UW model predicts thousands more COVID-19 deaths nationwide as restrictions ease
An influential model predicting outcomes of COVID-19 cases in terms of peaks and deaths updated its numbers Monday to reflect an upwardly moving death toll for the nation. In an update posted Monday, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent health research center at the University of Washington, wrote, “We, collectively, are now entering a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Drew Perine)
May 5 is a day to remember missing and murdered indigenous women
A year ago Tuesday, dozens of people gathered at Old Timers Plaza in Toppenish before walking to the Yakama Nation Tribal School for more activities honoring missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. May 5 is the national day of awareness for Native women and girls who have gone missing and have been murdered. Some who joined the walk in Toppenish also highlighted indigenous men and boys whose disappearances and deaths are unsolved. Continue reading at The Yakima Herald. (Amanda Ray)
State to study Washington State Patrol stops and searches for possible bias
Washington will spend $50,000 to study possible biases in the Washington State Patrol after an investigation found troopers search people of color, particularly American Indians, at much higher rates than they search white drivers. Troopers were more likely to find drugs or weapons in the possession of white drivers when searched even though American Indian, Pacific Islander, black and Latino drivers were searched at higher rates, according to data from 2009 and 2015 analyzed by Investigate West, a nonprofit news organization in Seattle. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review.
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