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Biggest-ever class enters Alaska’s medical education partnership program
Alaska Beacon
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July 21, 2025
A record 30 students have started their medical education this month in a special multistate collaborative program, the University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Washington announced. The 30 students this month entered the WWAMI program,...
Olympia Electronics enhances the safety of Tower 42
Fire Buyer International
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July 18, 2025
Olympia Electronics S.A., a Greek manufacturer of electronic safety systems based in Pieria, proudly announces the successful completion of an emergency lighting supply project at Tower 42, one of the tallest and most iconic skyscrapers in London....
Meet the candidates for Federal Way City Council | Election 2025
Federal Way Mirror - Washington State
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July 25, 2025
Each candidate for three 2025 Federal Way City Council primary races received a questionnaire with identical questions. Their answers are below and unedited. Ballots for the primaries were mailed out on July 16. The 2025 primary election is Aug....
UW not renewing contract with Lopez PHD, Dept of Health and Community Services being reimagined
San Juan Islander - Washington State
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LWVSJ Observer Corps summary of Board of Health July 16, 2025 meeting. The North Sound Behavioral Health Organization has paused their CEO search. The organization got an access-to-care grant in the latest public health funding round. They are...
Uwajimaya plans to open 5th store in Issaquah
The Columbian - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Uwajimaya purchased the lease of a former Rite Aid location in Issaquah, where it plans to open its fifth store. The Seattle-based Asian supermarket chain shelled out $300,000 to bid on the space in the Town & Country Square shopping...
The Great Shift: Assessing Student Gains After States End High School Exit Tests
Black Enterprise
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July 25, 2025
The career-oriented pathway has helped increase some students’ interest in school. Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit? When 18-year-old Edgar Brito thinks about what he’ll do in the future,...
Microsoft’s Nadella addresses ‘incongruence’ between huge profits, layoffs
The Columbian - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Weeks after Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs, CEO Satya Nadella addressed the elephant in the room. The company is enjoying record financial success. Yet it’s laid off 15,000 employees since May. In a memo to employees on Thursday...
The Demise of the Astros has Been Greatly Exaggerated. Leave Seattle Smashing the Mariners 11-3
The Crawfish Boxes
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July 20, 2025
What a huge win! And how did they do it? The Astros looked like they were destined to leave Seattle with their tails between their legs, having just frittered a seven-game AL West lead down to two games. They started the game with enough injuries...
Why Seattle Invests in Citizenship and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever
The Facts News - Washington State
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July 20, 2025
On the Fourth of July, over 500 Seattleites claimed their citizenship — and their future. The following Op-Ed was written by Mayor Bruce Harrell and published by the South Seattle Emerald on July 14, 2025. On the 249th celebration of our...
Langdon, Hagan, Glenn & Herrera Reign Supreme At NHRA Seattle
FloRacing - Texas
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July 21, 2025
Top Fuel’s Shawn Langdon moved past Tony Stewart into the points lead on Sunday at Pacific Raceways, defeating Brittany Force in the final round of the Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro...
English ivy added to list of plants that are illegal to buy or sell in Washington state
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard It’s now illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the fast-growing, climbing vine that can weaken and kill trees and overtake native plants. The Washington State Department of...
Seattle man charged after fire kills Wallingford woman, 72
The Columbian - Washington State
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More than a month after a 72-year-old woman died from a fire in her Wallingford home, a 25-year-old software engineer was charged with first-degree murder and second-degree arson in King County Superior Court. Letian Shi was arrested July 10 in...
Surrey man killed by vehicle during long-distance race in Washington state
The Province
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Hui Li, 55, was hit by a pickup truck early Saturday during the Ragnar Road Northwest Passage race Published Jul 15, 2025 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 2 minute read A Google map screenshot showing the...
Business groups are spending big to oust two Democrats in Washington state Senate
Nisqually Valley News - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard Two bellwether legislative races in Washington are drawing heavy spending early by private sector forces and the state Republican Party. As of Monday, political committees funded largely by businesses...
Dispatch Reports: July 13-19
Chinook Observer - Washington State
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July 25, 2025
Long Beach Police Department July 13 — The unisex bathroom has a dead battery on the door lock, and the dead bolt is not locked. An officer who is there has an override code for the door, and wants to make sure no one is inside. Caller would like...
Daily Audio Newscast - July 24, 2025
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 24, 2025
Six minutes of news from around the nation. Justice Department faces subpoena over Epstein files by House Oversight Committee; CNC federal plan for AI data centers removes environmental safeguards; WA joins national Families First protests on...
How Washington State's Spending Compares to Neighboring States
KONA - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
(The Center Square) – Washington state faces deficit spending by 2028 as lawmakers just hit taxpayers with the state's largest combined tax increase – all driven by massive state spending increases over the past decade, an investigation of state...
Farm worker activist Alfredo Juarez to self-deport in order to get out of a detention center in Washington state
WWL - Louisiana
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July 15, 2025
Alfredo Juarez will self-deport to Mexico to get out of the Northwest Detention Center. His lawyer said he could not bear to be there any longer. TACOMA, Wash. — A prominent farm worker activist detained in March by Immigration and Customs...
Top 10 Medical TV Shows to Stream in 2025
Newsweek
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July 20, 2025
By Griff Griffin is a Newsweek pop culture writer based in London. His focus is reporting on movies, streaming, and everything happening in the world of entertainment. He has in-depth knowledge of cinema and TV, and has over 12 years of...
Snohomish man dies in five-car fatal collision
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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July 24, 2025
LAKE STEVENS—Washington State Patrol is reporting the death of Steven C Prussel, 61, of Snohomish, who was pronounced dead at the scene following a fatal collision involving up four other vehicles shortly after 4:08 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23,...