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Seattle City Council rejects effort to block police hiring

The measure was promoted by organizations that emerged during Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

Ryan Warren Ward, left, looks over court papers with attorney Lane Wolfley during Ward's sentencing for three counts of aggravated first-degree murder and multiple counts of theft and firearms violations on Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Northwest

Man sentenced to life in prison in triple-murder

Ryan Warren Ward was the second defendant sentenced in the December 2018 slayings.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced new restrictions on businesses and social gatherings for the next four weeks as the state continues to combat a rising number of coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Business

Inslee announces $135 million pandemic relief plan

The state will use CARES Act dollars to help businesses and people impacted by latest restrictions.

Darrin Moseley (Washington State Department of Corrections)

Northwest

Whatcom man allegedly held girl, 16, in shack for 10 days

The suspect’s many warrants included one for failing to register as a sex offender in Snohomish County.

Monroe Correctional Complex (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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Commission suspends license of ex-doctor at Monroe prison

Dr. Julia Barnett was fired in April 2019 by the state Department of Corrections.

Bellingham Public Schools · November 15, 2018 · Edited · Principal Lynn Heimsoth and Dean of Students Amy Berreth at Sunnyland Elementary.

Northwest

Legacy scholarship honors slain former Marysville principal

Lynn Heimsoth, 58, was found fatally shot in her home west of Bellingham last December.

Middle-school counselor Shanon Baker poses for a photo in the school's library Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Sammamish, Wash. A master's degree and a full-time job weren't enough to help Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a partnership backed in part by Microsoft's affordable housing initiative helped do the trick. Urban Housing Ventures is cutting rents at 40% of the units in three buildings as part of an effort to make sure teachers, nurses and other middle-income professionals can live in the communities where they work. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs

The plan is to help middle-income professionals live in the communities where they work.

Coyote Ridge Correctional Center in Connell, Washington.

Northwest

Everett man dies at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center

The man may have suffered a head injury during a fight with another inmate. Officials are investigating.

Steve Lerch, executive director of the Washington state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, walks in front of the Washington state flag, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, following a meeting of the council at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Lawmakers were told that the state's latest revenue forecast shows they have significantly more money to work with as they prepare to unveil their supplemental state budget proposals. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Northwest

Uncertainty remains, but Washington sees revenues increase

September and October saw a jump in real estate taxes due to record-low mortgage rates.

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)

Northwest

U.S. Rep. Newhouse has tested positive for the coronavirus

“My symptoms remain mild, and I am following CDC guidelines,” he wrote in a tweet.

Harris County Public Health Executive Director Dr. Umair Shah talks about contact tracing and the recent spike in COVD-19 cases in Harris County, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Houston. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a "massive outbreak" in the coronavirus pandemic and that some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Northwest

Dr. Umair A. Shah named new Washington secretary of health

He “will help us lead Washington state through the next crucial phase of this pandemic,” said Gov. Inslee.

Northwest

300 attend wedding near Ritzville, leading to virus outbreak

County officials said attendees diagnosed with COVID-19 have been linked to two subsequent outbreaks.

This early Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, photo provided by R E Johnson shows an Alaska Airlines jet that struck a brown bear while landing in the early evening the day before, killing the animal and causing damage to the plane, at Yakutat Airport in Yakutat, Alaska. The left engine cowling of the jet was damaged. The Anchorage Daily News reports none of the passengers or crew members onboard the plane were injured. (R E Johnson via AP)

Northwest

Jetliner hits bear on runway in Southeast Alaska

A Boeing 737-700 struck and killed a brown bear sow, but its cub was uninjured.

Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville,, left, talks with House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, right, before the start of the AP Legislative Preview, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Northwest

State Republicans say they’ve been iced out of decision making

Some GOP lawmakers have previously claimed that the restrictions due to COVID-19 were costing lives.

In this photo provided by his attorney, Gaven Picciano, 26, of the Keweenaw Indian Community in Michigan, poses for a self-portrait on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Picciano is suing the Clark County Jail in Washington state as well as its medical provider, saying he lost about 35 pounds and was malnourished to the point of unconsciousness during a three-week stay early this year because staff failed to provide him gluten-free food to accommodate his celiac disease. The county declined to comment on the case. The medical provider, NaphCare Inc., did not respond to a request for comment. (Gaven Picciano via AP)

Northwest

Man sues Washington jail over lack of gluten-free food

After 9 days he was diagnosed with low blood pressure, dehydration and an irregular heartbeat.

Gov. Jay Inslee

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Watch the governor’s Sunday news conference here

As COVID-19 cases soar, Gov. Jay Inslee announced further restrictions on public gatherings.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee poses for a photo, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. Inslee, a Democrat, is being challenged by Republican Loren Culp, police chief of the small town of Republic, Wash., in the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Local News

Inslee to hold news conference to announce new restrictions

Among them, reportedly, will be a ban on indoor service at restaurants and retail limitations.

Northwest

Washington sets another new record for daily COVID-19 cases

On Friday, 2,147 additional coronavirus cases and 12 deaths were reported in Washington.

FILE - In this file photo taken June 19, 2013, Mount Rainier is seen from a helicopter flying south of the mountain and west of Yakima, Wash. A helicopter rescued four climbers from near the summit of Mount Rainier Thursday, June 6, 2019, after they had been stranded on the Cascade Mountain peak for several days. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Northwest

Hiker whose heart stopped after Mt. Rainier rescue recovers

The Woodinville man has continued to have some trouble, but doctors said they believe he’ll be OK.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Brown and Oregon health officials warned Tuesday of the capacity challenges facing hospitals as COVID-19 case counts continue to spike in the state. (Cathy Cheney/Pool Photo via AP)

Northwest

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announces 14-day statewide ‘freeze’

Exemptions include hair salons, homeless sheltering, childcare and schools that are currently open.