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Missing Puget Sound orca, L-92, presumed dead

Missing Puget Sound orca, L-92, presumed dead

The Center for Whale Research has confirmed the loss of a 23-year-old male orca L-92, also known as "Crewser."

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Timber farm bear hunts stopped temporarily

The injunction issued Friday comes one year after KING 5's investigation first aired, forcing the Washington wildlife managers to stop issuing new permits to kill black bears on private timberland.

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La Conner enacts ban on distribution of plastic bags

La Conner joins several other Puget Sound cities in banning businesses from distributing plastic bags.

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Bat-killing fungus found in Washington continues to spread

A fungus that's deadly for bats is spreading rapidly, and scientists from all over the country are in Tacoma this week working to stop it.

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Microsoft follows Amazon in pursuit of cashier-less stores

Microsoft is working with a local company to build technology for automated checkout systems in brick and mortar stores, according Redmond-based Ava Retail.

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Apple iPhone change will make it harder for cops to crack locked phones

Police had been using a security loophole to crack iPhones with the help of outside technology firms.

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Elon Musk's company to build high-speed transit from Chicago to O'Hare airport

No information has been released about estimated construction costs or when construction might begin.

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This 'handsome' Father's Day deal is under $50

The ultimate handsome essentials for men and women.
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NASA rover knocked out as gigantic dust storm hits Mars

All NASA can do now is wait for the storm to pass and the sky to clear and hope the Opportunity rover calls home.

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Will Seattle’s head tax repeal affect other cities?

Mountain View City Council in California is considering a "Google tax" similar to Seattle's head tax, but so far the city's mayor says Seattle's about face hasn't changed his mind about the tax.

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Paddle race highlights cleanup of Tacoma's Foss Waterway

Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway once had the dirtiest water in America. Now paddlers are flocking to the waterway for a sea adventure race.

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Washington is only state to keep net neutrality

After the FCC repealed net neutrality rules, Washington became the first state to pass its own requirements.

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Capitol Hill's Junkichi Robata Izakaya is a Japanese grill with interactive robots

It has all the traditional elements of a Japanese grill. The chef cooks on a charcoal robata grill in an informal izakaya setting. But Junkichi has a high tech twist with Sota robots to help your server.

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Could humans live on Mars? 'Absolutely,' NASA expert says

NASA's chief scientist outlined five big obstacles to figure out before humans go live on Mars.

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Strange ‘watermelon snow’ appearing on Washington mountains

Watermelon snow has been spotted in mountains from Washington state to Peru. But little is known about the phenomenon.

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Supreme Court upholds ruling to restore salmon habitat, favors tribes

The issue is whether Washington state should fix or replace hundreds of culverts, which are pipes that let streams pass beneath roads and can block migrating salmon. The state says the work could cost $2.4 billion.

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Fred Hutch to lease historic Lake Union Steam Plant building

The historic Lake Union Steam Plant building will expand Fred Hutch's wet lab space by 15 percent.

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Streaming service sued by Amazon and Netflix is down, leaving its future uncertain | GeekWire

Set TV, the streaming service facing a lawsuit from Amazon, Netflix and pretty much the entire entertainment industry, is down.

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Dairy farms battle environmentalists over manure

Dairy farmers say Washington state's new permit requirements are too tough, while environmental groups say they're not tough enough.

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Save $50 today on summer's best Bluetooth speaker

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'Tomato soup' algae blooms wash up on Puget Sound beaches

An unusual sight is popping up on beaches around Puget Sound. The Washington Department of Ecology tells beachgoers not to be concerned.

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Endangered listing recommended for Washington butterfly

San Juan Island's marble butterfly has been declining since it was rediscovered on the island in 1998.

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Facebook made some private posts public for as many as 14M

The company said on Thursday the bug automatically suggested that users make new posts public, even if they had previously restricted to 'friends only' or another private setting.

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'Building blocks' for life discovered in 3-billion-year-old organic matter on Mars

NASA researchers cannot yet say whether their discovery stems from life or a more mundane geological process on Mars.

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Tech moving to the suburbs

As home prices go up in Western Washington, it's not just homebuyers, moving to the suburbs. KING 5's Ryan Takeo reports.

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