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A few months ago, a police dog named Arlo was shot on the job near Olympia. So deputies set up a go-fund-me page. The things is, no one had mentioned that Arlo was not shot by the suspect he'd been chasing. He was shot by Thurston County sheriff's deputies.

The American Rescue Plan will send over a billion dollars directly to cities in Washington State. The city of Kent is trying to use federal relief money in new ways.

A couple of months ago the state supreme court ruled a drug possession statute was unconstitutional. Now the state is contemplating throwing out tens of thousands of convictions stretching back decades. But what about the financial penalties that convicted people paid?

What does the state of Washington owe people who were convicted under a drug possession law that's been overturned? Plus, why a heartwarming story about a police dog might not be so heartwarming, and a look at the industry of police moonlighting.

Our weekly conversation with Mayor Jenny Durkan includes a discussion around vaccination protocols and pandemic lessons.

With depression and anxiety are on the rise, it’s no surprise that therapists have been in high demand. So much so that in many places, the demand for mental health care has outpaced the supply of therapists. Enter, mental health care on your smartphone.

NFTs are hot right now. That's right, non-fungible tokens are the talk and hype of celebrities, art purveyors, artists, billionaires, tech moguls and environmental impact advocates. But what are they?

A therapist in your pocket is possible thanks to therapy apps, but is that a good thing? What you need to know about NFT tokens to understand why it seems like everyone is talking about them. And our weekly conversation with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

Herd immunity is not likely by the end of this year. The University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is predicting that Covid cases cases could still surge next winter, but fewer deaths. Bill Radke spoke with Ali Mokdad, professor of Health Metrics Sciences at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, about what their model predicts thus far.

There’s a chance you could walk into a pharmacy a couple of years from now to get some insulin, with a ‘made in Washington’ sticker on it. A proposed bill wants to put WA state at the helm of prescription drug production and sales. Bill Radke spoke with reporter Levi Pulkkinen, he covers the legislature for InvestigateWest and Crosscut.