Site Logo
Members of the National Guard pack food boxes last month at the Northwest Harvest warehouse in Kent for distribution to food banks. COURTESY PHOTO, Northwest Harvest

Northwest

Individual donors contribute more than $1M to address hunger in state

Bezos Family Foundation, other charities contribute additional $2.3M

Pictured: Riverbend par 3 golf course in Kent. File photo

News

Phased reopening in WA: Golf but no haircuts yet

Barber shops, hair salons and limited restaurant dining coming next month.

Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens was shot and killed as part of a botched undercover sting in 2017. Courtesy photo

News

$2.25 million settlement reached in King County shooting lawsuit

Family of MiChance Dunlap-Gittens will receive money and an apology from county.

Washington wins federal grant to support economic recovery from COVID-19

Northwest

Washington wins federal grant to support economic recovery from COVID-19

$12 million from U.S. Department of Labor to help unemployed workers

MultiCare rapidly expands virtual visit capabilities for patients

Northwest

MultiCare rapidly expands virtual visit capabilities for patients

Up to 50 percent of appointments system-wide went virtual in March

Long-term care facilities to begin opening dedicated COVID-19 units

Northwest

Long-term care facilities to begin opening dedicated COVID-19 units

Nursing homes in Tacoma, Shoreline, Bellingham to handle patients from other locations

State announces limited opening of parks for day use

Northwest

State announces limited opening of parks for day use

Ocean beach and Columbia River Gorge parks to remain closed

Visitors, staff, and administration are screened at Enumclaw’s St. Elizabeth Hospital entrances for any signs of COVID-19. Photo by Ray Miller-Still/Sound Publishing

News

Report shows racial disparities in COVID-19 cases and deaths in King County

Higher rates in south Seattle and South King County.

Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement May 1, 2020.

News

Gov. Inslee extends stay-home order through May 31

Officials urge the public to continue social distancing.

COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says

News

COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says

A new report by Kirkland-based INRIX examines the trend.

State health insurers due $106 million from U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Northwest

State health insurers due $106 million from U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Consumers could get relief on the individual health insurance market

Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s online address April 29, 2020.

News

Gov. Inslee to extend stay-home order

He said he will lay out a clearer timeline for a phased reopening of the state Friday.

COVID-19 infection rate holding steady in WA, report says

News

COVID-19 infection rate holding steady in WA, report says

Loosening restrictions could create another peak, according to Institute for Disease Modeling.

State provides $9 million in rent, energy assistance to low-income households

Northwest

State provides $9 million in rent, energy assistance to low-income households

Residents in the federal Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program may apply

Nolte State Park is a 117-acre Washington state park located 6 miles northeast of Enumclaw at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks

News

Inslee to loosen restrictions on outdoor recreation: “Data, not dates, determine how we act”

Boat ramps, trailheads and golf courses can reopen with social-distancing measures in place.

State recreation sites to reopen May 5

Northwest

State recreation sites to reopen May 5

Fishing, hiking, boating but still no camping

Gov. Jay Inslee. FILE PHOTO

Northwest

Colorado, Nevada to join Washington, Oregon and California in Western States Pact

Governors share vision for modifying stay at home orders, fighting COVID-19

Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club in Federal Way. File photo

News

Why are golfers still playing at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club in Federal Way?

Because the golf course is private property, according to law enforcement, mayor and club directors.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. (Sound Publishing file photo)

News

No one fails: School districts won’t give out Fs this year

State Superintendant Chris Reykdal said Wednesday the lowest grade a student can earn is an incomplete.

Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

News

Renton man federally charged for murdering woman in Olympic National Forest

Alejandro J. Aguilera Rojas is accused of killing 21-year-old woman in February.