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Mayor Durkan issues civil emergency proclamation
Published 4:30pm Tuesday, March 3, 2020
City reports it has been preparing and planning for COVID-19 since January
Read moreBloodworks Northwest reports drop in blood donations following coronavirus outbreak
Published 3:30pm Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The blood bank has lost 143 donations since March 1.
Read moreMore than 100 quarantine rooms are planned for King County COVID-19 response
Published 2:50pm Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Locations for the facilities will include Seattle and White Center.
Read moreCoronavirus death toll rises to nine in Washington
Published 12:10pm Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Two individuals who died on Feb. 26 were found to have had the coronavirus; Harborview Medical Center staff possibly exposed to the virus.
Read moreThe state coronavirus hotline is dropping calls
Published 9:50am Tuesday, March 3, 2020
A state Department of Health spokesperson said their phone system is being overwhelmed.
Read moreLocal immigration office closed due to COVID-19
Published 1:30am Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The Tukwila USCIS office will be closed for two weeks
Read moreValley Medical Renton staff test positive for COVID-19
Published 1:30am Tuesday, March 3, 2020
One staff member is at home recovering; 11 more tests are being examined.
Read moreState steps up response to coronavirus outbreak
Published 4:10pm Monday, March 2, 2020
Public health officials ask WA Legislature for $100 million.
Read more14 coronavirus cases, including five deaths, in King County
Published 12:50pm Monday, March 2, 2020
County is in process of purchasing a motel intended for quarantine.
Read moreA second person dies from COVID-19 in King County
Published 11:20pm Sunday, March 1, 2020
The total number of cases reaches 10 with two deaths
Read moreCoronavirus reaches Federal Way as USPS employee tests positive
Published 11:30am Sunday, March 1, 2020
Public Health announces 2 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in King County to 6
Read moreFirst U.S. coronavirus death confirmed in King County at Kirkland hospital
Published 11:30am Saturday, February 29, 2020
Two people tested positive for the virus at Evergreen Hospital. One died on Feb. 29.
Read moreSenate Dems: $5 million to help businesses disrupted by coronavirus
Published 5:40pm Thursday, February 27, 2020
Overseas port closures hurt WA companies that depend on international shipping.
Read moreBothell High School is closed due to caution over potential coronavirus
Published 4:10pm Thursday, February 27, 2020
So far there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19
Read moreInslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish, SEIU
Published 11:58am Thursday, February 27, 2020
The governor is orchestrating a four-day bargaining session with both sides led by an MIT professor.
Read moreAmtrak, Sound Transit and the state all named in derailment lawsuit
Published 5:00pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020
It was filed on behalf of the family of a teenager who was paralyzed in the 2017 crash.
Read moreEastside man among four arrested, described as violent extremist
Published 1:59pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020
He was charged, alongside three others, for a conspiracy in Seattle Feb. 26.
Read moreRepublican leadership doubts effectiveness of homelessness spending
Published 7:30am Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Democrats propose hundreds of millions toward affordable housing.
Read moreKing County approves low-income Metro fare waivers
Published 7:00pm Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Low-income transit riders could see their King County Metro fares waived beginning in July, after the King County Council voted Feb. 25 to approve a ... Read more
Voters could vote to affirm subpoena powers for civilian KCSO oversight agency
Published 1:30pm Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The King County charter review commission recommended enshrining the power in the charter.
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