If 95% of people wear masks, tens of thousands of lives could be saved, model shows
If nearly everyone wears masks in public, tens of thousands of lives could be saved during the coronavirus pandemic, an updated forecast from the University of Washington predicted. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) model, which is often cited by the White House, predicted that more than 179,000 people in the U.S. will die from COVID-19 by Oct. 1, U.S. News reported. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (UW IHME)
‘A band-aid solution’: Supreme Court decision provides relief, not fix, for area DACA recipients
When Sarahi Gutierrez heard about the Supreme Court’s decision last week to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, she felt she could finally relax. “We had made plans a, b, c, d just in case they said ‘yes’ to ending the program,” she said. “The Supreme Court’s pending decision was looming over us every single day.” Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Dan Pelle)
Gov. Inslee announces plan for reopening college campuses in the fall
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a plan Wednesday to allow for college campuses to reopen in the fall. Depending on the spread of the virus, the governor’s proclamation said universities, colleges, technical schools and apprenticeship programs will be able to resume in-person classes starting Aug. 1 as long as they follow certain requirements. Continue reading at The Olympian. (TVW)
Associated Press
Washington travelers to Northeast states are told to isolate
FAA orders fix for engine covers of Boeing 737 Max planes
Monsanto to pay $95M over PCB pollution in Washington state
Higher ed institutions prepare for in-person instruction
Virus cases surge among the young, endangering older adults
Census shows white decline, nonwhite majority among youngest
Who hasn’t heard of COVID-19 by now? More than you think
Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Businesses sue Seattle over ‘occupied’ protest zone
Despite green pledges, Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15%
Judge stays migrant teen’s expulsion under US virus policy
Edmonds School Board ends campus police officer contracts
Police brutality, coronavirus on agenda for Oregon lawmakers
California cities: Monsanto settlement to fund water cleanup
Alaska transportation department revises ferry travel rules
Boeing investigating racist incident at Everett plant
Washington sheriff asks court to dismiss recall efforts
Man convicted in train killings sentenced to life in prison
Planned Parenthood sues over loud protests by church group
US inmates got virus relief checks, and IRS wants them back
Seattle City Council votes to repeal loitering laws
Bellevue Police make arrests, recover looted merchandise
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam Police Chief talks enforcement of governor’s statewide face coverings requirement
Behind-the-scenes work on North Shore Levee progressing
GHC President Minkler announces retirement
Commentary: States don’t need new lockdowns to cut COVID spread
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
National Guard called in to help test Connell prison inmates. COVID infection still spreading
Gov. Inslee urges COVID-19 testing for anyone with even mild symptoms.
Gov. Inslee announces plan for reopening college campuses in the fall
If 95% of people wear masks, tens of thousands of lives could be saved, model shows
33 new positive COVID-19 tests in Whatcom County, state reports Wednesday
EPA fines company in Lynden $41,500 for releasing pollutants into Fishtrap Creek
Surge in COVID cases overwhelming Whatcom public health officials
Here’s what the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory Program does
Coronavirus update: Free face coverings for low-income residents; Pierce County risks losing Phase 2
Triplets born with COVID-19 — but their parents test negative, Mexico officials say
Hoax or something more? Gargling saltwater studied as way to fight coronavirus in UK
$1.4 billion in stimulus checks went to more than a million dead people, watchdog says
Coronavirus cases surging in states where face masks aren’t required, analysis shows
Will Trump’s ‘Operation Warp Speed’ rush the science of a coronavirus vaccine?
Washington state reports 483 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Watch live: Gov. Inslee to speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday about Washington’s COVID-19 response
Black Lives Matter protests haven’t caused spike in coronavirus cases, report finds
‘What’s the 19?’ Trump questions COVID-19 name, again calls it ‘kung flu’ at rally
NASA headquarters to be named after ‘Hidden Figures’ trailblazer Mary Jackson
Capital Press
Washington set to raise apple maggot fee
Columbian
In Our View: Body cameras benefit public, police
Clark County to submit Phase 3 application to state by Friday
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Is pollution at old mill site reaching the Snohomish River?
Edmonds School Board cuts school resource officer contracts
Boeing investigating racist incident at Everett plant
Jetty Island ferry service canceled, another COVID casualty
70,000 jobless, but county unemployment rate decreases by 3%
Universities and colleges may reopen in fall, governor says
Bloomberg: Commentary: Americans are failing the mask test
WaPo: Commentary: Jackson statue a monument to victory or genocide?
