News
Gov. Inslee extends stay-home order through May 31
Officials urge the public to continue social distancing.
News
Oil war and Covid-19 lead to lower prices at the gas pump
A gallon of regular gasoline in King County is $1 less than it was this time last year.
News
COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says
A new report by Kirkland-based INRIX examines the trend.
Business
NASA selects Kent-based Blue Origin to help return humans to the Moon
Goal to land the first woman and next man on the surface by 2024
News
Gov. Inslee to extend stay-home order
He said he will lay out a clearer timeline for a phased reopening of the state Friday.
News
COVID-19 infection rate holding steady in WA, report says
Loosening restrictions could create another peak, according to Institute for Disease Modeling.
News
Inslee to loosen restrictions on outdoor recreation: “Data, not dates, determine how we act”
Boat ramps, trailheads and golf courses can reopen with social-distancing measures in place.
News
Inslee gives construction a green light
It was unclear when sites would re-open, but employees will have to have PPE and stay six feet…
Life
Medic One Foundation’s Gratitude Meals offer support to first responders, local businesses
The initiative provides hearty lunches to first responders staffing the COVID-19 testing sites as they work to test…
News
No one fails: School districts won’t give out Fs this year
State Superintendant Chris Reykdal said Wednesday the lowest grade a student can earn is an incomplete.
News
Renton man federally charged for murdering woman in Olympic National Park
Alejandro J. Aguilera Rojas is accused of killing 21-year-old woman in February.
News
Medical Teams pivots to help with COVID-19 response in King, Snohomish counties
The organization has converted its dental fleet into a testing command center and emergency dental clinics.
News
Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May 4
In a televised address, Jay Inslee announced a framework for a very gradual end to social lockdown.
News
Two former King County jail inmates test positive for COVID-19
First confirmed cases at two correctional facilities
News
Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the virus
Swedish Health Services is going through its bank of recovered patients and asking them to donate.
News
How will it end? Testing, testing, testing, tracing and time
As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, broad testing and contact tracing will be crucial, experts say.
News
Ferry schedule tightens further, but some hope in horizon
“We don’t make these decisions lightly,” said Amy Scarton, head of Washington State Ferries.
News
Renton officials outline requests for King County’s use of local hotel as shelter
200 individuals from Seattle homeless shelters have been moved to the Red Lion Inn at 1 South Grady…
News
Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response to COVID-19
The app is available for any health care provider to use.
News
Lights, sirens, support: First responders host parades for frontline hospital workers
Federal Way police, South King Fire and Rescue and other agencies showed their support for St. Francis Hospital…