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Kathryn Altena

Nordstrom permanently closing 16 full-line stores due to pandemic

Nordstrom is preparing to close 16 of its 116 full-line stores nationwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted retail stores and businesses.
7 years ago
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Dori Monson Show

Ivar’s president expects ‘new trends’ to stick at restaurants post-COVID

Takeout and pick-up orders are helping Ivar's survive the closures, but president Bob Donegan thinks 40% of restaurants in the region will not reopen.
7 years ago
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Nick Bowman

WA Sen. Patty Murray: White House not taking coronavirus response seriously

WA Sen. Patty Murray remains concerned that the White House isn't taking the necessary steps to ensure that the virus doesn't rebound in the days ahead.
7 years ago
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Nick Bowman

Seattle Mayor Durkan: Amazon tax ‘won’t help us’ through outbreak

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan spoke out in a recent interview against a proposed big business tax from Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales. 
7 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: COVID-19 ‘parties’ in Walla Walla spreading the virus, alarming officials

Against medical advice, some residents across Walla Walla County have been host COVID-19 "parties" to intentionally spread the illness.
7 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Achieving video chat literacy in the age of coronavirus

If we can’t achieve video chat literacy while we wait for a vaccine, this nation will come to even more of a grinding halt than it already has.
7 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Evacuation plan takes shape for possibility of West Seattle bridge collapse

Seattle now has an emergency evacuation plan should engineers decide the West Seattle Bridge is about to collapse under its own weight.
7 years ago
Golfers...
Chris Sullivan

Washington golfers enjoy their first day back on the course

Thousands of golfers hit their first shots in over a month at courses around Washington Tuesday, the first day since the sport has been allowed to return.
7 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: Gov. Inslee’s coronavirus plan will slowly kill restaurants across Washington

As it's currently constructed, Governor Inslee's phase-in coronavirus approach to re-open Washington's economy will slowly kill restaurants and bars.
7 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Gov. Inslee introduces three advisory groups to reopen Washington state

Governor Inslee announced on Tuesday three advisory groups to help reopen the economy in Washington state.
7 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Gov. Inslee calls lawsuit against stay-at-home order heartless

A handful of Republican lawmakers and state residents filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order in Washington.
7 years ago
Washington ballot drop box, voter security, improper voting...
Nicole Jennings

Secretary of State’s Office reports 142 suspected improper voting cases in 2018

Secretary of State Kim Wyman's office discovered 142 cases of suspected improper voting, cross-state voting and voting on behalf of deceased individuals.
7 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Defiant business owners reopen despite stay-at-home orders

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss the small business owners who are opening their doors despite the stay home orders.
7 years ago
Hanna Scott

New IHME model nearly doubles projected COVID-19 deaths for the US

An updated projection out of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics anticipates 135,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths by August 4.
7 years ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

Local nurse Tammy Edwards with an update on her husband Brian

It has been nearly two weeks since Gee and Ursula first talked to local nurse Tammy Edwards. Her husband Brian is still battling COVID-19, but improving.
7 years ago
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Nick Bowman

Seattle Mayor Durkan: ‘Crowds in stadiums’ not returning anytime soon

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan intimated in a recent interview that large crowds in stadiums for sporting events aren't likely to return anytime soon. 
7 years ago
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Nick Bowman

First phase of Gov. Inslee’s plan to reopen Washington begins Tuesday

Washington's road to reopening began Tuesday, marked by the start of Phase 1 of Gov. Inslee's multi-step "Start Safe" plan.
7 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Is US playing into China’s hands by reopening early?

With these new numbers showing infections spreading even as we reopen, we may be on the verge of giving China exactly what it wants.
7 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

WA disproving claim that vote-by-mail systems encourage fraud

There is a nationwide push to make all elections vote-by-mail like we have here in Washington, in the face of claims that such a system encourages fraud.
7 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Seattle takes another hit with Carnival canceling rest of cruise season through city

Seattle's tourism industry got some more bad news this week, after Carnival Cruise Line canceled the rest of its season through Seattle.
7 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Rantz: WA businesses revolt, refuse to close during coronavirus order

Some Washington businesses are in open revolt, keeping their doors open and services available to customers despite Governor Inslee's coronavirus order.
7 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

The role DNA may play in the severity level of a coronavirus infection

A new study finds that DNA may explain why coronavirus impacts different people in such vastly different ways.
7 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle removes unsanctioned encampment at Ballard Commons

An unmanaged encampment in the Ballard Commons area was removed Monday by the city of Seattle after weeks of outreach and services.
7 years ago
Tracy Taylor

Doctors from UW say Remdesivir will be a ‘game changer’

On today’s medical update, Tracy covers more on Remdesivir, and how doctors from the University of Washington School of Medicine support the drug to treat coronavirus.
7 years ago