Northwest

COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says

COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says

A new report by Kirkland-based INRIX examines the trend.

  • Apr 30, 2020
COVID-19 lets freight move more easily, study says
State health insurers due $106 million from U.S. Supreme Court ruling

State health insurers due $106 million from U.S. Supreme Court ruling

Consumers could get relief on the individual health insurance market

  • Apr 30, 2020
State health insurers due $106 million from U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s online address April 29, 2020.

Gov. Inslee to extend stay-home order

He said he will lay out a clearer timeline for a phased reopening of the state Friday.

  • Apr 29, 2020
  • By Jerry Cornfield and Joseph Thompson Herald Writers
  • Coronavirus
Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s online address April 29, 2020.
COVID-19 infection rate holding steady in WA, report says

COVID-19 infection rate holding steady in WA, report says

Loosening restrictions could create another peak, according to Institute for Disease Modeling.

COVID-19 infection rate holding steady in WA, report says
State provides $9 million in rent, energy assistance to low-income households

State provides $9 million in rent, energy assistance to low-income households

Residents in the federal Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program may apply

  • Apr 28, 2020
State provides $9 million in rent, energy assistance to low-income households
Nolte State Park is a 117-acre Washington state park located 6 miles northeast of Enumclaw at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks

Inslee to loosen restrictions on outdoor recreation: “Data, not dates, determine how we act”

Boat ramps, trailheads and golf courses can reopen with social-distancing measures in place.

Nolte State Park is a 117-acre Washington state park located 6 miles northeast of Enumclaw at the western edge of the Cascade Mountains. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks
State recreation sites to reopen May 5

State recreation sites to reopen May 5

Fishing, hiking, boating but still no camping

  • Apr 27, 2020
State recreation sites to reopen May 5
Gov. Jay Inslee. FILE PHOTO

Colorado, Nevada to join Washington, Oregon and California in Western States Pact

Governors share vision for modifying stay at home orders, fighting COVID-19

  • Apr 27, 2020
Gov. Jay Inslee. FILE PHOTO
Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Renton man federally charged for murdering woman in Olympic National Forest

Alejandro J. Aguilera Rojas is accused of killing 21-year-old woman in February.

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. (Sound Publishing file photo)

No one fails: School districts won’t give out Fs this year

State Superintendant Chris Reykdal said Wednesday the lowest grade a student can earn is an incomplete.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. (Sound Publishing file photo)
Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May 4

Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May 4

In a televised address, Jay Inslee announced a framework for a very gradual end to social lockdown.

  • Apr 21, 2020
  • By Jerry Cornfield and Rachel Riley Herald Writers
  • Coronavirus
Governor: Many COVID-19 restrictions to linger after May 4
PSE Foundation, PSE commit to over $1 million to support community efforts

PSE Foundation, PSE commit to over $1 million to support community efforts

Donations to help community groups, food banks during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Apr 21, 2020
PSE Foundation, PSE commit to over $1 million to support community efforts
Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the virus

Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the virus

Swedish Health Services is going through its bank of recovered patients and asking them to donate.

Former COVID-19 patients’ plasma could help treat the virus
How will it end? Testing, testing, testing, tracing and time

How will it end? Testing, testing, testing, tracing and time

As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, broad testing and contact tracing will be crucial, experts say.

How will it end? Testing, testing, testing, tracing and time
The Red Lion Inn at 1 South Grady Way in Renton is being used as temporary site to relocate individuals experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo

Renton officials outline requests for King County’s use of local hotel as shelter

200 individuals from Seattle homeless shelters have been moved to the Red Lion Inn at 1 South Grady Way in Renton.

The Red Lion Inn at 1 South Grady Way in Renton is being used as temporary site to relocate individuals experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo
St. Francis Hospital employees pose for a photo, before laughing about smiling behind their masks. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo

Lights, sirens, support: First responders host parades for frontline hospital workers

Federal Way police, South King Fire and Rescue and other agencies showed their support for St. Francis Hospital staff on April 16.

St. Francis Hospital employees pose for a photo, before laughing about smiling behind their masks. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo
Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response to COVID-19

Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response to COVID-19

The app is available for any health care provider to use.

Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response to COVID-19
Boeing to resume Washington airplane production next week

Boeing to resume Washington airplane production next week

More than 27,000 employees are expected to return to work at the Everett campus starting Monday.

Boeing to resume Washington airplane production next week
Construction at the intersection of Totem Lake Boulevard and NE 124th St. in Kirkland, WA, on Feb. 10, 2020. File photo

Inslee: We are not close, yet, to lifting restrictions

Governor warns lockdown may last a while, and builders offer path to freeing their industry now.

  • Apr 15, 2020
  • By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
  • Coronavirus
Construction at the intersection of Totem Lake Boulevard and NE 124th St. in Kirkland, WA, on Feb. 10, 2020. File photo
Monroe Correctional Complex (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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.

  • Apr 15, 2020
  • By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
  • Coronavirus
Monroe Correctional Complex (Washington State Department of Corrections)