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Bremerton's Navy shipyard is getting a $15B makeover

A new dry dock for modern aircraft carriers is central to the sweeping Navy overhaul.

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The Navy is preparing for a once-in-a-generation overhaul of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, a nearly $15 billion <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="transformation" data-vars-click-url="https://multimissiondrydock.com/" data-vars-content-id="9c6b86b2-1723-4362-846a-0a7166457f13" data-vars-headline="Bremerton&#x27;s Navy shipyard is getting a $15B makeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://multimissiondrydock.com/" target="_blank">transformation</a> that could secure the city&#x27;s role in maintaining the nation&#x27;s warships for decades.Why it matters: The shipyard has been an economic backbone of the region since 1891, and Navy officials say <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="modernization" data-vars-click-url="https://multimissiondrydock.com/" data-vars-content-id="9c6b86b2-1723-4362-846a-0a7166457f13" data-vars-headline="Bremerton&#x27;s Navy shipyard is getting a $15B makeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://multimissiondrydock.com/" target="_blank">modernization</a> is critical to keeping it operational.

Seattle's viral raccoon Jimothy is now a Costco dog toy

The plushies are available only at Pacific Northwest Costco stores for now, with online sales coming.

A plushie version of Jimothy, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Seattle&#x27;s short-spined raccoon" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/07/20/seattle-viral-raccoon-jimothy-mural-video-game-mariners-tattoos-fandom" data-vars-content-id="ebb1937f-23a7-4277-b07c-f7537bcdbdde" data-vars-headline="Seattle&#x27;s viral raccoon Jimothy is now a Costco dog toy" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/07/20/seattle-viral-raccoon-jimothy-mural-video-game-mariners-tattoos-fandom" target="_self">Seattle&#x27;s short-spined raccoon</a> that went viral this summer, is now selling at Costco for $10.99.Why it matters: Jimothy&#x27;s jump from quirky internet sensation to Costco dog toy may signal his fame has reached its pinnacle.

Punitive damages in door plug blowout possible for Boeing 

A Seattle-area judge ruled a jury may have to decide where key Boeing decisions were made in a case involving 47 plaintiffs.

Where Boeing made key corporate decisions before a door plug on one of its planes <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="blew out midflight in 2024" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/14/boeing-737-max-problems-timeline" data-vars-content-id="88fff3bd-b2a8-4c7d-825d-b97cd11431c1" data-vars-headline="Punitive damages in door plug blowout possible for Boeing " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/14/boeing-737-max-problems-timeline" target="_self">blew out midflight in 2024</a> could determine whether the company faces additional financial penalties.Why it matters: A King County judge&#x27;s recent ruling adds another legal complication for Boeing as it struggles to recover from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="years of safety failures" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2020/09/16/house-report-737-max-crashes-boeing-faa" data-vars-content-id="88fff3bd-b2a8-4c7d-825d-b97cd11431c1" data-vars-headline="Punitive damages in door plug blowout possible for Boeing " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2020/09/16/house-report-737-max-crashes-boeing-faa" target="_self">years of safety failures</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fiscal troubles" data-vars-click-url="https://apnews.com/article/boeing-financials-crisis-faa-oversight-b078e483942c03bc250085e9a0023ace" data-vars-content-id="88fff3bd-b2a8-4c7d-825d-b97cd11431c1" data-vars-headline="Punitive damages in door plug blowout possible for Boeing " data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://apnews.com/article/boeing-financials-crisis-faa-oversight-b078e483942c03bc250085e9a0023ace" target="_blank">fiscal troubles</a>.

Washington's new income tax faces a repeal vote under I-645

The 9.9% tax is set to apply to income over $1 million and take effect in 2028.

