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Amazon relaxes return to office policy, allows flexibility by department

Amazon has announced that its corporate employees’ return to its offices will be left to the discretion of its directors on a team by team basis.

5 years ago

Mercer Island MD: New accessible COVID treatment is ‘necessary step’

A new COVID-19 treatment is on the horizon. Merck’s new COVID treatment — available in pill form — has been submitted to the FDA.

5 years ago

Health officer says King County’s COVID vaccination policy is ‘based on risk’

King County Public Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin explains the reasoning behind the county's upcoming COVID-19 vaccination policy.

5 years ago

It just got easier to use the cell phone parking lot at Sea-Tac Airport

A new overpass access ramp and south entrance have been added to Sea-Tac Airport's cell phone parking lot.

5 years ago

SR 520 ramps, Montlake Bridge will close for weekend of Oct. 8-11

Crews will work around the clock Oct. 8-11 to install sewer, communications, and gas lines around the Montlake lid and to upgrade the Montlake Bridge.

5 years ago

‘Never have I seen anything like this’: Staffing shortages cancel over 140 ferry sailings on Friday

Dozens of Washington state ferry sailings have been canceled on Friday, due to staffing shortages across numerous routes.

5 years ago

Windermere economist believes upzoning is ‘unlikely’ to lower Seattle property values

Windermere Economist Matthew Gardner talks about the latest Puget Sound housing report and how zoning may look in the market today.

5 years ago

Submit your questions for the Seattle Mayoral Debate

Lorena Gonzalez and Bruce Harrell will face off in two debates on Oct. 14 and Oct. What questions do you have for the candidates?

5 years ago

Safeway to offer rapid COVID tests at Thursday’s Seahawks game

Rapid COVID-19 tests will be available at Thursday's Seattle Seahawks game and will be accepted for entry into Lumen Field, but they're not free.

5 years ago

Tacoma man sentenced to two years in prison for 2020 fire at Seattle’s East Precinct

A former Seattle resident has been sentenced to two years in prison for setting fire to the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct in 2020.

5 years ago

King County woman dies from ‘very rare complication’ brought on by Johnson & Johnson vaccine

A King County woman has reportedly passed away from "very rare complications" brought on by receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

5 years ago

Man shot, killed in downtown Seattle on Sunday night

A man was fatally shot in downtown Seattle near 3rd Avenue and Pike Street on Sunday night, with a suspect still at large.

5 years ago

State workers must get COVID vaccine by Monday to meet Gov. Inslee’s deadline

To be fully vaccinated by the Oct. 18 deadline, workers under Inslee's COVID vaccine mandate should receive the second dose (or the one-dose J&J) by Oct. 4.

5 years ago

Northgate light rail station opens as Sound Transit forges ahead on expansion

A trio of new light rail stations opened on Saturday, marking the debut of a long-awaited Northgate light rail expansion.

5 years ago

What you need to know about new toll increases for Seattle tunnel, Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Toll increases for Seattle's SR 99 tunnel and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge took effect as of Friday, Oct. 1.

5 years ago

Seattle’s Central District community steps up after shooting at Judkins Park

The surge in shootings in King County continued this past weekend, but an incident Judkins Park has pushed the local community to take action.

5 years ago

Both directions of SR 18 reopen after fatal crash in Auburn

A deadly crash has State Route 18 shut down in both directions after a multivehicle collision around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

5 years ago

Fahrenthold predicts government will not shut down over debt ceiling vote

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross asked Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold: Is the government going to close and is the treasury going to default?

5 years ago

Persistent ‘long-COVID’: Research suggests the immune system itself might be to blame

Mercer Island’s Dr. Gordon Cohen unpacks new research coming out of the University of Arkansas to better understand “long COVID,” or “COVID long-haulers.”