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Gary Horcher

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As seen in: KIRO-TV (Seattle, WA), MSN, Yahoo News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Yahoo, Austin American-Statesman, Palm Beach Post, WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA), Tacoma News Tribune, WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL), KHON-TV (Honolulu, HI) and
Emmy award-winning TV Reporter, at KIRO-7 Seattle since 2003. Covering history & hysteria across the country and the world, since 1993. Proud Dad of 2 good guys
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“Get the lead out law” still lagging behind in testing, posting results for lead in school water

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By Gary Horcher 
| KIRO-TV (Seattle, WA)
A Fife father says he only learned that his young children had been drinking water with dangerously high lead levels when they brought home notes from school asking them to pack bottled water. Ephraim Almaraz started pressing the district for more specific information — and what he found alarmed him. “In Discovery, the highest concentrations were at the kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms,” Almaraz said.
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Thursday at 5:30 pm: High levels of lead still being found in school drinking water

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By Gary Horcher 
| KIRO-TV (Seattle, WA)
A KIRO-7 investigation shows high levels of lead are still being found in public school drinking water, but state-mandated lead testing is lagging behind an approaching 5-year deadline to protect children from potentially drinking dangerous amounts of lead.
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Study: Dangerous tapeworm never before seen in PNW live in Seattle-area coyotes

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By Gary Horcher 
| Yahoo
A tiny tapeworm never previously detected in the Pacific Northwest has been discovered in more than a third of urban coyotes tested by researchers in the Seattle area, according to a new University of Washington study that is raising alarms among veterinarians and public health experts. It’s a parasite which researchers say can make a dog sick, but can kill a person many years after exposure.
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