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Boeing plants in Puget Sound area to close; infected Everett worker dies
Published 11:43am Monday, March 23, 2020
To the relief of anxious employees, the company said it will shut down factory operations for two weeks.
Read morePresident issues virus disaster declaration for Washington state
Published 3:00pm Sunday, March 22, 2020
Governor appoints Navy Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono to oversee COVID-19 response management.
Read moreHarborview, King County open coronavirus recovery site
Published 1:00pm Saturday, March 21, 2020
The 45-bed facility will treat those awaiting test results, or who have mild symptoms.
Read moreUnemployment claims doubled last week as coronavirus shutters businesses
Published 11:00am Saturday, March 21, 2020
Numbers like this haven’t been seen since height of the Great Recession.
Read morePlaygrounds, sports courts closed in King County to encourage social distancing
Published 7:05pm Friday, March 20, 2020
Seattle mayor says in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the public cannot allow gatherings at Alki, Golden Gardens, Seward, Volunteer Park or ... Read more
King County calls on faith leaders for message of unity
Published 4:00pm Friday, March 20, 2020
Public Health – Seattle & King County hosted a diversity of faith leaders for a press conference.
Read moreState Supreme Court pauses almost all cases in Washington
Published 3:40pm Friday, March 20, 2020
Judges will focus on bail hearings under emergency COVID-19 rules.
Read more90-year-old Life Care resident recovering after testing positive for COVID-19
Published 3:10pm Friday, March 20, 2020
Geneva Wood remains in isolation at Harborview Medical Center.
Read moreSound Transit to temporarily reduce service on light rail, Sounder trains
Published 3:11pm Thursday, March 19, 2020
New schedules reflect greatly reduced demand, anticipated staffing shortages
Read moreCDC: Life Care staff worked in multiple facilities and while symptomatic for COVID-19
Published 1:30pm Thursday, March 19, 2020
Staff members assisted in spreading coronavirus throughout long-term care facilities.
Read moreEvictions on hold statewide amid COVID-19 outbreak
Published 3:04pm Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The governor announced the order, with some exceptions, as well as millions in grants for businesses.
Read moreKing County Metro cancels fares
Published 3:04pm Wednesday, March 18, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, riders in King County take free buses
Read moreKing County COVID-19 deaths increase by 10 to 56
Published 2:52pm Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Number of county cases up 44 to 562
Read moreHow will COVID-19 impact wildfire response?
Published 2:30pm Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Answers and resources are short in short supply right now, but fire academies are still planned.
Read moreWIAA still hoping to hold state championships in May
Published 1:30am Wednesday, March 18, 2020
But if the school shutdown extends past April 24, those championships could be in jeopardy.
Read moreAmazon donates $50,000 in supplies to Kent facility for COVID-19 response
Published 4:30pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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Read moreA COVID-19 recession could cost millions of jobs
Published 4:00pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is hurting workers.
Read moreCOVID-19 severe blood shortage; Red Cross drives canceled; fewer donations
Published 3:30pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during this coronavirus outbreak, the agency ... Read more
To our elected officials: Be bold, be consistent, be honest, be helpful
Published 3:00pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020
By Patrick Grubb, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
Read moreKing County Sheriff to immediately stop enforcing court-ordered evictions
Published 2:00pm Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Sheriff Mitzi G. Johanknecht explained this is not the time to make families more vulnerable.
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