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Special educators call for more school mental health supports
K-12 Dive
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July 16, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Special education professionals from across the country are urging the federal government to make investments in student mental health, citing the dire need for student supports and the lack of qualified school-based mental...
Dad hailed as hero after cougar bites 4-year-old in Olympic National Park
CBS News
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July 22, 2025 / 3:06 AM EDT / CBS/AP Port Angeles, Wash. — The father of a 4-year-old is being hailed as a hero after, park officials say, the child was bitten by a mountain lion while walking with their family over the weekend on a popular trail...
Washington State Patrol High-Speed Chase Turned Deadly on SR-507
102.7 KORD - Washington
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July 8, 2025
A routine traffic stop late Sunday night turned into a tragic multi-vehicle crash that shut down SR 507 near 312th Street and left one driver dead. According to Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo, the incident began around 9:00 PM on...
Golden State Valkyries: Takeaways from loss to Seattle Storm
The Mercury News - California
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July 16, 2025
The Golden State Valkyries have limped into the All-Star break. Just two weeks ago, the Valkyries were two games above .500 with the chance to climb to the top of the league standings. But after a 67-58 loss to the Seattle Storm on Wednesday, the...
Washington State University field day to cover latest tree fruit research
Capital Press - Oregon
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July 7, 2025
Published 2:15 pm Monday, July 7, 2025 The Sunrise Research Farm Field Day, hosted by Washington State University and the USDA Agricultural Research Service, is set for 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24.The free event at the WSU site will...
Slog AM: Today Might Be the Hottest Day of the Year, Seattle City Council Finds Time to Fucking Worry About Graffiti, ICE Is Making Life Miserable for LA Dogs
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 16, 2025
Weather people are predicting that today might be the hottest one of the year. The sun, which will face no opposition from clouds, is set to grill Seattle with temperatures that surpass 90. Yesterday was supposed to be as bad, but, mercifully, it...
Grandmother shot in face in front of grandchildren near Seattle's Pike Place Market
KABB - Texas
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SEATTLE — A Tacoma grandmother is recovering after being shot in the face with a pellet gun while driving her family home from Pike Place Market on Saturday. Edith Oppenheimer, the victim, was driving her daughter and two young granddaughters near...
Mountain biker uses helmet straps to slow bleeding after 500-foot fall, Washington state cops say
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Helena Wegner / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) A mountain biker used his helmet straps to slow his bleeding after falling 500 feet in Washington, deputies said. The 51-year-old man from Seattle texted 911 “HELP” at 11:39 a.m. July 6, the Kittitas...
FDA Panel Rejects Combo Drug for PTSD
Medscape
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An FDA advisory panel has resoundingly rejected the supplemental new drug application for the atypical antipsychotic brexpiprazole (Rexulti, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), in combination with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)...
Slog AM: Washington State Has Lots of Old People, Ferguson Says He'll Fund Planned Parenthood After Federal Cuts, Whooping Cough Is Back
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
Silver Wave Alert: We hate kids in Washington. And we love old people. At least, that's what I'm inferring from this data about how older adults are outnumbering children in 24 Washington counties. While we still have more youths than elderly as a...
Science Under Schedule I: Inside Washington State University’s Cannabis Research Program
Cannabis Science & Technology
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July 9, 2025
As cannabis education, interest, and innovation continues to gain traction in the country, research is still needed in a variety of avenues to keep up with the consumer demand. Institutions of higher education continue to prove to be instrumental...
Mystery after human toe is found in a gift box that was left at a Washington state park
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Why Washington state faces huge fallout from the Medicaid cuts in Trump’s megabill
The Reflector - Washington State
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress passed last week. For years, Astria Health has worked to find a...
Washington state officials blast Trump’s bill that governor says is ‘only beautiful to billionaires’
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Ann Duan / The Bellingham Herald (TNS) Washington’s elected officials reacted to Thursday’s passage of President Trump’s enormous tax and spending bill. The “big beautiful bill” will legislate trillions in tax breaks and corporate tax cuts while...
Post Rebrand, Seattle Reign FC Is Looking for the Jewel in Its Crown
Adweek
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July 16, 2025
One year since Seattle Reign FC was sold back to Seattle-based owners, the National Women’s Soccer League team is settling into a refreshed brand. But as the Reign fights to stay in the running for the national championship this November, it’s...
Severed Toe Found in Gift Box at a Washington State Park
Juan 92.5 - Washington
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July 10, 2025
A “TOE” was found gift-wrapped in a box, abandoned in a Washington State park last month. Was it a gift gone wrong? A type of ‘mob message’? What we know and what we can speculate below. The severed toe was found by Kevin Ewing at the Dash Point...
Preventing crashes, protecting wildlife is goal of new Washington state plan
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Emily Fitzgerald / Washington State Standard Two Washington state agencies are looking to improve corridors for wildlife while cutting down on traffic risks for motorists and animals. The Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of...
Ronnie Coleman reveals terrifying medical episode, credits young daughter for saving his life with quick action
The Times of India
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Ronnie Coleman details life threatening sepsis. Image via: Charley Gallay/ Getty Images Legendary bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman has broken his silence on a life-threatening health scare that nearly claimed his life. The eight-time Mr. Olympia...
GOP Wrecking Ball Slams Through Medical System
The American Prospect
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July 15, 2025
Patients and medical centers are already feeling the pain as several provisions in the GOP’s deadly spending law take immediate effect, either as required or in practice. Hospitals are closing or actively considering doing so, cutting programs,...
Toppenish pool may open next year under partnership
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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Though an agreement to reopen the Toppenish pool did not come together this year, it may be operational next year. Toppenish cut pool operations from the city budget this year to address a $2 million deficit. Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and...