Month: October 2020

It was just around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, when a contact call came over the Clark County Sheriff radio. Just before 6 p.m. was a shots fired call. It was five hours later when the sheriff’s office made any type of…

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson was granted a hearing in federal court Friday over an ongoing lawsuit alleging “consistently poor Election Mail performance” from the U.S. Postal Service. Ferguson ‘considering all legal options’ to fight Trump changes to USPS Ferguson’s…

The Seattle Department of Transportation announced a new measure Friday, allowing neighborhoods to apply for a temporary “Stay Healthy Block” permit specifically for Election Day. Closures for Stay Healthy Streets expand in Seattle This idea builds on the creation of …

Two local nonprofits have joined the Puyallup Tribe’s intended lawsuit against the owner of the Electron Dam. Citizens for a Healthy Bay and Puget Soundkeeper Alliance have sent Bellingham-based Electron Hydro, LLC a notice of intent to sue in 60…

As Seattle councilmembers continue to deliberate on the city’s 2021 budget, Council President Lorena Gonzalez is pushing for what she sees as a crucial addition: An overnight homeless shelter in City Hall. Former Seattle mayor: City needs to fix its…

Placing your envelope in the mailbox or at a drop box may feel like the end of the voting process, but for your ballot, the journey is just beginning. A visit to King County Elections headquarters — which can be…

Seattle has had $1.3 million set aside for safe injection or Community Health Engagement Sites (CHELS), for a couple of years and recently added $100,000 to the pot. The work started after the King County Heroin Opioid Task Force recommended…

The first time this Seattle-area man thought he would die from COVID-19 was in late March. Chest pounding and fever rising, he collapsed in his nursing home room. Washington DOH: Act now to get COVID under control for holidays “Laid…

As soon as mid-November, Washingtonians applying for unemployment benefits could have to start submitting proof each week that they are actively looking for work. A temporary suspension on that requirement is set to expire Nov. 9, and if it’s not…

Thousands more job cuts are coming to Boeing as the company struggles with the fallout from the two MAX crashes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing CEO David Calhoun sent a letter to employees this morning telling them the worst isn’t…