WA Senate Passes Law Prohibiting Sale of Large Magazines
On March 4, 2022, Senate Bill 5078 passed through the Washington State House of Representatives and is now on the way to the Governor’s desk to be written into law. …
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Local Business Profile: Trail Youth Coffee Home
The Trail Youth Coffee Home is a non-profit helping to get teens off the streets and into a supportive community, with the job opportunity to work at the coffee home. …
Local Business Profile: Aroma Coffee Co.
Aroma Coffee Co. is a locally owned business in Fall City, Washington. Born in the midst of the pandemic, Aroma holds a bigger and better meaning to those in the …
Concrete Workers Join Increasing Strike Trends
The Teamsters Local 174 union, representing concrete mixer drivers and cement plant employees, is on strike. They are demanding better worker rights. The union is currently in a standoff with …
How to Combat Ballot Rejection
Feb. 8 was Election Day, and as the ballots continue to be counted, it is worth keeping an eye out for a multitude of reasons. One of the concerns now …
UW Researchers Develop “Harmony” COVID-19 Test
Researchers at the University of Washington have created a faster, cheaper COVID test. It’s called “Harmony COVID-19.” The test combines the speed of an over-the-counter antigen test with the accuracy …
Schools Suffer Under Prolonged Pandemic
Remote learning is a hot topic. To some people, it has been the best way for them to learn, but to others, the transition to remote learning has made classes …
WA Cares Fund Delayed 18 Months
Due to continuing economic turmoil in the state, the Washington House of Representatives has voted to delay a proposed payroll tax by 18 months. This tax was initially created to …
Everything You Need to Know About the Republic Services Strike
Trash and recycling pick-up has resumed in Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood, and surrounding areas following the end of a nearly week-long worker stoppage by Republic Services sanitation workers. Over 300 Washington-based …
Washington State Minimum Wage Raised for 2022
At the start of this year, Washington’s state-wide minimum wage increased by 5.843%, from 13.69 per hour to 14.49 per hour. Keep in mind that this wage increase does not …
Passes Closed Due to Avalanche Threat
Starting on Jan. 6, 2022, the four major passes (Blewett, Snoqualmie, Stevens, and White) were closed due to high avalanche threats from the intense weather and snowstorms. It has been …
Psilocybin Being Examined for Psychotherapeutic Use
Researchers from the University of Washington have been working on answering the question of whether or not psilocybin can help relieve the mental health burden being carried by clinicians who …
Washington State Promises Heavy Weather
As the rainiest autumn on record continues, flood warnings have been going up from county to county. There is still currently a flood warning active for portions of Skajit and …
Seattle Becomes a Hotbed for Package Theft
Over the past year, about 210 million packages have been stolen from porches all across America. With the increasing online availability of things we need and want, package theft will …
Washington Makes Major Shift Towards All-Electric Vehicle Fleet
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order where the end goal is to move the state government vehicles to an all-electric fleet by 2035. The order was announced in …
Two Killed by Falling Tree in Washington Weather Disaster
Lately in Washington, the weather has been quite harsh as there have been power outages, windstorms, and flood warnings. In Preston, WA on Oct. 24 around 3 p.m. Eastside Fire …
Pfizer Vaccine Approved for Children
Following FDA’s approval, children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Washington state. This news comes as a relief as children in this age …
WA Secretary of State Kim Wyman Resigns
The Washington Secretary of State, Kim Wyman, will be resigning from her position. Wyman, who has served since 2013, will instead be working for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency …
Recent Shootings Highlight Worrying Trend in Gun Violence
Seattle police are currently investigating five shootings that occurred last weekend on Oct. 23 and 24. These are only the latest to join a record-breaking year in terms of gun …
Upcoming General Election on November 2
The Washington General Election is coming up soon on Nov. 2! Ballots were already mailed to registered voters on Oct. 15. Be sure to have them filled out and postmarked …