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Passengers stand on deck wearing masks after the MV Wenatchee arrives at Colman Dock on Thursday in Seattle. State ferries officials say their employees lack the authority to enforce rules requiring masks on board. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) — These passengers are wearing masks after the MV Wenatchee arrives at Colman Dock on Thursday in Seattle. State ferries officials say their employees lack the authority to enforce rules requiring masks on board. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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Washington State Ferries grapples with mask requirements for passengers

Even as businesses are ordered to require that patrons wear masks, Washington State Ferries says it can't do much when people choose to ride uncovered. VIEW Updated 8:51 am

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6 King County beaches closed because of high bacteria levels
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Washington State Ferries grapples with mask requirements for passengers

Even as businesses are ordered to require that patrons wear masks, Washington State Ferries says it can't do much when people choose to ride uncovered. VIEW Updated 8:51 am

Local Politics

Seattle City Council members propose police layoffs but say they can’t defund by 50% right away VIEW

Police Chief Carmen Best listens, Monday, July 13, 2020, during a news conference at City Hall in Seattle. Best and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan were critical of a plan backed by several city council members that seeks to cut the police department’s budget by 50 percent. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

After protests near her home, Seattle police chief asks City Council for intervention; activists dispute claims of ‘illegal behavior’ Updated 9:54 am

Several Lake Washington beaches are closed due to high bacteria levels, including Madrona Beach Park Sunday August 2, 2020. 214660

6 King County beaches closed because of high bacteria levels

Here's what protests have changed in Seattle — and what activists say still needs to be done VIEW Updated 9:58 am

2 men injured in West Seattle shooting; police investigating

An electronic wand is used to scan trapped salmon for a coded wire tag to determine if they’re wild or hatchery fish.
Checking are Puyallup Tribal Fisheries members.

Fish trap and news U.S. Army Corps facility downstream from Mud Mountain Dam.

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Environment

New fish trap on White River can handle 1 million salmon a year, biggest facility in nation

Big as an aircraft carrier, the facility below the Mud Mountain Dam near Enumclaw should be a boon for pink and chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout. VIEW

Giovanni Johnson stands outside of the Seattle building where she lives with her two daughters Friday, July 24, 2020. Johnson spent six months living in a homeless shelter before she was housed. The vulnerability test that prioritizes people for housing gave her a low score — even though she was a single mother of two, former sex worker and fleeing from domestic violence. Data shows that Black people experiencing homelessness like Johnson are more likely to get housed when they aren’t required to have the highest scores on the vulnerability evaluation, which has been criticized in the past for favoring white applicants.
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Dorian Taylor, a paralegal at Lavender Rights Project and disability justice advocate, takes his dog Stanley for a ride in his wheelchair as the two head towards a park near their Tacoma home Thursday, July 30, 2020. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This legislation has helped increase opportunity and access for people with disabilities in workplaces and communities across the nation. 214648 (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)

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A woman’s hair is smeared with colored powder during celebrations marking the Holi festival in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Holi, the festival of colors heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

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Linebacker Joe Tryon takes the field as the University of Washington Huskies hold their third day of training camp at Husky Stadium Sunday August 4, 2019. 210997

Husky Football

Pac-12 football player group including UW Huskies Joe Tryon and Ty Jones presents list of demands, threatens to opt out of 2020 season

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Seattle Times editorial board endorsements: 2020 primary election on Aug. 4

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