Northwest
Legislators request unemployment assistance for independent contractors
Federal funds for hairdressers, high tech coders and others
News
King County suspends work release program
Effort taken to reduce jail population for safety of everyone during COVID-19 pandemic
News
King County COVID-19 death total hits 87
Statewide death total at 110; 93 percent test negative
News
Governor: Stay at home — and that’s now an order
Jay Inslee on Monday took an aggressive new step to curb social interactions as coronavirus deaths rise.
Sports
Western Hockey League cancels playoffs for 2020 because of COVID-19
No more games this season for Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds
News
King County reduces district court operations
The reductions are in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
News
King County Metro reduces services as a result of coronavirus
Metro said its decrease in service is a response to decreased ridership.
News
King County Metro reduces services as a result of coronavirus
Metro said its decrease in service is a response to decreased ridership.
News
Gov. Inslee to address public at 5:30 p.m. Monday
Governor expected to lay out enhanced strategies to mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak.
News
President issues virus disaster declaration for Washington state
Governor appoints Navy Vice Admiral Raquel C. Bono to oversee COVID-19 response management.
News
Studded tire removal deadline extended to April 30
The arrival of spring typically means drivers in Washington have until March 31 to remove studded tires. However,…
News
Inslee: Some folks aren’t taking the virus outbreak seriously
At a news conference, the governor warned businesses and individuals to get with the program.
News
Sound Transit to suspend fares on all transit modes until further notice
Ridership down 70 percent
Northwest
Coronavirus causes heavy job losses nationwide in hotel industry
4 million jobs already lost or on verge of being eliminated
Business
New unemployment claims increased over 116 percent during week of March 8-14
During the week of March 8-14, 14,154 new claims for unemployment benefits were filed with the Employment Security…
News
King County deaths from COVID-19 reaches 67 |Update
100 new cases reported Friday by Public Health – Seattle & King County
Letters to the Editor
Some good advice in the fight against infection
School closings, sports event cancellations, food hoarding. … We live in a new Coronavirus-induced world. Yet some personal…
Letters to the Editor
City should focus on the real problem, a health crisis
It is time for the city officials of Kent to stop their nimby approach to fight the novel…