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Could gray whales return to Puget Sound year-round in search of food?

Could gray whales return to Puget Sound year-round in search of food?

Could gray whales return to Puget Sound year-round in search of food?

The same gray whales that return to the Puget Sound year after year gave researchers and whale watchers a surprise this year, breaking decades of migratory habits.

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Washington flu activity surges in unusual late-season burst

Flu activity is surging with hospitalizations and deaths rising sharply over the past several weeks.

NEWS

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No. 1 Virginia avoids 2nd straight huge NCAA tourney upset

Virginia was the top overall seed last year but lost 74-54 to 16th seeded UMBC.

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Mueller concludes Russia probe, delivers report to Justice Department

Attorney General William Barr has said he will write his own report summarizing Mueller's findings.

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Mueller Probe: Who and what you need to know

Robert Mueller's nearly two-year investigation Russian election interference is over. Here are the basics.

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Union wants Michelle Obama to ensure book event workers are treated fairly

A Washington theater workers union that’s been in contract negotiations since 2015 has asked Michelle Obama to use her platform to support workers staffing her Tacoma book event on Sunday.

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No. 13 seed UC Irvine upsets Kansas State 70-64

The Friday victory was the 17th consecutive win for UC Irvine.

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Union to picket Michelle Obama’s Tacoma book event

Bess Sullivan, vice president for IATSE #15, says the national group has written Michelle Obama asking her to sign a nation-wide agreement with IATSE to ensure workers at her events have pension contributions, health care, and property safety measures in place. However, the union says they have yet to hear a response.

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US budget deficit sets February record of $234 billion

It surpasses the old February deficit record of $232 billion set in 2012.

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Rapid bus line connecting Bothell, Everett to launch Sunday

Community Transit will launch its Swift Green Line on Sunday, connecting Canyon Park in Bothell to Seaway Transit Center in Everett. Martin Munguia, spokesperson for Community Transit, explains the benefits of the new bus line.

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Pompeo says Trump is like biblical queen who saved Jews

President Trump has backed new sanctions on Iran aimed at reducing its ability to threaten Israel.

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Major Metro bus changes coming Saturday during next phase of ‘Seattle Squeeze’

More than 800 daily bus routes in Seattle will be impacted during the next phase of the ‘Seattle Squeeze.’

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Indonesian airline wants to cancel a $4.9 billion order for troubled Boeing MAX 8s

After two deadly crashes, Indonesia's flag carrier is canceling a huge order of Boeing 737 MAX 8s

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Western Washington sees unusual number of early-season fires

Fire season started early amid a string of unseasonably warm days in western Washington.

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Gov. Inslee: We can't let companies like Boeing push us around

Gov. Jay Inslee says that while he supported a huge tax break for Boeing, he wasn't happy about it.

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Oso memorial ceremony honors victims 5 years later

On March 22, 2014, 43 people died in the Oso landslide. A ceremony will dedicate a new mailbox sculpture and signs for the “Oso Slide Memorial Highway” on the slide’s fifth anniversary.

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Trump orders additional North Korea sanctions withdrawn

In explaining the sudden reversal, the White House said Trump 'likes Chairman Kim and he doesn't think these sanctions will be necessary.'

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10 girls with Down syndrome form Washington Girl Scout troop

We give a shout out to a local mom who wanted her daughter to have the typical Girl Scout experience, and she did, along with 9 other girls.

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10 girls with Down syndrome form Washington Girl Scout troop

A Washington mom leads a group of 10 Girls Scouts whose members all have Down syndrome.

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Chance for a warmer, drier spring and summer in western Washington

A chance for a warmer, drier spring and summer still exists for Washington state, according to the latest outlook from NOAA.

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Congressman raises concerns about Jared, Ivanka private emails, texts

Rep. Elijah Cummins also raised questions about other former White House aides using personal e-mail to discuss a proposal to transfer nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia.

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5 things you need to know this weekend

Here's what's going on the weekend of March 23-24.

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Islamic State territory in Syria eliminated, White House declares

President Donald Trump said Friday 'it's about time' that ISIS no longer controls territory in Syria.

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WB I-90 east of SR 18 reopens after fatal crash

A crash involving a bus and a car blocked traffic on westbound I-90 just east of SR 18.

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Death toll in Iraq ferry sinking rises to 95

Search teams are working to recover more bodies after an overloaded ferry capsized with dozens on board, including families with children.

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