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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina s congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Myorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

WA: Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Although the threat from Zika is low in the Northwest, women are still being cautioned about sexual transmission of the virus. (pixabay)
Summer Brings Threat of Zika Virus to WA Mothers

SEATTLE, Wash. - As temperatures rise this summer, the threat of the Zika virus looms for many Americans. The risk of contracting the virus in the …

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A Boost for Women’s Health Benefits

SEATTLE - More Washington women can count on their health-insurance policies to cover a host of services under new provisions of the Affordable Care A…

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CDC: Teen Birth Rate Falls in WA

TACOMA, Wash. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been counting babies and their mothers, and has found the number of teen …

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Good News & Bad: Stubborn Economy Affects KIDS COUNT Data for WA

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington has some good news to report in the new KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual ranking of states that compares health and …

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Report: Times Get Tougher for WA Children

SEATTLE, Wash. - Washington ranks 14th in the nation in the new Kids Count report, slipping three places in a comparison by state of factors that …

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Getting WA “At-Risk” Kids Involved After School and Summertime

Seattle, WA – City and county officials concerned about gangs, youth crime and at-risk kids will be turning to experts today to figure out how …

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Summit Aims to Help WA Teens Stay in School

Spokane, WA – For Washington high school students, it's almost graduation time – except for the 30,000 students who dropped out this year…

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Reunión cumbre busca ayudar a los adolescentes de WA a permanecer en la escuela

Spokane, WA – A los estudiantes de Washington se les aproxima la hora de graduarse - pero no a los 30 mil que cada año desertan de High …

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Budget Cuts Threaten WA Kids' After-school Programs

Toppenish, WA - Only 22 percent of children ages 5 to 12 attend an afterschool program here in Washington; for teenagers, the figure drops to just 6 …

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WA Works to Keep Teens Out of Trouble After School

Randle, WA - As kids start school this week in Washington, many parents must also concern themselves with what their children are doing after school…

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El Estado de Washington lucha por que los estudiantes no se metan en problemas cuando salen de clases

Randle, WA - Esta semana regresan a la escuela los muchachos de Washington, con la alternativa de un programa que pudiera significar para ellos la …

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