Two people died after a tree collapsed and fell on their car in King County as a wind- and rainstorm gathered strength across the region on Sunday, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
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Storm rips through Western Washington, killing two and leaving more than 100,000 without power in Seattle and beyond
As storms picked up along the West Coast on Sunday, tens of thousands of people in the Puget Sound area were affected by power outages.
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Far-right anti-government group grows significantly, report says
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Coronavirus daily news updates, Oct. 23: What to know today about COVID-19
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Washington Supreme Court weighing fate of racist covenants in Spokane home deeds
Homes in Spokane and across the state and country have similar language in their titles, although it is now illegal to enforce them.