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State reports 94% of COVID-19 cases are unvaccinated people
Published 2:12pm Thursday, July 29, 2021
Data released by state Department of Health for cases between February and June
Read moreKing County to restart inquests into deaths by police officers
Published 3:36pm Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Cases include shootings by Kent, Auburn, Federal Way and Kirkland police
Read moreBrief history of rats in the Puget Sound region – and the problem they present
Published 1:50pm Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Local exterminator noticed big change in rats over the past 40 years.
Read moreKing County Library System asking those 5 and older to wear face coverings
Published 2:18pm Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Masks required for unvaccinated
Read moreKing County Council discusses policy for removal of homeless encampments
Published 1:00pm Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Still unclear what the standards will be, who will enforce it, and how jurisdictions will interact.
Read moreFace covering recommendation in indoor public spaces expands to 7 more counties
Published 2:20pm Monday, July 26, 2021
King plus Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Clallam, Jefferson, San Juan and Grays Harbor counties
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court: One right, one wrong | Roegner
Published 5:30am Saturday, July 24, 2021
Here’s a tale of two United States Supreme Court decisions — one right and one wrong. Despite two clear examples of discrimination, the court ruled ... Read more
Supreme Court rules officers can be compelled to testify about killings
Published 1:30am Saturday, July 24, 2021
In a joint lawsuit against King County, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the families of Charleena Lyles, Damarius Butts and Isaiah ... Read more
Fire sweeps downtown Auburn apartment building, all residents out safely
Published 1:30am Saturday, July 24, 2021
Firefighters had to rescue two residents from the roof of an apartment building in downtown Auburn that burned late Friday night and into early Saturday ... Read more
Face coverings again recommended for indoor public settings
Published 1:19pm Friday, July 23, 2021
Regardless of vaccination status, says Public Health – Seattle & King County
Read moreFirearm violence in King County on upward trend
Published 12:30pm Friday, July 23, 2021
King County prosecutors note a backlog in court cases, point to the pandemic as the reason why.
Read moreTransportation Commission wants your help naming next ferry
Published 1:30am Thursday, July 22, 2021
Construction of a new, hybrid electric Olympic Class ferry is expected to start in 2022.
Read moreTroopers arrest 41-year-old Seattle man for throwing debris into traffic
Published 1:30am Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Troopers responded to reports of rocks/debris being thrown at cars on WB I90 near Rainier Ave around 4 p.m. July 20. In total 7 vehicles ... Read more
TRAFFIC ALERT
Published 1:30am Wednesday, July 21, 2021
I-90 Westbound, 7:37 a.m. : On the I-90 westbound on-ramp from East Mercer Way there is a disabled vehicle partially blocking the ramp. The Incident ... Read more
Single-use plastic bag ban begins Oct. 1 in Washington
Published 1:30am Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Washingtonians will begin to see fewer plastic bags littering the state’s roadsides, parks, and streams beginning Oct. 1 when the statewide plastic bag ban goes ... Read more
Kent-based Blue Origin completes its first human flight into space | Photos
Published 1:02pm Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Founder Jeff Bezos and three others launch, land safely aboard New Shepard in West Texas
Read moreStudy suggests that the top 10 percent of gasoline-using drivers consume one-third of all the gas
Published 11:30am Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Researchers believe converting “gasoline superusers” is an important factor in meeting climate goals
Read moreTRAFFIC ALERTS
Published 1:30am Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Traffic alerts as of Tuesday, July 20
Read moreResidential migration on the uptick as COVID eases
Published 1:30am Tuesday, July 20, 2021
After sheltering-in-place throughout much of 2020, residential migration has come roaring back in 2021.
Read moreDrug overdose data shows an alarming trend in recent years
Published 1:30pm Monday, July 19, 2021
King County data indicates massive increase in fentanyl deaths from 2008 to 2020.
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