With ballots now in the mail, Washington voters are deciding whether to repeal the state&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="newly adopted" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/03/30/bob-ferguson-washington-income-tax-millionaires-2028-law" data-vars-content-id="1927a25c-da0e-4b26-b110-a88e646af613" data-vars-headline="Washington&#x27;s new income tax faces a repeal vote under I-645" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/03/30/bob-ferguson-washington-income-tax-millionaires-2028-law" target="_self">newly adopted</a> income tax, which targets people making over $1 million per year.Why it matters: The new tax — sometimes called a &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="millionaires tax" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/12/washington-state-millionaire-tax-ferguson-democrats-proposal" data-vars-content-id="1927a25c-da0e-4b26-b110-a88e646af613" data-vars-headline="Washington&#x27;s new income tax faces a repeal vote under I-645" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/12/washington-state-millionaire-tax-ferguson-democrats-proposal" target="_self">millionaires tax</a>&quot; — marks a major shift for Washington, one of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="nine states" data-vars-click-url="https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-income-tax-rates/" data-vars-content-id="1927a25c-da0e-4b26-b110-a88e646af613" data-vars-headline="Washington&#x27;s new income tax faces a repeal vote under I-645" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-income-tax-rates/" target="_blank">nine states</a> that historically haven&#x27;t taxed earned income.

UW fentanyl vaccine moves closer to human testing

Researchers are preparing for human trials after years of work on the experimental vaccine.

University of Washington researchers are closing in on a vaccine that could help prevent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="fentanyl overdoses" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/05/30/fentanyl-overdoses-rise-portland-oregon" data-vars-content-id="4f39f9aa-2b80-454b-8249-0dd92987ba85" data-vars-headline="UW fentanyl vaccine moves closer to human testing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/05/30/fentanyl-overdoses-rise-portland-oregon" target="_self">fentanyl overdoses</a> by teaching the immune system to stop the drug before it reaches the brain. Why it matters: Washington has been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hit hard" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/09/27/opioid-overdoses-washington-king-county" data-vars-content-id="4f39f9aa-2b80-454b-8249-0dd92987ba85" data-vars-headline="UW fentanyl vaccine moves closer to human testing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/09/27/opioid-overdoses-washington-king-county" target="_self">hit hard</a> by the fentanyl crisis in recent years. And though overdose deaths involving the drug <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="have fallen" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/05/16/washington-overdose-deaths-decline-2024" data-vars-content-id="4f39f9aa-2b80-454b-8249-0dd92987ba85" data-vars-headline="UW fentanyl vaccine moves closer to human testing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/05/16/washington-overdose-deaths-decline-2024" target="_self">have fallen</a> since 2023, they <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="remain" data-vars-click-url="https://adai.uw.edu/wadata/major_drug_deaths.htm" data-vars-content-id="4f39f9aa-2b80-454b-8249-0dd92987ba85" data-vars-headline="UW fentanyl vaccine moves closer to human testing" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://adai.uw.edu/wadata/major_drug_deaths.htm" target="_blank">remain</a> well above pre-pandemic levels.

Washington's sick season appears to be starting early

ER visits are climbing as flu spreads early and Seattle wastewater shows high COVID activity.

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Winter may be months away, but cold season in Washington doesn&#x27;t seem to be waiting.Driving the news: Emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses are rising as October begins, while COVID is also showing up increasingly in wastewater and hospitals, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state data" data-vars-click-url="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard" data-vars-content-id="4656f36a-ef1f-45c1-8443-9b5c5d769aff" data-vars-headline="Washington&#x27;s sick season appears to be starting early" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard" target="_blank">state data</a>.

Seattle science powerhouses bet big on AI-designed biology

A new $95 million project could yield cancer treatments, genetic switches and plastic-eating enzymes.

A nearly $95 million Seattle research effort aims to use artificial intelligence to design biological molecules that don&#x27;t exist in nature.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AI BioDesign project" data-vars-click-url="https://alleninstitute.org/ai-biodesign" data-vars-content-id="8cb3249a-d873-4282-92ff-25912c1c023e" data-vars-headline="Seattle science powerhouses bet big on AI-designed biology" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://alleninstitute.org/ai-biodesign" target="_blank">AI BioDesign project</a>, which was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced Thursday" data-vars-click-url="https://alleninstitute.org/news/ai-biodesign-accelerator-combines-experimental-biology-and-artificial-intelligence-to-learn-natures-design-rules" data-vars-content-id="8cb3249a-d873-4282-92ff-25912c1c023e" data-vars-headline="Seattle science powerhouses bet big on AI-designed biology" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://alleninstitute.org/news/ai-biodesign-accelerator-combines-experimental-biology-and-artificial-intelligence-to-learn-natures-design-rules" target="_blank">announced Thursday</a> and will run at least five years, is looking to combine AI and bioscience, with potential applications from cancer treatments to enzymes that break down plastics.

