Section: Local

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Seattle reaps bundles on sweetened beverage tax

Dept. of Health not sure if significant impact has been made on obesity and diabetes prevention
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Alaska ferry delayed again

Return pushed back to July 13 by Alaska DOT
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WCC snags big grant for healthcare and aerospace programs

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges approves $770,000 grant
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Missing camper found dead

Whatcom County Medical Examiner determines Casey Zippro died of suicide
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Summertime construction begins by Agate Bay

Utility work and stormwater treatment upgrades will reduce Northshore Road to one lane
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Judge denies reduced sentence for drug dealer

Shaun Kelly was sentenced to 35 years in prison for causing the 2015 death of Evan Larkin.
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Skagit County gets new maps for tsunami planning

The Cascadia Subduction Zone beneath the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast has caused large earthquakes in the past. Geologists say the last time was January 1700. But it’s hard to predict when the next one will occur.
WWU Campus Series, June 6 2018
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Man who shot at deputy pleads guilty

The perpetrator pleaded guilty on July 2 and was sentenced to 32 years in prison.
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3 children injured by hit-and-run driver

A long tire track still shows where the small black car went off the road. A surveillance camera caught the driver racing over a speed bump down the block just after the incident.
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Seattle holds immigrant naturalization party

Voting in elections on the mind of new Washington citizens
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