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Inslee to require masks in Yakima County as virus cases spike
Officials at Virginia Mason Memorial hospital in Yakima said the facility has no available beds.
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Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in King County approved
Counties can to move to the next phase if they have declining infections and meet other requirements.
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Inmate at Central Washington prison dies of coronavirus
As of Thursday, there have been 129 confirmed COVID-19 cases at the facility, according to DOC.
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Sorry, Portland, you don’t get your own ‘autonomous zone.’
Police say they cleared an area in the city’s Pearl District that demonstrators tried to set up.
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Central Washington prison has high number of COVID-19 cases
83 inmates and 38 staff members have tested positive at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell.
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Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
The King County Labor Council said the officers’ guild failed to address racism within its ranks.
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Tenino merchants are taking wooden nickles during pandemic
The city is giving people in need up to $300 per month in wooden currency to spend.
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State Patrol will investigate Tacoma police custody death
A 33-year-old man’s death was ruled a homicide caused by a lack of oxygen due to physical restraint.
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State has been over-reporting negative COVID-19 results
The error came from the inclusion of negative antibody test results with negative virus test results.
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Man suspected of stealing beehives caught in ‘sting’ operation
Dozens of hives went missing across California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
Business
FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage ‘unacceptable’
The company blamed an internet-traffic issue that caused problems with its network for the outage.
Northwest
Steeper dive in state revenue projected; workers furloughed
The state faces a reduction in projected revenue of about $8.8 billion over the next three years.
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UW psychiatric unit to close after $500 million shortfall
The Seattle facility was operating 10 of its 14 impatient beds before closing.
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Canada, US and Mexico extend border restrictions to July 21.
Many Canadians fear a reopening.
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‘No cop-free zone’: Officers responding to CHOP with caution
Seattle police want city officials to negotiate with protest leaders the return of its East Precinct.
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Judge: U.S. must release $679M in tribal virus relief funds
Funds were reserved for Alaska Native corporations awaiting the outcome of a lawsuit over eligibility.
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Trans Mountain pipeline has oil leak at Canadian station
The initial investigation concluded the spill was the result of a 1-inch fitting on a piece of pipe.
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Shea still hopes to create 51st state in eastern Washington
His dream for the state called “Liberty” might include northern Idaho.
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Feds: Tacoma foundry made subpar steel for Navy submarines
The owner, Kansas City-based Bradken, has paid $10.9 million as part of a deferred prosecution agreement.
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Seattle council bans police use of crowd control weapons
The 9-0 vote Monday came amid frustration with the Seattle Police Department.