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Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials. Alyson Smith became eligible…

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider is officially in second place for consecutive wins on the iconic quiz show with her 39th victory. Schneider, whose Jeopardy! run started Nov 17, overtook Matt Amodio's 38-game winning streak…

A Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 turboprop (Alaska Airlines handout / FILE) SEATTLE - As fog shrouded Paine Field in Everett on Monday, Alaska Air regional carrier Horizon Air was forced to cancel all commercial flights in and out of the…

I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was refusing to cover my insulin. I had enough of the hormone that keeps me alive to last 17 days. In my 10…

Jan 25, 2022 4:58 am Posted: Jan 25, 2022 4:58 am VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The wrestling coach at a high school in Vancouver, Wash., is outside with a…

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Jamie Smith, a staffing agency nurse who loves end-of-life care, said she has been warmly welcomed by staffers and residents at Frontier Health & Rehabilitation in this conservative St. Louis suburb.…

Imagine you're a young high school teacher on your first job, and you willingly take on the extracurricular task of reviving a dying wrestling program that went on a four-year hiatus due to lack of numbers. Further imagine that in your…

GRAHAM JEFFREY LARSEN (JEFF)Retired local architect Graham Jeffrey (Jeff) Larsen died suddenly on January 21, 2022. Jeff lived in Spokane for many years, where he married, raised a family, practiced architecture and played golf! He loved…

Everett offers program in hopes of reducing catalytic converter theft The program allows drivers to engrave their car's vehicle identification number directly onto the catalytic converter and highlight it with bright paint. Everett,…

SEATTLE -- A wild housing market is forcing many home buyers in the Seattle area to pay $300,000 to $500,000 over asking price -- in some cases nearly $1 million over asking price.Homes are snapped up hours after they're sold. Open houses…