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Medicaid cuts projected to heavily impact, strain local hospitals
Federal Way Mirror - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
84 hospitals across the state — including those in Renton, Federal Way, Auburn, Snoqualmie, Enumclaw and more — are expected to continually lose millions in Medicaid revenue. Data from the National Academy for State Health Policy shows that...
Public health comics are a “huge hit” for King County
KUOW 94.9 - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
King County’s health department has published innovative and educational comic strips about public health issues for more than 15 years. The county hires local comics artists to tackle issues such as long term covid, preparing for a natural...
'Completely random': Woman shot in face by pellet gun while driving in Seattle
KING 5 - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
A Tacoma grandmother is recovering from a broken cheekbone after being shot by an unknown assailant while driving through Seattle's Stadium District. SEATTLE — A Tacoma grandmother is recovering from a broken cheekbone after being shot in the face...
Washington state Republican convicted over Election Day refusal to wear a mask
Nisqually Valley News - Washington State
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July 12, 2025
By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square An Island County, Wash., election observer has been convicted of a felony over his refusal to wear a mask last year when policy was established by the county auditor due to a high rate of COVID-19 among staff....
How Latinos in Washington state are coping with ICE crackdowns: 'I don't really have time for therapy'
Nisqually Valley News - Washington State
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July 12, 2025
By Monica Carrillo-Casas / Murrow News Alejandra Guzman-Mercado was just weeks away from graduating college – the first in her family to do so – when a judge denied her father’s request to remain in the United States and ordered his deportation....
Washington State Fills Medicaid Gap for Planned Parenthood After Federal Cuts
Times News Global
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July 11, 2025
SEATTLE, WA – Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced on Wednesday that the state will cover the loss of Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood following a new federal law. This decision comes after President Donald Trump signed the “Big...
2 motorcyclists die in separate Washington state wrecks
OregonLive.com
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July 12, 2025
A motorcyclist traveling southbound on Interstate 5 north of Vancouver lost control as he tried to exit, crashed and died early Saturday, Washington State Patrol said. Randel W. Miller, 40, of Battle Ground, died at the scene just before 2 a.m....
Broadcast journalism is a mix of show business, advertising and news — and as Edward R. Murrow observed, that can lead to ethical conflicts
The Pacific Northwest Inlander - Washington State
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July 17, 2025
click to enlarge University of Maryland Broadcasting Archives Image, Public Domain Washington State University alum Edward R. Murrow broadcasting his CBS radio show in 1957. Publicly traded companies like Paramount have an obligation to generate...
High pay, low test scores: Washington state teachers earn most when adjusted for cost of living
Nisqually Valley News - Washington State
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July 12, 2025
By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square Washington state ranks highest in the nation for adjusted pay among elementary, middle and high school teachers, according to USAFacts, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the...
Washington state will backfill $11M in federal cuts to Planned Parenthood, says Ferguson
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS) Washington leaders plan to backfill the loss of about $11 million in federal funding for local Planned Parenthood services if cuts to the organization by the latest U.S. spending bill are approved by a...
Washington State LGBTQ+ community faces healthcare barriers
KHQ - Washington State
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WASHINGTON STATE – New research from Washington State University (WSU) is shedding light on significant disparities faced by the state's LGBTQ+ community. Nearly 7,000 Washingtonians participated in the statewide survey. About one-third of the...
Dan Newhouse advised not to hold public events after man arrested for making death threats against GOP congressman, his staff
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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WASHINGTON – Just about every time Rep. Dan Newhouse posts on Facebook, the comments start pouring in with the same question from his constituents across central Washington. “When is your next public meeting??? Would love to ask some questions!”...
Eagles Super Bowl champ dead at 38 after battling rare cancer
New York Post
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July 17, 2025
Former NFL linebacker Bryan Braman passed away at 38 years old on Thursday after battling a rare form of cancer. Braman was diagnosed with the aggressive disease in February and had undergone several surgeries in Seattle, according to a GoFundMe...
WA fruit growers rely on H-2A visa program despite flaws, costs
Cascade PBS - Washington
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July 17, 2025
In the early 2010s, the tree-fruit industry increasingly relied on the H-2A visa program to build its workforce, a trend that would expand the program’s use exponentially over the past decade. But Yakima’s Gilbert Orchards held off initially on...
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White Man Randomly Punched 11-Year-Old Black Boy in the Face, Then Hurled Racial Slurs
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Paul Jonathan Bittner, 43, was sentenced to 41 months in prison after punching an 11-year-old boy in the face in an alleged racially-motivated hate crime The boy suffered a fractured tooth and nose injury Police reports noted that...
Washington state targets the confessional seal
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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One of Prague’s well-known landmarks is the statue of St. John Nepomucene, which stands on the Charles Bridge overlooking the Vltava River. A priest in the city in the late 14th century, John Nepomucene (also known as John of Nepomuk) became...
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...
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...
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...
Washington state committee distances from drug use work group’s ‘buyers club’ suggestion
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square Washington’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, is distancing itself from recent recommendations made by a subset work group that included having the state set up a “buyers club”...