers working all year long

Most Washington voters want their lawmakers to be at the Legislature in session during the entire year, according…

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Northwest

Sound Publishing writers win SPJ awards

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the winners of the 2023 Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest.

(Cameron Sires/Sound Publishing)

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Local teenager plays lead role in new Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge”

With seven years of theater, short films, commercials, modeling and voiceovers under her belt, 14-year-old Bothell native Vritika…

Volunteers enjoy the sunshine at Renton’s 2024 Juneteenth Celebration. The weather will be sunny this weekend as summer officially starts. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Summer kicks off with 80-degree weekend weather

Puget Sound region weather forecast for June 21-23.