Nonprofits are expecting dramatic increases in requests following layoffs and hour reductions.
Coronavirus
Masks, gowns and gloves are all in high demand.
Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, non-essential in-person meetings for March have been called off.
Ongoing Coverage
A state Department of Health spokesperson said their phone system is being overwhelmed.
Those with underlying lung or immune system problems are more at risk for serious complications.
Coronavirus
Metro and Sound Transit continue to operate normal routes for now.
Animal products create a lot of emissions, but veggie alternatives are coming from King County.
It was filed on behalf of the family of a teenager who was paralyzed in the 2017 crash.
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… Continue reading
The change was recommended by the charter review commission.
‘Reforms did not die on the vine’
The King County Sheriff’s Office could be required to explain why it didn’t implement recommendations.
The King County charter review commission recommended enshrining the power in the charter.
Meth overdoses are on the rise as well, continuing a trend reported on last year.
The utility owns two units at the Montana power plant.
Several changes to the King County Sheriff’s Office were proposed.
The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.
Deadly force
King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s findings rattle Sheriff’s Office, police union.
Homelessness
Bill would let King County levy a tax on businesses to fund housing and address homelessness.
Roads and bridges
Levy could increase taxes for a median home by about $224 a year.
Future base in South King County would house hundreds of the zero-emission vehicles.
