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Photo by Leona Vaughn / WNPA News Service                                Washington residents at a Senate Law and Justice Committee hearing on a proposed ban on high capacity gun magazines this week. Many wore orange in support of gun safety.

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Lawmakers move to ban high-capacity magazines

Supporters say fewer bullets would increase safety. Opponents say it would infringe on their rights.

Posteroanterior and Lateral Chest Radiographs, January 19, 2020 (Illness Day 4).No thoracic abnormalities were noted (Snohomish Health District)

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How is the 2019 novel Coronavirus impacting the Eastside?

Low risk, misinformation, racial profiling and North Bend quarantine.

Screenshot from paradisofestival.com.

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Paradiso Festival is on the rocks following lawsuit

Paradiso Festival, one of the most popular annual EDM events in Washington state, may be in trouble after…

Courtesy photo                                Dr. James Stirrett at Bluewater Medical, his new business on Snoqualmie Ridge.

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Bluewater Medical opens on Snoqualmie Ridge

New clinic offers naturopathic regenerative medicine.

Courtesy photo                                New Snoqualmie Casino Interim CEO and President Stanford Le.

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Meet Snoqualmie Casino’s new interim CEO and president

Stanford Le brings international casino management experience into the position.

Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs

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Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs

Unable to find residency positions, many are driving Ubers, working warehouses or unemployed.

A stump left over from a previous timber cut on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Gold Bar, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lawmakers back timber industry to help reduce WA’s carbon emissions

8 million acres of private forests offset 12% of state’s carbon emissions, says forestry group.

The archway at last year’s Relay For Life of Snoqualmie Valley event. Courtesy photo

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Relay For Life of Snoqualmie Valley kickoff

Dessert auction event Feb. 1.

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Pot shops group up in unincorporated King County

A report found the retailers are not distributing around the county.

Commentary: Inslee vows to give state a clean fuel standard

Opinion

Commentary: Inslee vows to give state a clean fuel standard

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee badly wants a clean fuels standard in Washington.

Attorney general Bob Ferguson gave a speech at the event. Blake Peterson/staff photo

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I-976, affordable housing, other issues discussed at legislative breakfast event

The gathering included a keynote speech from attorney general Bob Ferguson.

A conceptual rendering of a classroom space at the new Encompass facility. Created by Signal Architecture + Research

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Encompass secures $350K grant for new Snoqualmie facility

Encompass plans to break ground this summer with the hope of opening in the fall of 2021.

Sarah Abdullah is a pharmacist who left Iraq as a refugee. She joined the Welcome Back Center at Highline College and is now only two tests away from gaining Washington state certification to practice her trade. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Recredentialed: Barriers face Washington’s immigrant, refugee professionals

Even with degrees from abroad, it can be difficult for many to get certified in the state.