Letter: Lovick’s commentary needed during this troubled time (Lovick)
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Police Department bans all neck restraints, chokeholds
County measure would increase flexibility for businesses in rural areas
The Inlander
Spokane, Washington state settle with Monsanto for millions over PCB contamination
How the home building industry snapped back from the stay-home shutdown
It is no longer possible for me to remain stationary
Islands’ Weekly
County to request moving to modified Phase Three
Update on recent San Juan County cases
Issaquah Reporter
County measure would increase flexibility for businesses in rural areas
Changes coming to Port of Seattle Police Department
Journal of the San Juan Islands
County to request moving to modified Phase Three
Update on recent San Juan County cases
Communicating with our faces covered
Kent Reporter
Keiser applauds financial support measure for furloughed workers, employers (Keiser)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Fitness centers ready for Kitsap’s Phase 3 green light
Hospital consolidation and history collide: How Harrison Medical Center lost its name
News Tribune (subscription required)
It’s time for a homeless shelter in the North End. Race, power, wealth are preventing it
Washington state reports 483 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
Downtown Tacoma clothing store to close after 15 years because of COVID-19 impacts
New COVID-19 cases leap by 45 in Pierce County. Disease ‘continues to be widespread’
Coronavirus update: Free face coverings for low-income residents; Pierce County risks losing Phase 2
Tacoma to get outside review of police department’s practices amid calls for reform
‘Not ready for Phase 3, and Phase 2 is in danger,’ Pierce County health director warns
Pierce County’s handling of Manuel Ellis case exposes flaws in state’s use-of-force law
Historic high-rise in downtown Tacoma to get new life with ‘big investment’
New York Times
Wrongfully accused by an algorithm
How the Virus Won
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Sent $1.4 Billion in Aid Payments to Dead People, Government Watchdog Finds
U.S. Jobless Claims Top 1 Million for 14th Week: Live Updates
Pandemic’s Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About the Atmosphere
With Unemployment Offices Busy, Recovery Seems a ‘Long Haul’
Supreme Court Says Rejected Asylum Seekers Have No Right to Object in Court
Barr’s Interest in Google Antitrust Case Keeps It Moving Swiftly
California Set to Require Zero-Emissions Trucks
Olympian (subscription required)
Landowners are evicting residents of Deschutes Parkway encampment
State Auditor will donate scheduled salary increase
Three new diagnoses in Thurston County, brings total to 229
Thurston County gets state’s OK to move to Phase 3 of reopening from COVID-19 closures
Gov. Inslee announces plan for reopening college campuses in the fall
Thurston County distributing cloth masks for low-income individuals, families
Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson Community Foundation raises more than $542,000 in relief funds
Less traffic, better air, more relaxed living amid pandemic
Peninsula health officials laud statewide masking order
Puget Sound Business Journal
King County OKs tax relief plan, eviction ban modeled after Seattle’s
Amazon workers in Minnesota want government to temporarily shut warehouse down
Capitol Hill business owners await dismantling of CHOP
Seattle Times (subscription required)
What Seattle-area cops say about the future of policing
Seattle firefighters battle blaze in Chinatown International District
COVID-19 spread at Yakima jail while some guards went without masks
Capitol Hill residents and businesses sue city of Seattle for failing to disband CHOP
Boeing reacts to racist incident at Everett plant
Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon
Foreign regulators demand substantial new changes to Boeing 737 MAX flight controls
In challenging times, the Post Office delivers human connection
Coronavirus threw Seattle Pride off course. Nationwide protests make the celebration even more timely.
Thanks, coronavirus. Will Seattle’s tourist-dependent businesses survive the lost summer season of 2020?
Officials announced Washington schools should resume in-person learning this fall. Here’s what we know about schools reopening.
Police presence at Seattle Public Schools halted indefinitely
Two UW athletes test positive for the coronavirus and enter ‘COVID-19 care and quarantine protocols’
Inslee: What Washington universities, colleges must do to open in person for fall quarter
Op-Ed: To honor Pride, stand with communities of color
Editorial: Keep protesting, but end CHOP
Seattle Weekly
Governor orders statewide use of face coverings in public
Why the small town of Snoqualmie has a mine-resistant armored vehicle
Renton man pleads guilty to one of state’s largest workers’ comp scams
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County unlikely to be ready for Phase 3
Lyman grant program to help businesses impacted by pandemic
Snoqualmie Valley Record
County measure would increase flexibility for businesses in rural areas
Changes coming to Port of Seattle Police Department
Spokesman Review
‘A band-aid solution’: Supreme Court decision provides relief, not fix, for area DACA recipients
Spokane County pools will stay closed this summer due to COVID-19
Washington colleges will open with strict COVID-19 safeguards
Tri-City Herald
2nd Washington state inmate dies of COVID-19. Both at Connell prison
Tri-Cities man jailed for knife attack on 2 men he thought were gay
National Guard called in to help test Connell prison inmates. COVID infection still spreading
Hospitals treating record number of COVID patients. 130 new cases in Tri-Cities area
USA Today
IRS sent stimulus checks to more than 1 million dead people, government watchdog agency says
Supreme Court allows quick removal of asylum-seekers
Think that extra $600 in unemployment benefits will last until the end of July? Think again.
Washington Post
Coronavirus deaths lag behind surging infections but may catch up soon
More than 1 million stimulus checks sent to dead people, watchdog finds
Two in Secret Service test positive after Trump rally, prompting quarantine for dozens
Tesla said workers could stay home to avoid covid-19. Then it sent termination notices.
