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I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories. It's Monday,

March 16th. An Air Force captain from Covington, Washington is among the service members who've died

as part of the U.S. war with Iran. The U.S. military has identified Captain Ariana G. Savino,

age 31, as one of the six people who died when a refueling plane crashed in Iraq last week.

She trained at Central Washington University and was made captain in the 99th Air Refueling Squadron in 2021.

In response, Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray have expressed condolences to her family and said their hearts are breaking over the deaths of people who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service of the country.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

A very busy post-session signing weeks underway for Washington Governor Bob Ferguson.

On Saturday, Ferguson signed over a dozen bills into law.

One makes it easier for Washington to distribute its state stockpile of abortion medication

to health care providers by lowering the cost barrier. I'm very familiar with this medication,

how important is, and the threat to preventing individuals from

having access to it. We so appreciate all the advocates who help make this legislation possible

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