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Articles by Aaron Kunkler
A woman gathers flowers at Snofalls Lavender Farm outside Fall City on July 18, 2020. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
Finding farmland in King County is a perpetual...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 23, 2021 10:40 am

High prices and a lack of available land has pushed the price per acre sky-high.

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Grocery workers in unincorporated King County to receive...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 11, 2021 10:10 am

Workers at many large grocery stores in unincorporated King County will soon see a pay bump of $4 an hour…

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A landslide in December 2019 created a crack in this Fall City road, allowing for a one lane entry and exit. Courtesy of King County Road Services
WA Legislature grapples with funding roads, bridges
By Aaron Kunkler • March 8, 2021 3:20 pm

Roads and bridges repair programs in King County are underfunded, and state legislators are thinking of ways to address critical…

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Whole Foods grocery store entrance (Shutterstock)
King County considers grocery store worker hazard pay...
By Aaron Kunkler • March 4, 2021 5:30 pm

The King County Metropolitan Council will vote during its next meeting on whether to grant hazard pay to grocery store…

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Freshwater variety of kokanee salmon from Lake Sammamish. File photo
Encouraging numbers for kokanee salmon spawn count
By Aaron Kunkler • March 4, 2021 1:30 am

Lake Sammamish kokanee aren’t out of the woods by any stretch, but there’s reason to be optimistic about the fate…

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Malden, after a wildfire burned down 80% of the town’s buildings in Eastern Washington. Courtesy photo
DNR commissioner seeks $125 million to fight wildfires
By Aaron Kunkler • March 3, 2021 10:10 am

In Washington state last September, some 600,000 acres burned within 72 hours.

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Entrance to the Tukwila Library branch of the King County Library System. File photo
King County libraries will reopen in some cities...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 26, 2021 12:00 pm

Fall City, Kent libraries among six selected for partial reopening.

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A South King Fire & Rescue firefighter places a used test swab into a secure COVID test vial on Nov. 18, 2020, at a Federal Way testing site. (Sound Publishing file photo)
Masks are still king in combating new COVID...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 23, 2021 12:00 pm

A top UW doctor talks new strains, masks and when normal could return.

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Of the 84 schools that had COVID-19 outbreaks across the state, 69% were public schools and the remaining were private schools, according to a new report. Courtesy photo
State releases data on COVID outbreaks in schools
By Aaron Kunkler • February 14, 2021 6:30 am

A new statewide report outlines how COVID-19 outbreaks have moved through Washington schools.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
Legislature examines restructuring public health in WA
By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2021 8:30 am

Lawmakers in Olympia are considering an overhaul of Washington state’s public health system to increase access to basic services.

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Gray wolves historically roamed across the state but were eradicated in Washington by 1930s. In recent decades wolves have been migrating back to the state from Canada, Idaho and Oregon. John and Karen Hollingsworth/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pack to the future: Will more wolves come...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2021 5:00 pm

Some experts believe we’re on the cusp of discovering packs in King County.

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Spring Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Report: Washington salmon are in hot water
By Aaron Kunkler • January 29, 2021 1:30 am

Ten of the 14 salmon species listed as endangered are in crisis.

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An AR-15. Courtesy photo
Mags, open carry at protests and AR-15s on...
By Aaron Kunkler • January 26, 2021 2:20 pm

Lawmakers are eyeing a number of bills which could change firearm regulations in the state.

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June 2018 algae bloom. Photo courtesy of Department of Ecology
Human-caused ‘dead zones’ threaten health of Puget Sound
By Aaron Kunkler • January 19, 2021 9:00 am

Wastewater treatment plants account for about 70% of the excess nutrients.

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Social media site Parler returns after registering with...
By Aaron Kunkler • January 18, 2021 11:45 am

The right-wing social media website is not being hosted by Epik, but registered its domain.

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The ballistic-missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730) arrives home at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a strategic deterrent patrol in this 2015 file photo. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Brian Badura/Released)
What could Biden’s nuclear policy look like?
By Aaron Kunkler • January 12, 2021 11:10 am

King County sits only miles away from one-third of the deployed U.S. nuclear arsenal.

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Screenshot from a YouTube stream of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
WA, King County lawmakers react to Capitol Building...
By Aaron Kunkler • January 6, 2021 3:58 pm

A mob of right-wing agitators stormed the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, as Congress was preparing to certify the Electoral…

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. 	File photo
Bills to follow in the 2021 Legislative session...
By Aaron Kunkler • January 5, 2021 12:00 pm

It’s legislation filing season, and the floodgates have opened in Olympia.

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Report: WA nets only 100 new jobs in...
By Aaron Kunkler • December 22, 2020 7:30 am

Unemployment rates held steady between October and November, according to a newly released preliminary monthly state employment report.

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PSE workers rebuild circuit 27 in North Kenmore. Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Energy.
Who should foot the bill for pandemic-era power?
By Aaron Kunkler • December 22, 2020 1:30 am

Utilities could eventually raise rates to recoup lost costs, activists say that’s a bad plan.

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