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Motorcycle fatality increase a cause for concern | Washington State Patrol
12 deaths in April across state
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Kenmore announces local face-covering directive, free mask pickup
Kenmore will be offering free masks on select days in front of City Hall.
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Sound Transit to get $166.3 million federal grant for COVID-19 response
Funds for operating costs, maintenance, disinfecting vehicles and keeping drivers safe
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Don’t avoid the emergency department in a crisis
ED volumes across the state are falling, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t getting sick or hurt.
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State issues guidance on dental care, medical appointments
Resumption of those practices depends on adequate protective equipment and patient screening.
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King County directive to wear face coverings in effect May 18
Effort to help slow spread of COVID-19
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Tenants demand more relief from Eastside low-income housing provider
During a virtual fundraiser, several tenants protested outside the house of CEO Villette Nolon.
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Bellevue teacher arrested on child rape charges
A Bellevue School District teacher was arrested at his home May 14 on charges of child molestation, rape…
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King County loses second most clean energy jobs in nation
The sector has been hit hard nationwide but only Los Angeles County saw more loss than King County.
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State to deploy brigade of ‘contact tracers’ to track virus
Force of 1,371 including National Guard will assist local health districts statewide.
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Supreme Court ponders state’s limits on presidential electors
Justices consider cases in which three Washington state residents went rogue and didn’t vote for Clinton.
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Metro, Sound Transit request more federal aid as ridership plummets
Agencies face major shortfalls in their budgets.
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King County fire chiefs release video message about COVID-19 pandemic
‘Do not let up, we have come too far to go back’
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Blood drives cancelled through June; new “pop-up” sites being organized
Social distancing has led to at least a temporary suspension of mobile blood drives.
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Supreme Court to weigh state’s actions against rogue electors
These three citizens contend the Constitution allowed them to put country ahead of party.
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King County health officer directs residents to use face coverings
At indoor public settings, outdoors where social distancing is difficult
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Snoqualmie Valley farmers adapt to COVID-19
From managing employee safety to finding seeds, it’s a whole new world for local farms.
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Eastside cities to receive CARES Act funding to deal with COVID-19 pandemic
Recipients include North Bend, Snoqualmie, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Bothell, Kenmore, Carnation, Kirkland, Redmond and Issaquah.
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80-degree heat wave incoming for Puget Sound this weekend
Officials reminded people to keep a safe distance from others, on what may be the warmest days so…
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New county COVID-19 dashboard focuses on long-term care facilities
The dashboard shows which facilities have reported the most deaths, as well as what symptoms and co-morbidities patients…