On what would have been Tamir Rice’s 18th birthday, his mother addresses PTSD and police reform
Op-Ed: The quest for D.C. statehood can’t end after Friday’s vote
Op-Ed: All the worrisome things happening at the DOJ could be just the tip of the iceberg
How the split over face masks sums up America’s chaotic coronavirus response
Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Twitter over fake cow parody account, judge rules
Congo declares end of world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak
Chicago school board votes to keep $33 million police contract, but student activists say the fight isn’t over
U.S. Marshals told to prepare to help protect monuments nationwide
USDA used questionable worker safety data in drafting pork inspection rules, inspector general says
Yakima Herald Republic
$10 million program funded by state will help Yakima County respond to COVID-19
Yakima County COVID-19 update: New cases remain in double digits for 2nd straight day
Yakima County prosecutor reviewing investigation into homeless woman’s death
Editorial: Body cams would be valuable tool for Yakima police
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Capitol Hill businesses sue Seattle over handling of ‘CHOP’ zone
Lewis County Sheriff on mask requirement: ‘Don’t be a sheep’
Coronavirus updates: Gov. Inslee visiting Spokane Thursday to discuss COVID-19 response
State AG’s office releases list of deadly use of force cases under review
Snohomish and Pierce counties see rising coronavirus cases in Phase 2
Your questions about Washington’s face mask requirement answered
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Businesses sue Seattle over ‘occupied’ protest zone
Fire in International District under investigation, officials say
Durkan proposes 5% SPD budget cut while activists want 50%
Lewis County sheriff on video telling crowd, “don’t be a sheep” about wearing face masks
Some say ‘CHOP’ is over and pack up, while others pledge to continue protesting
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County talks new vision of policing
Dozens of Pride flags removed, stolen from publicly owned light poles in Burien
Gov. Inslee announces guidelines for reopening colleges, universities this fall
Inslee: Travelers from Washington will not be required to quarantine when visiting NY, NJ, CT
Second state prison inmate dies of COVID-19
UW model projects 33,000 fewer deaths in US if 95% of people wear masks in public
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Capitol Hill businesses file lawsuit against city for handling of ‘CHOP’
Notorious ‘Proud Boy’ arrested in Oregon after fighting in Seattle’s CHOP zone
Washington face covering rule draws mixed reactions from counties, businesses, industries
Is CHOP ending? One organizer says yes, but protesters disagree
Oregon study: Masks are working to slow spread of coronavirus
City, local businesses react to CHOP’s possible end as crowds dwindle
KNKX FM
Seattle school board votes to suspend program that placed police officers in schools
Independent journalist Omari Salisbury talks about CHOP and the fractures it’s exposed
Washington state leaders hesitant about final phase of county-by-county reopening
Monsanto to pay $95 million over PCB pollution in Washington state
Study estimates high costs, low ridership if Washington state boosted east-west train service
Statewide survey could map how COVID-19 is affecting food security, economics
Washington’s community and technical colleges brace for big budget cuts
KUOW FM
A CHILD PEPPER SPRAYED, A WOMAN’S EYE SEVERELY INJURED. PROTESTERS CONDEMN SEATTLE POLICE’S TACTICS
Seattle City Council readies to cut policing budget
Businesses and residents file lawsuit against city of Seattle over CHOP
‘Don’t be a sheep.’ A southwest Washington sheriff’s response to governor’s mask order
Covid-19 cases still on the rise in Phase 2 King County
Updates on protests and demonstrations in the Seattle area
Updates on the Covid-19 pandemic in Washington state
Trump Administration Moving To Close Federally Funded COVID Testing Sites
Restaurant workers have mixed feelings about Phase 2 reopening
With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Some States Slow Their Reopening Plans
What’s my role? Businesses consider enforcing face masks
Washington state leaders hesitant about final phase of county-by-county reopening
Concerns raised as UW psych unit slated for permanent closure
June 24th | City council weighs cuts to the police budget
Bayer To Pay More Than $10 Billion To Resolve Cancer Lawsuits Over Weedkiller Roundup
Q13 TV (Fox)
Face coverings become mandatory statewide starting Friday
Businesses sue Seattle over ‘occupied’ protest zone
Despite public safety concerns, elected leaders poised to make drastic cuts to Seattle Police
Higher ed institutions prepare for in-person instruction
Medical professionals stress importance of face masks in wake of WA new mandate effective Friday
Seattle and Edmonds school districts vote out officers from schools
Sheriff tells crowd ‘Don’t be a sheep’ in face of government edict
Skagit County likely not eligible for Phase 3 of reopening
CHOP protesters staying put at Seattle police precinct
Web
Crosscut
Dear white Seattle: Young Black leaders want to talk about racism
Opinion: Being Seattle’s mayor has never been easy
Slog
Jeremy Christian Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for 2017 Portland MAX Stabbings
The Markets Are Slowly Realizing That the Pandemic Will Block an Economic Rebound
Here Are the Occupations Most Affected by Coronavirus