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‘Focus remains on hospitalizations,’ WA health secretary says amid slight uptick in omicron cases

King County is in the midst of a slick uptick in COVID cases. The DOH sees hospitalization as the significant metric at which to look.

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King County Metro involved in 104 preventable accidents over last four years

The King County Metro bus audit revealed there were 104 preventable incidents in its report since 2018

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Seattle Public Schools employee faces child molestation charges

An instructional assistant with Seattle Public Schools (SPS) was charged with two counts of child molestation for abuse

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PETA activists superglue themselves to counter at Seattle Starbucks headquarters

A woman super-glued herself to the service counter at the Starbucks cafe for the company's Seattle headquarters on Wednesday morning.

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King County adds additional sheriff patrols to downtown campus following courthouse incident

King County is expanding security services to its downtown campus which encompasses the courthouse, adult detention center, and city hall.

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NWS receives reports of waterspout over Lake Samish near Bellingham

The Seattle office for the National Weather Service received reports of a waterspout over Lake Samish near Bellingham this week.

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Seattle Foundation grants $12.6 million to BIPOC-led organizations

The Seattle Foundation has awarded $12.6 million to Black, Indigenous and people of color organizations for community initiatives.

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After initial hesitance, Puget Sound transit agencies officially end mask requirements

Although masking rules will no longer be in effect at Sea-Tac Airport and Paine Field, Seattle-area transit will be a different story.

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Washington Rep. Kilmer praises Congress’ efforts during pandemic, but still more to be done

Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer looks back on the efforts of Congress over the course of the pandemic, with more to do in the days ahead.

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Seattle police arrest pair of drivers following road rage incident at Pike Place Market

Seattle police arrested two men after a road rage altercation at Pike Place Market on Sunday, which injured a woman who worked in the area.

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Marshawn Lynch, Macklemore join with Seattle Kraken as part-owners

Former Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch and rapper Macklemore will be joining the Seattle Kraken ownership group as minority partners.

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Delta Airlines pilots to become latest to picket at Sea-Tac citing strain from low staffing

Delta Airlines pilots will be picketing at Sea-Tac Airport on Tuesday, April 19, over shortages which they say have led to record overtime.

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Seattle takes another shot at renter protections after failed eviction moratorium extension

The Seattle council votes out of committee a bill that sets new requirements on the repayment of unpaid rent accrued during the COVID civil emergency.

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Fire safety outage closes Sound Transit’s University District and Roosevelt stations

Sound Transit's Roosevelt and University District light rail stations are closed due to a fire safety system outage that began Thursday morning

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‘Band of snow showers’ moves through King, Pierce counties

Parts of King and Pierce counties woke up to snow showers on Thursday morning, in the wake of record low temperatures earlier this week.

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Washington health board opts not to require COVID-19 vaccines for K-12 students

The Washington State Board of Health has unanimously voted not to add a COVID-19 vaccine to a list of required K-12 vaccines.

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JUUL to pay Washington state $22.5 million over unlawful advertising directed toward kids

JUUL, an electronic cigarette company, will pay the state of Washinton $22.5 million over a lawsuit against the company’s advertising practices, especially towards children.