Asian giant hornet nest found in Washington state
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists have located an Asian giant hornet nest on private property in Blaine — the first ever such nest found in the U.S. The agency plans to attempt an eradication of the nest on Saturday, Oct. 24, according to a press release Continue reading at Capital Press. (WSDA)
Inmates with mental illness are illegally stuck in WA jails
The pandemic has continued to exacerbate Washington state’s struggles to address mental illness in pretrial jails. The result is that, over the past seven months, inmates determined to be unfit for trial are experiencing long and possibly unconstitutional stays in what attorneys say amounts to solitary confinement. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Washington state’s COVID-19 cases pass 100,000 mark Thursday as third wave rolls on
The number of COVID-19 cases has passed the 100,000 mark in Washington, the state Department of Health reported, with 651 new cases and three deaths reported Thursday. Since mid-September, the state’s seven-day average case count has been increasing as Washington sees its third wave of coronavirus infections. The average has gone from a low of 351 on Sept. 12 to 589 on Oct. 9. Continue reading at The Olympian. (News Tribune file)
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