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Puget Sound area heading into second La Niña winter in a row

It looks like the Puget Sound will have its second La Niña in a row this winter. Aurora borealis streaks through night sky across Washington...

New rules for Fourth of July fireworks in unincorporated Pierce County

Under new rules, unincorporated Pierce County will soon move from five days of being able set off Fourth of July fireworks to just one. King...

Orcas return to Puget Sound, signal ‘remaining health to these waters’

Last seen in the Puget Sound in April, Southern Resident orca whales returned to the area earlier this week. “J pod is now in...

Attendees of Labor Day events in central Washington should get COVID test

A nurse administers a test during a COVID-19 testing and flu shot event at the Tacoma Dome in 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. (Photo...

Seattle, Tacoma ports expect pandemic shortages to worsen into fall

Port of Tacoma. (Photo by Karen Ducey/Getty Images) The pandemic troubles that have led to toilet paper shortages and higher prices are...

Executive Constantine celebrates early approval of ‘Best Starts for Kids’

First graders talk during recess at the Green Mountain School on Feb. 18, 2021, in Woodland, Washington. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) ...

Washington’s plastic bag ban to take effect after over a year of delays

Plastic grocery bags in the back of a car in La Crescenta, California. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed Prop 26,...

CDC says vaccinated teachers, students don’t need masks at school this fall

First grade students practice their handwriting at the Green Mountain School on Feb. 18, 2021, in Woodland, Washington. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)...

Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society at ‘maximum capacity,’ needs adopters

A cat up for adoption. (Photo courtesy of TacomaHumane/Facebook) A Tacoma animal shelter is looking for homes for dogs, cats, bunnies, guinea...

Puyallup teens raise money with fireworks sales

A youth group is working hard this weekend to sell fireworks. Profits help get them to camps. (KIRO Radio, Katharine Federer) A...

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