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    The Red Lion Inn at 1 South Grady Way in Renton is being used as temporary site to relocate individuals experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo
    Renton officials outline requests for King County’s use...
    By Olivia Sullivan • April 17, 2020 2:40 pm

    200 individuals from Seattle homeless shelters have been moved to the Red Lion Inn at 1 South Grady Way in Renton.

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    Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response to COVID-19
    Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response...
    By Samantha Pak • April 17, 2020 7:30 am

    The app is available for any health care provider to use.

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    St. Francis Hospital employees pose for a photo, before laughing about smiling behind their masks. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo
    Lights, sirens, support: First responders host parades for...
    By Olivia Sullivan • April 16, 2020 9:17 pm

    Federal Way police, South King Fire and Rescue and other agencies showed their support for St. Francis Hospital staff on April 16.

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    Vehicle theft in King County remains consistent during COVID-19 outbreak
    Vehicle theft in King County remains consistent during...
    By Steve Hunter • April 16, 2020 11:22 am

    Thieves stole 61 vehicles in 48-hour period this week

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    Construction at the intersection of Totem Lake Boulevard and NE 124th St. in Kirkland, WA, on Feb. 10, 2020. File photo
    Inslee: We are not close, yet, to lifting...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 15, 2020 8:30 pm

    Governor warns lockdown may last a while, and builders offer path to freeing their industry now.

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    Monroe Correctional Complex (Washington State Department of Corrections)
    Inslee signs order to free hundreds of nonviolent...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 15, 2020 8:22 pm

    The state may release up to 950 inmates as officials look to prevent COVID-19 deaths behind bars.

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    First round of coronavirus stimulus checks arrive
    First round of coronavirus stimulus checks arrive
    By Andrea Brown • April 15, 2020 5:30 pm

    The payments showed up in direct-deposit accounts this week. Couples get $2,400, plus $500 per kid.

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    A COVID-19 screening tent outside of Enumclaw Medical Center opened on March 11. (Photo by Ray Miller-Still/Sound Publishing)
    Latest COVID-19 death tolls and positive tests in...
    By Olivia Sullivan • April 15, 2020 4:00 pm

    The average COVID-19 infected person may be likely to infect just one or fewer additional persons with COVID-19, down from an average of 2.7 persons in late February, study says.

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    KCLS to remain closed, but offers online poetry contest, Día celebration
    KCLS to remain closed, but offers online poetry...
    By Ray Miller-Still • April 14, 2020 1:30 am

    Despite library buildings being off-limits, the library system has many virtual programs planned for the spring. Image courtesy King County Library System

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    Up to 950 inmates may be let out early amid COVID-19 concern
    Up to 950 inmates may be let out...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 13, 2020 1:03 pm

    After a protest at the Monroe prison, the state says it will take steps to thin populations immediately.

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    April free state park days postponed
    April free state park days postponed
    By Seattle Weekly • April 9, 2020 1:30 am

    A date has not been set, though two more free days are approaching in June.

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    King County and Public Health have turned a former Econo Lodge motel into an emergency isolation/quarantine facility on Central Avenue in Kent. File photo
    King County reports 27 coronavirus cases in homeless...
    By Andy Hobbs • April 8, 2020 6:25 pm

    County has provided 60 motel vouchers so far for quarantining homeless individuals.

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    King County’s North Seattle isolation and quarantine site on April 8. The North Seattle/Aurora facility is located at 1132 N 128th St. in Seattle. It features six modular units with a total capacity of 23 people. Corey Morris/staff photo
    King County facilities readying for COVID-19 peak
    By Corey Morris • April 8, 2020 12:10 pm

    Facilities are located throughout the county to assist patients with varying levels of support.

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    First WA state prisoner tests positive for COVID-19
    First WA state prisoner tests positive for COVID-19
    By Seattle Weekly • April 6, 2020 3:30 pm

    The man is the first person in Washington to contract the disease while in a state prison.

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    Students will not return to classrooms this school year
    Students will not return to classrooms this school...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 6, 2020 11:20 am

    Monday’s decision applies to all schools — public, private and charter.

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    Drive-thru COVID-19 virus testing last week in the parking lot near Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett. A study by the University of Washington and UnitedHealth Group, conducted at Everett Clinic locations, found that a less-intrusive form of the coronavirus test would require fewer precautions by health care workers. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
    New self-swab COVID-19 test is just as accurate,...
    By Joseph Thompson • April 3, 2020 4:10 pm

    The study, under peer review, was led by an Everett Clinic doctor. It could speed up testing nationwide.

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    Life Care Center (LCC) of Kirkland is facing more than $600,000 in fines for its response to the COVID-19 outbreak in its facility. Samantha Pak/Sound Publishing
    Life Care in Kirkland facing more than $600K...
    By Samantha Pak • April 3, 2020 3:40 pm

    The facility has until Sept. 16 to pay or address areas of concern or it will be terminated.

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    Dentist checking patient’s teeth. Sound Publishing file photo
    Dental foundation serves Medicaid patients through COVID-19
    By Ray Miller-Still • April 3, 2020 7:30 am

    The Arcora Foundation is also attempting to expand its urgent care database, allowing those with different insurances to use its services during the outbreak.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee during a press conference April 2, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Inslee’s Facebook page)
    Gov. Inslee extends stay-home order to May 4
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 2, 2020 5:07 pm

    As in other states, demand for intensive health care due to COVID-19 is expected to peak later in April.

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    South King Fire opens county’s first decontamination site for law enforcement officers
    South King Fire opens county’s first decontamination site...
    By Olivia Sullivan • April 2, 2020 11:55 am

    Police given peace of mind amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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