Bloodworks NW faces severe blood shortage

Bloodworks Northwest says this is the most severe summer shortage it's ever seen.

Bloodworks Northwest is asking Western Washington residents to roll up their sleeves after declaring its second &quot;Code Red&quot; blood shortage of the year.Why it matters: The nonprofit&#x27;s call for help comes as the U.S. faces a historic <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="blood supply crisis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/28/us-blood-supply-health-red-cross-donate" data-vars-content-id="e38d93fa-bae0-4e41-86bc-4a435251eb60" data-vars-headline="Bloodworks NW faces severe blood shortage" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/28/us-blood-supply-health-red-cross-donate" target="_self">blood supply crisis</a> that could last the entire summer, potentially delaying surgeries, trauma care and other treatments that depend on blood transfusions.

E-bike and e-scooter injuries keep climbing, Harborview says

The Seattle hospital treated 252 people with e-bike and e-scooter injuries last year, up from 77 in 2021.

Injuries involving e-scooters and e-bikes have spiked locally in recent years, according to data from Harborview Medical Center.The big picture: As the vehicles become <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more popular," data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/06/25/seattle-transit-and-scooters-set-world-cup-records" data-vars-content-id="eb5e1025-c78a-40d5-bd29-9c5425d96c8f" data-vars-headline="E-bike and e-scooter injuries keep climbing, Harborview says" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/06/25/seattle-transit-and-scooters-set-world-cup-records" target="_self">more popular,</a> they&#x27;re contributing to a rising number of serious injuries — and, in some cases, deaths.

What Washingtonians should know about the Cyclospora outbreak

Health officials are tracking a few possible local exposures, but most Washington cases stem from travel.

So far, Washington state and King County aren&#x27;t part of the multistate <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="outbreak " data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/11/explosive-diarrhea-parasite-cyclospora-sick-outbreak" data-vars-content-id="5c75dfc9-6274-405f-b351-8865bb54355d" data-vars-headline="What Washingtonians should know about the Cyclospora outbreak" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/11/explosive-diarrhea-parasite-cyclospora-sick-outbreak" target="_self">outbreak </a>of cyclosporiasis, which has sickened more than 1,600 people around the country.<ul><li>The illness can cause symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, and watery or explosive diarrhea.</li></ul>

More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips

The state's child well-being ranking has dropped since 2020, driven in part by declining coverage.

Children&#x27;s well-being has declined in Washington state, driven partly by a rise in kids without health insurance, a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new report finds" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/us-kids-count-data-book-child-well-being" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/us-kids-count-data-book-child-well-being" target="_self">new report finds</a>.The big picture: Washington is one of 29 U.S. states where kids fared worse in 2024 than before the pandemic, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.aecf.org/resources/2026-kids-count-data-book" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.aecf.org/resources/2026-kids-count-data-book" target="_blank">the report</a> from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.<ul><li>Washington ranked 17th for overall child well-being, down from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="16th last year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/10/annie-casey-report-washington-children-teens-2025" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/10/annie-casey-report-washington-children-teens-2025" target="_self">16th last year</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="12th in 2020" data-vars-click-url="https://assets.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-2020kidscountdatabook-2020.pdf" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://assets.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-2020kidscountdatabook-2020.pdf" target="_blank">12th in 2020</a>.</li></ul>How it works: The foundation&#x27;s 2026 Kids Count Data Book measured children&#x27;s well-being across four categories: economic well-being, education, health and family and community.Zoom in: The share of Washington children who were uninsured rose from about 3% in 2019 to roughly 4% in 2024 — &quot;a significant driver in our falling ranking overall,&quot; according to a press release from Children&#x27;s Alliance, a Washington state advocacy group.What they&#x27;re saying: The drop in health coverage &quot;coincides with the sunsetting of pandemic-era assistance policies, which likely contributed to a negative impact on coverage rates,&quot; Soleil Boyd, executive director of the Children&#x27;s Alliance, said in a news release.<ul><li>&quot;We know that when families do not have health insurance, they are less likely to get the care they need,&quot; Boyd said.</li></ul>The foundation&#x27;s report examined <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="census data" data-vars-click-url="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/acsbr-024.pdf" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/acsbr-024.pdf" target="_blank">census data</a>, which similarly found the rate of uninsured children in Washington rose from 3.3% in 2023 to 3.9% in 2024.Between the lines: The data, which runs through 2024, doesn&#x27;t include effects of more recent cuts to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Medicaid" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/medicaid-cuts-states" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/medicaid-cuts-states" target="_self">Medicaid</a> or the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="expiration" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/12/aca-medicaid-republicans-uninsured-elections" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/12/aca-medicaid-republicans-uninsured-elections" target="_self">expiration</a> of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.<ul><li>Boyd said she is &quot;concerned that this worrying trend will be compounded by the cuts to essential programs imposed by the Trump administration.&quot;</li><li>Washington&#x27;s Office of the Insurance Commissioner is &quot;seeing people drop their health insurance due to rising costs, especially after Congress failed to fund the enhanced premium tax credits that helped more people afford their coverage,&quot; agency spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis told Axios.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: Additional <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="census data" data-vars-click-url="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/uninsured-rates.html" data-vars-content-id="5a6c0996-5291-495c-8091-9a63868b9aee" data-vars-headline="More Washington kids are uninsured as child well-being slips" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2025/09/uninsured-rates.html" target="_blank">census data</a> on uninsured rates is expected to come out in September, shedding more light on the state of health coverage since President Trump took office.

