Category: Local News

There seems to be hope on the horizon this week in terms of COVID-19 case and hospitalization trends in Washington, particularly in King County. “This week’s forecast has unstable weather continuing with sunbreaks possible late in the week,” said Dr.…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a massive hurdle for child care in Washington, but lawmakers hope that one new law will make things a little easier. On Friday, to coincide with National Child Care Provider Day, Governor Jay Inslee signed…

An investigation is underway after a double shooting Friday afternoon in south Tacoma. Officers were called at 2:43 p.m. to a home in the 1000 block of South 88th Street. According to police, a 43-year-old man and a 58-year-old man…

A 2-year-old girl shot in the parking lot of an Auto Zone at 23rd and Jackson. A 16-year-old boy shot and killed when he answered the front door of his Rainier Beach home. Two young women shot, one fatally, as…

While Washington state fights slowing COVID-19 vaccine demand and tries to fill the gap between those fully vaccinated and the threshold for herd immunity, people who do not go back for their second dose are creating another challenge. According to…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is receiving criticism from lawmakers in his own party over his shifting economic reopening plan, with a group of Pierce County Democrats threatening the possibility of a special legislative session following the governor’s recent implementation of…

The head of the Washington Hospitality Association is pushing for the state to fully reopen by June 15. “Let’s set a date: June 15th, it’s time to fully reopen. Let’s do it by June 15th,” said Anthony Anton, the president…

A construction company in Fife is giving its workers $500 to get a COVID-19 vaccine. State reducing vaccine access barriers with Uber, Lyft rides, new hotline Justin Watts, a project manager with the company says they only have about 20-25…

The Seattle Police Department says the concrete barriers around the East Precinct have been removed. The concrete barriers had surrounded the precinct since last August, and the SPD had announced in early April that it would start removing them. According …

Public Health — Seattle & King County is investigating a cluster of toxic E. coli cases that left seven children infected over a two-week period. The children, all under 14, were infected with Shinga toxin-producing E. coli., also known as…