Snoqualmie Valley Rotary honors four Students of the Semester

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Snoqualmie Valley Rotary honors four Students of the Semester

The Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley recognized four students from Mount Si High School as its Students of…

Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate

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Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate

Bill moves out of committee with lower tax rate than governor proposed, a “monumental step.”

Panel on Career Exploration Fridays brings together educators and business

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Panel on Career Exploration Fridays brings together educators and business

Career Exploration Fridays, a program to help students find and pursue career and education pathways by interacting with…

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Washington health insurance market in flux

Premiums have skyrocketed, prompting a response from lawmakers.

A sign from an earlier era at the Seattle Fire Department headquarters. Photo by Alex Garland

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Washington lawmakers seek to increase nuclear attack preparations

Bipartisan bills in the House and Senate could remove Cold War-era emergency planning restrictions.

Mount Si student gets short film accepted into Seattle Children’s Film Festival

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Mount Si student gets short film accepted into Seattle Children’s Film Festival

A short film on the impacts of climate change in Antarctica is taking Mount Si High School junior…

Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s work area and office west of the Coast Guard station on Ediz Hook serves the company’s salmon farm. Photo by Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News

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Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed salmon escape

The operation also faces possible closure if legislators pass a bill that would ban the use of Atlantic…

‘Jake’s Women’ take the stage: Valley Center Stage presents Neil Simon tale Feb. 2

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‘Jake’s Women’ take the stage: Valley Center Stage presents Neil Simon tale Feb. 2

Jake spends a lot of time in his own head; he’s a writer, so it’s a natural place…

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Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington State

Two decades after a voter-approved initiative made the practice illegal, legislators are calling for a reversal.

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Vetoed tax cut for manufacturers again pushed in bipartisan effort

Bill would lower business and occupation tax by 40 percent over four years.

Growing Valley means growth for Premium Outlets shopping base | Spotlight on Business 2018

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Growing Valley means growth for Premium Outlets shopping base | Spotlight on Business 2018

Located just off I-90 exit 31, the North Bend Premium Outlets has been one of the many business…

State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and harassment

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State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and harassment

Democrat Frank Chopp has had the speaker title since 1999, and he says he’s not retiring this year.

Police search for suspect in North Bend bank robbery

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Police search for suspect in North Bend bank robbery

At 3:05 p.m., on Thursday, Jan. 25, Snoqualmie police responded to a bank robbery at the North Bend…