6 Washington residents monitored after rare hantavirus exposure

The public is at low risk for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hantavirus exposure" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/hantavirus-response-raises-readiness-concerns" data-vars-content-id="5449003f-accf-4213-b144-7168116f0ced" data-vars-headline="6 Washington residents monitored after rare hantavirus exposure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/hantavirus-response-raises-readiness-concerns" target="_self">hantavirus exposure</a> even though six state residents are being monitored after last month&#x27;s outbreak on a cruise ship.The big picture: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Andes strain" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak-covid-pandemic" data-vars-content-id="5449003f-accf-4213-b144-7168116f0ced" data-vars-headline="6 Washington residents monitored after rare hantavirus exposure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak-covid-pandemic" target="_self">Andes strain</a> is the only known type of hantavirus that spreads <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="person-to-person" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/05/13/utahns-exposed-hantavirus-cruise-ship" data-vars-content-id="5449003f-accf-4213-b144-7168116f0ced" data-vars-headline="6 Washington residents monitored after rare hantavirus exposure" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/05/13/utahns-exposed-hantavirus-cruise-ship" target="_self">person-to-person</a>.

Washington among states expanding Medicaid coverage for doulas

A growing body of research links doula support to better birth outcomes and postpartum care.

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Doula care" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/21/doula-maternal-health-crisis" data-vars-content-id="b70c80df-0c9a-4502-a164-74a8c5006d19" data-vars-headline="Washington among states expanding Medicaid coverage for doulas" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/21/doula-maternal-health-crisis" target="_self">Doula care</a> has gone from a niche birth option to a Medicaid-covered benefit in more than half of U.S. states — including Washington.

Measles outbreak in Washington likely to grow

Cruises, summer trips and World Cup crowds could accelerate measles spread, experts say.

Washington&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="measles outbreak" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/22/measles-cases-us-status-chart" data-vars-content-id="d1ece843-e554-4783-bb58-c8ede2d7551a" data-vars-headline="Measles outbreak in Washington likely to grow" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/22/measles-cases-us-status-chart" target="_self">measles outbreak</a> — with 26 confirmed cases so far this year — is likely to worsen before summer is over, local infectious disease experts say.Why it matters: Washington has already recorded more than twice as many measles cases as it did all of last year — marking the state&#x27;s first outbreak <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="since 2023" data-vars-click-url="https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/washington-confirms-its-first-measles-outbreak-2023" data-vars-content-id="d1ece843-e554-4783-bb58-c8ede2d7551a" data-vars-headline="Measles outbreak in Washington likely to grow" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/washington-confirms-its-first-measles-outbreak-2023" target="_blank">since 2023</a>, according to the state Department of Health (DOH).

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A column chart that shows annual e-bike and e-scooter injuries treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle from 2020 to 2025. Injuries rose each year, from 29 in 2020 to 77 in 2021, 119 in 2023 and 252 in 2025.

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