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Over 1300 vaccinations available at Sammamish Lake State Park

Vaccines provided by the Snoqualmie Tribe Vaccine Parnership.

The state must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 2017 levels by 2028. By 2035, emissions must be below 20% of 2017 levels. The clean fuels program is scheduled to begin by Jan 1, 2023, provided the Legislature passes a transportation-spending package by then. File photo

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State lawmakers approve key climate and environmental legislation

Bills target clean fuel standards and carbon emissions.

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All fireworks will be illegal in unincorporated King County in 2022

Fireworks will be illegal in unincorporated parts of King County starting in 2022 after the King County Council…

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Governor gives tenants protections, reduces help for landlords

Landlord help is included in another bill, Inslee says; eviction moratorium to end June 30.

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Northwest

Democrats weigh marriage of cap-and-trade with gas tax hike

As wrangling over climate change policy continues, a major transportation package is pronounced dead.

Left: Ishan Misro, middle: Sathvik Kanuri, right: Viraaj Singh (photo credit: PeerGuide.org)

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Issaquah High School students start non-profit to address educational equity and access

PeerGuide offers cost-free tutoring for high-priority k-9 students.

Lake Sammamish State Park (photo credit: Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park)

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Lake Sammamish State Park is asking artists to submit designs for art installation in the park

Artists can request up to $2000 in grant money for their project.

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine halted in Washington over side effect

Following federal guidance, Washington health care providers are temporarily pausing Johnson & Johnson shots while experts educate hospital…

Issaquah High alumnus Kaylene Pang is honored on University of Washington’s Senior Day before competing against Oregon State University on April 11. UW won, 2-0, to raise its record to 9-3-2 at post time. The Huskies will conclude their regular-season schedule at Washington State University on Friday. Pang, a defender, has played every minute this season. Photos courtesy of Don Borin/ StopActionPhotography

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Pang shines for UW soccer

Issaquah High alumnus Kaylene Pang is honored on University of Washington’s Senior Day before competing against Oregon State…

Hamed Shirzad runs Shirzad Jewelry in Kirkland and recently completed an exhibit for the Bellevue Arts Museum, showcasing traditional Persian jewelry. Contributed by Hamed Shirzad

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Kirkland’s Hamed Shirzad’s stunning Persian jewelry exhibit debuts at Bellevue Arts Museum

After a decade of work on his labor of love, Kirkland’s Hamed Shirzad has finished a set of…

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High court ruling spurs effort to retool state’s drug laws

Meanwhile, the Blake decision has gotten people out jail, charges dismissed and possibly clemency for some.

The Monroe Correctional Complex on April 9, 2020. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Formerly incarcerated people regain right to vote in Washington

Rights restored immediately upon release.

Spring Chinook Salmon. Photo courtesy Michael Humling, US Fish & Wildlife Service

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Salmon update: King County wants cleaner water, more habitat

Salmon and orcas are in the spotlight once again as King County unveils a new strategic plan to…

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Judge orders Issaquah School District to pay for violating disabilities education act

Issaquah School District was ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for failing to provide adequate education…

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Snoqualmie Tribe, partners, to open Eastside’s first community-based mass vaccination site on April 12

Located at Lake Sammamish State Park, it has capacity for up to 300 people per day.

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Sheriff’s office wants help identifying Green River killer victim

Staff reports

Public Health – Seattle & King County staff administering COVID-19 vaccine to a local emergency responder. COURTESY PHOTO, Public Health-Seattle & King County

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Starting April 15, everyone 16 and older is eligible for a vaccine

Gov. Inslee said an expected increase in vaccine supply enables the state to open eligibility.

A CVS pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at Village Green Retirement Campus in Federal Way on Jan. 26. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

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Phase Finder for vaccine eligibility to be eliminated March 31

Eligibility verification via Phase Finder no longer required for appointments, vaccinations beginning this week.

Map of King County Council District 3. Courtesy of King County

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2 challenge Lambert for King County Council seat

District 3 position represents much of the rural Eastside and several cities.

Cash Cards Unlimited partners, left: Nick Nugwynne, right: Cassius Marsh (photo credit: Cash Cards Unlimited)

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Former Seahawks player Cassius Marsh cashes in on trading cards

Marsh and his friend open physical and online trading card store as collectibles boom amid pandemic.