Three die from flu in Puget Sound
A child from Pierce County and two King County adults died this month from the flu. These are the first flu-related deaths of the season.“Any death from a preventable illness is upsetting, and it’s...
View ArticleState's minimum wage increasing in 2013
More than 150,000 workers will see their paycheck increase come New Year’s Day when Washington state increases its minimum wage to $9.19 an hour.It’s a 12-cent increase for Washington workers and puts...
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Pierce Transit to cut service by 34 percent
Thanks to the failure of controversial Prop 1, Pierce Transit will soon cut its service by a whopping 34 percent.The Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday night directing...
View ArticleBECU gives more than $100,000 to local schools
Local credit union BECU recently awarded more than $100,000 to 49 Western Washington Schools through its SCHOOL Grants program.The grants support programs that have a big impact on students' lives by...
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Spring starts Wednesday, but don't expect much sun
We're starting off a new workweek with some scattered showers and breezy conditions. It's all due to a weak system that's moving through -- and factor in some cooler air, there's a slight chance of a...
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Rain returns Tuesday, but weekend looking good
What a weekend -- and it looks like we'll start off our workweek on the same note.We're lucky to have a "weak" ridge over much of Western Washington today -- that's why it'll remain dry and mild with...
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Look for sunny skies this week, but rain looms for the weekend
We're starting things off rather foggy across much of our South Sound communities, with less than a mile of visibility in and around Olympia. Conditions improve a bit in Pierce and King counties, with...
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Your forecast: Bring on the sun
Good morning, and welcome to another workweek!Some of us (particularly in the South Sound and portions of Snohomish County) are waking up to low visibility and patchy fog. And, with those temperatures...
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Wind, rain now; warmth returning later this week
We're starting off our morning with breezy conditions and wet weather. Thanks to a cold front that's pushing through the region, Monday will be the windiest and wettest day of the workweek. However,...
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