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New report indicates positive impact in King County of social distancing on COVID-19 epidemic
Published 10:31am Monday, March 30, 2020
But heath officials say more progress needed | Public Health – Seattle King County
Read moreProperty tax deadline extended to June
Published 1:30am Monday, March 30, 2020
This only affects those who pay their property taxes themselves.
Read moreLatest numbers: Washington COVID-19 outbreak by county
Published 6:00pm Sunday, March 29, 2020
With links to official information.
Read moreKing County and Seattle expand COVID-19 emergency shelter and housing response
Published 10:40am Thursday, March 26, 2020
Additional sites throughout county
Read moreKing County releases breakdown data of COVID-19 cases, deaths
Published 6:30pm Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Washington’s virus-related death toll surpasses 129 as of Wednesday, March 25.
Read moreFormer Kent pro soccer team owner to face Kirkland rape charge
Published 2:13pm Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Dion Earl extradited from Arizona while doing time for sexual assault
Read moreLegislators request unemployment assistance for independent contractors
Published 11:24am Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Federal funds for hairdressers, high tech coders and others
Read moreKing County suspends work release program
Published 10:11am Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Effort taken to reduce jail population for safety of everyone during COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreActivists want rent, mortgage suspensions
Published 3:00pm Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Moratoriums on evictions won’t be enough, say some.
Read moreGovernor: Stay at home — and that’s now an order
Published 5:30pm Monday, March 23, 2020
Jay Inslee on Monday took an aggressive new step to curb social interactions as coronavirus deaths rise.
Read moreKing County jails reducing inmates, prioritizing space for violent offenders to curb COVID-19
Published 3:45pm Monday, March 23, 2020
Jails already seeing a significant decrease in inmates from 1,940 to 1,766 between March 1-19, with more cuts on the way.
Read moreKing County reduces district court operations
Published 2:30pm Monday, March 23, 2020
The reductions are in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read moreBoeing 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 moreInslee: Some folks aren’t taking the virus outbreak seriously
Published 6:33pm Friday, March 20, 2020
At a news conference, the governor warned businesses and individuals to get with the program.
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 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.
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