Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in June. A city report is critical of the handling of requests for information regarding Durkan’s official text messages, some of which have disappeared. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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FILE – In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, a helicopter makes a water drop on a hotspot of a wildfire burning in Bonney Lake, Wash., south of Seattle. A bill to spend $125 million to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington state was passed by the House on Thursday, April 22, 2021, and now will go to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool, File) WATW201
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LINESONLY For the first time since closing in the pandemic, the pedestrian bridges at the Ballard Locks were open to foot traffic Wednesday, April 28, 2021. So too was the first floor of the Visitor’s Center. The pedestrian bridges connected two neighborhoods separated by the canal. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers said the fish ladder however will remain closed due to an impending maintenance project. 216958
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LO Deputy Mayor of Des Moines Matt Mahoney, left, and Vice President of Washington Scuba Alliance Randy Williams come out of the water after searching for trash with a traffic cone and a dish washer lid during the Underwater Cleanup Day event near Redondo Pier in Des Moines on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Dozens of divers turned out and collected 65 pounds of trash to help protect marine wildlife near the Redondo Beach Pier on Saturday. Divers pulled up items such as fishing lures, a traffic cone, a dishwasher lid, plastics, batteries and automotive parts. The amount of trash was smaller than previous cleanup days where divers have pulled anywhere from 100-400 pounds at sites such as the Des Moines Marina and Seacrest Ferry Dock in West Seattle. “It’s nice when you can pull up a lot, but really any little bit makes a difference,” SR3 executive director Casey Mclean said. “Sixty-five pounds of trash is now out of the ocean” which helps protect marine wildlife and “prevent micro plastics from getting into the fish and into humans.” The cleanup day was organized by Seattle Dive Tours, SR3 (Sealife Response, Rehabilitation & Research), and MaST Center Aquarium.
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At RoozenGaarde Display Gardens, Mount Vernon, ackrylic artist Kylie Fair Anderson, from Anacortes, has her easel posted at the edge of the 25-acre Tulip field. Mid April is the best time to view the Tulips. The Tulip farm is open seven days a week, 8am to 7pm. Admission is $15.00 per person, children 12 and under are free. LO LO LO 216934
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