Local News
A timeline: 88 deaths in 90 days
Here are the major events since the first U.S. patient with COVID-19 was hospitalized in Everett.
Local News
Everett Clinic saline study could expand coronavirus testing
Polyester swabs and saltwater are reliable substitutes for harder-to-find materials, the study found.
Northwest
UW model shows Washington could start reopening May 18
The group’s director said the potential “opening dates” are likely to change.
Sports
Gov. Inslee: ‘I’d bet we’re going to have football in the fall’
But the governor of Washington cautions that many things have to happen to make playing sports a reality.
Local News
That hospital nurse on the COVID frontline is my son-in-law
Why do healthcare workers and others put their lives and those of their families at risk?
Local News
Tulalip Tribes join lawsuit over billions in COVID-19 relief
Some tribal leaders say for-profit Alaska Native corporations should not share in the money.
Northwest
Lawsuit seeks greater protections for Washington farmworkers
Pickers and pruners contend they are often in situations where they can’t practice social distancing.
Northwest
Inslee expands moratorium on evictions, freezes rent hikes
The order is drawing criticism from some advocates for landlords.
Opinion
Editorial: Expand and protect ability to vote by mail
A new study shows no advantage to either party with mail-in ballots, but there’s a new threat.
Opinion
Commentary: States can work together, even if D.C. won’t
Interstate compacts allow states to coordinate their planning and efforts, and they’re constitutional.
Local News
County’s new pandemic team will assess homeless for COVID-19
It’s an attempt to stop the virus from spreading unnoticed through vulnerable communities.
Northwest
Inslee blasts Trump for ‘fomenting domestic rebellion’
The president on Friday encouraged demonstrators in three other states to protest social-distancing rules.
Local News
State ready to free hundreds of prisoners amid COVID-19
Corrections published a list of over 1,150 inmates set for release under Gov. Jay Inslee’s order.
Northwest
Watch Gov. Jay Inslee’s Thursday news conference here
He is to to provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 response and state unemployment numbers.
Business
Boeing to resume Washington airplane production next week
More than 27,000 employees are expected to return to work in Everett and Renton starting Monday.
Local News
Claims for unemployment benefits remain at record levels
The number of first-time benefit seekers surged by 31% in Snohomish County last week.
Business
Boeing woes point to steep job cuts and slashed production
The company invested $1 billion in 777X wing plant in Everett. Walking away from it seems unlikely.
Opinion
Commentary: Put jobless back to work tracking coronavirus
Hiring the unemployed to identify those exposed to the disease will provide what’s needed to contain it.
Local News
Care homes to get virus tests leftover by Everett drive-thru
The federally funded COVID-19 test site at Everett Memorial Stadium is set to close Thursday.
Local News
Inslee signs order to free hundreds of nonviolent prisoners
The state may release up to 950 inmates as officials look to prevent COVID-19 deaths behind bars.