Northwest
2 new cases of Kawasaki-like disease in children in state
Symptoms include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, and swollen hands, feet, lymph nodes and lips.
Northwest
State sues Trump over college students’ coronavirus aid
AG Ferguson says over 85,000 students who desperately need financial assistance have been excluded.
Northwest
‘Hundreds of millions’ in bogus jobless benefits paid out
Washington state has been reported as the top target of a Nigerian fraud ring.
Local News
Marysville leaders ask Inslee to open local stores, churches
They believe these places should be able to reopen with safety measures, as big box stores have.
Local News
$25 million allotted for Snohomish County’s hard-hit economy
In all, the County Council has OK’d nearly $75 million in federal CARES money. Only $70 million more…
Local News
Your backyard bonfire could put those with COVID-19 at risk
New research connects long-term exposure to air pollution with higher fatality rates from the coronavirus.
Local News
Everett-based USS Kidd scheduled to return home in August
It docked in San Diego after about 80 sailors tested positive for COVID-19.
Local News
COVID-19 and contact tracing
Public Health Essentials! A blog by the Snohomish Health District.
Northwest
Washington contact tracers making calls to help fight virus
People notified of their potential exposure will not be told the name of the infected person.
Local News
Everett sheds more than 160 employees as part of budget cuts
The way the furloughs and layoffs happened drew a sharp response from the employees’ union.
Local News
Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Creek to open Tuesday
Guests must wear a mask and occupancy is limited, the Tulalip Tribes announced Wednesday.
Local News
As Arlington gym closes, a Snohomish barber continues to cut
PA Fitness closed after the state attorney general filed a lawsuit. “We would lose,” a co-owner conceded.
Local News
Everett’s pickleball and tennis courts are open again
Social distancing is still required, so you can shoot hoops, but it’ll be HORSE and not five-on-five.
Local News
Fraudsters using local identities for phony jobless claims
The Everett School District, for example, saw about 310 false claims using employees’ personal information.
Life
Sirens, lights, wishes and hopes for boy with rare disease
Make-A-Wish and South County Fire staged a first-responder parade past the 3-year-old’s Lynnwood home.
Opinion
Commentary: Flocking back to the office may not be right move
It may be healthier — and cheaper — for those who can work from home to continue to…
Local News
Unemployment rate in Washington reaches record high in April
The 15.4% mark is the highest seen since the state started keeping comparable records in the 1970s.
Northwest
Annual Seafair festival in Seattle canceled
Organizers of the longtime annual festival in Seattle announced its major events will not happen.
Local News
Drive-thru coronavirus testing coming Friday to Marysville
By appointment only, tests will be offered outside the Sno-Isle Library branch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Local News
State sues an Arlington gym for violating stay-home order
“It is my constitutional right to be open,” says a co-owner of PA Fitness. He plans to countersue.