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Dozens of people packed a federal courtroom in Seattle today. They were here to show support for a West Seattle man, originally a refugee from Laos. KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero reports He was detained by ICE back in July.

King County’s solid waste division has awarded more than $2-million dollars [$2.17m] in grants to 14 projects that reduce waste and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center opened its doors on this day in 1975.

The city of Bend recently approved a new memorial in the downtown area. It’s a plaque to honor Barry Washington Junior – a Black man who was killed there four years ago this month. Kathryn Styer Martínez reports.

Host lead-in: Backers of a workers’ rights initiative in Tacoma are now suing the city, Pierce County and the county auditor. They say the city deliberately delayed a vote to put the initiative on this November’s ballot. N-W-P-B’s Lauren Gallup reports.

Residents of north Seattle’s District 5 will be the only ones receiving Democracy Vouchers next year….

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A memorial for the late Barry Washington Junior is nearly a reality in Bend.

Washington Junior, a young Black man, was shot and killed in downtown Bend by a white man in September 2021.

The former CEO of the Yurok Telecommunications Corporation pleaded guilty to embezzling more than a half million dollars from the Yurok Tribe.

It’s almost fall - and that means the start of respiratory virus season. But federal changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are causing confusion over how accessible those vaccines will be.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions from both Republican and Democratic senators yesterday ((THURS)) about federal changes that are limiting access to COVID-19 vaccines.