In May, a Washington delegation of state and county leaders, state agency staff and advocates flew to Maricopa County to learn more about the Arizona crisis model. (Esmy Jimenez / The Seattle Times)
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Mental Health Project

What WA is learning about mental health crisis response from one state's successes

Washington state leaders recently visited Arizona to learn about its well-regarded mental health crisis response system and bring back tips and ideas.

Politics

FILE – U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill, on Dec. 7, 2021, in Washington. Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation addressing the nation’s gun violence problem as the latest school shooting unfolded Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File) NYSB221 NYSB221

After Uvalde, angry Democrats assail GOP over resistance to gun laws

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Local News

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists on May 20 captured and “lethally removed” a male bear in the Squak Mountain area near Issaquah that had been getting into garbage and other human-provided food sources for more than three years.

Eastside bear that evaded capture for years is caught, killed near Issaquah

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Education Lab

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Business & Tech

Wed. Sept. 20, 2017. Looking south from Hollywood Hill area of Woodinville down the 45th Legislative District that will vote on a Senate seat that will determine whether Democrats will have complete control in Olympia. 203543

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Nation & World

The Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia Seller, comforts families outside of the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) TXDL218 TXDL218

Families mourn, worry in wake of Texas elementary school shooting

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Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs

Here’s how to squeeze a little more accordion into your life

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Photography

Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
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Photos: UW win NCAA softball regional opener against Lehigh VIEW

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
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Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
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Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW