Welcome to your new normal: COVID restrictions ease across Washington state
Physical distancing: Nixed. Occupancy limits at businesses: Gone. Mask requirements: Lifted for outdoor spaces and sporting events. Washington’s next new normal is here. Wednesday’s sunrise greeted a state no longer beholden to government-imposed restrictions on business and social life to stem the tide of the coronavirus. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Steve Ringman)
As border reopening date remains uncertain, small Washington and Idaho border towns are ‘at the end of their rope’
As the U.S.-Canada border remains closed, many small towns in Eastern Washington and North Idaho are just barely hanging on. Most are almost completely dependent on Canadians who come down for tourism, cheap gas or goods they can’t get up north. In normal times, most of the cars in town have Canadian plates. Gas stations sell fuel in liters, and stores have both Canadian and American cash registers. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Molly Quinn)
Farmworker advocates seek additional Washington protections for outdoor workers
In Washington, employers must take several measures to protect outdoor workers from heat illness. But farmworker advocates say the state needs to do more. Washington’s heat-related labor requirements are in effect from May 1 through Sept. 30. Continue reading at Yakima Herald-Republic. (Evan Abell)
Associated Press
More deaths reported in intense US Northwest heat wave
It’s June 30: Most COVID restrictions lifted in Washington
Gates Foundation commits $2.1B to advance gender equality
Money coming to keep Point Roberts’ only grocer open as US-Canada border closure continues
Aberdeen Daily World
State Route 109 pavement repairs will cause travel delays through the summer
Hoquiam eligible for more than $2.4 million in American Rescue Act relief funds
Bellingham Herald
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington state
What to do — and not do — as WA restaurants fully reopen from COVID-19 restrictions
With border still closed, here’s what Inslee is doing to keep Point Roberts’ grocery open
Whatcom’s COVID case count increases by 16, as county nears 70% initiating vaccination
Washington state is reopening economy Wednesday. Do I have to keep wearing a mask?
Exclusive | Observatory near Tri-Cities makes scientific history. Here’s the latest discovery
What are the remaining restrictions when Washington reopens on June 30?
Moderna COVID vaccine appears effective against contagious Delta variant, company says
Capital Press
Togo wolfpack injures calf in northeast Washington
Washington appeals court CAFO ruling a loss for dairies
Cherry growers race to harvest fruit during record heat wave
The Daily News
As COVID-19 restrictions lift Wednesday; Cowlitz County cases, hospitalizations remain steady
Longview School District prepares to release preliminary $111M budget with $13 million in COVID relief funding
Rainier Economic Development Council passes budget, despite member concerns over transparency
Historic preservation grants awarded to protect Longview city documents, Cowlitz County trail
Fireworks use and sale banned in Clark County
Everett Herald
On Wednesday, Reopening Day, take a seat anywhere you like
Optimistically, we’re ceasing a daily report of COVID numbers
3 in county died from heat stroke, and danger still looms
What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance
WaPo Comment: Covid may linger as disease of inequity, as AIDS did
WaPo Comment: Teens come to rescue of shops desperate for workers
WaPo Comment: What Black professor’s tenure says of racial politics
News Tribune
Tacoma canceled city’s fake totem pole. When will it be removed from Firefighter’s Park?
Seattle police shoot, injure person in Puyallup during regional drug investigation
Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington state
Olympian
Multiple fires during heatwave, some man made
What to do — and not do — as WA restaurants fully reopen from COVID-19 restrictions
WA state reopens from most COVID restrictions Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula temps fall after blast of heat
State to talk future of Sequim-area parks Wednesday
WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance
State lifting COVID-19 health restrictions
Puget Sound Business Journal
Bellevue council approves expanded use of tax break for affordable housing
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund ran out quickly. Is more funding on the way?
Congress faces renewed pressure to ‘modernize our antitrust laws’
Washington businesses look ahead to reopening, but some pandemic habits could stay
Mortgage servicers can soon resume foreclosure proceedings. But there are limitations.
HIPAA and Covid-19 vaccines. What employers need to know.
Seattle Times
Welcome to your new normal: COVID restrictions ease across Washington state
Canada announces big cuts to commercial fishing to protect wild salmon that Washington’s orcas eat
Washington state board to uphold temperature limits in Columbia, Snake rivers
King County Council passes new limits on evictions, rental fees
Washington lawmaker wears yellow Star of David, evoking Nazi persecution, to protest COVID vaccine mandates
Seattle’s NHL practice facility named Kraken Community Iceplex after partnership deal with Starbucks
Heat records shatter in Eastern Washington, including a possible all-time high for the state
Opinion: Let’s keep up the heat on urgent action in climate crisis
Editorial: End of restrictions puts us closer to normal
Skagit Valley Herald
Sedro-Woolley School District passes budget
Most COVID-19 restrictions set to lift in Washington state
Concrete School Board to hire new high school principal
La Conner School District cancels preschool
Spokesman Review
Inslee to virtually attend meeting with Biden, Western governors on heat, drought, wildfires
As border reopening date remains uncertain, small Washington and Idaho border towns are ‘at the end of their rope’
‘It buys us time’: Inslee sends state funds to keep Point Roberts’ only grocery store open as border closure continues
McMorris Rodgers, Murray lead bipartisan group calling on Biden to prioritize new Columbia River Treaty
Tenants are scared. Landlords are fed up. Despite Inslee’s moratorium ‘bridge,’ eviction worries loom
GOP lawmaker tours Cyber Ninjas ‘audit,’ considers changes in Washington called unnecessary
Spokane Transit Authority granted $6.3 million from DOT
Temperature reaches 109 degrees, making Tuesday the hottest day on record in Spokane
Opinion: Spin Control: Matt Shea still hasn’t paid to clean olive oil off the Capitol steps
Washington Post
Biden pledges better pay for firefighters as he hosts virtual meeting of Western governors
Surviving as a Black transgender woman in Baton Rouge
Florida condo collapse: Death toll rises to 16 as rescuers recover more bodies from rubble
Moderna says vaccine works against delta variant, as WHO warns of global spread
Yakima Herald Republic
Sizzling Tuesday shatters all-time high temperature in Yakima
Yakima Valley employers move up work hours, make other adjustments in response to extreme heat
Farmworker advocates seek additional Washington protections for outdoor workers
New COVID center hours because of heat; state mask order amended
WATCH: Four retired physicians voice concerns about health care services in the Yakima Valley
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington state fully reopens, ending more than a year of COVID-19 restrictions
Seattle restaurateur thinks it could take weeks or months to fully reopen dining rooms
Washington fully reopens, but don’t ditch the mask just yet
Durkan proposes loosening rules for new downtown Seattle businesses to help recovery
Mass bird death event in Seattle attributed to record heat Monday
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington state reopens after over a year of pandemic restrictions
Some Washington cities, counties issue emergency fireworks bans amid dry conditions
Gun violence in Seattle: ‘What we’re seeing this year is unprecedented,’ police chief says
2.9 feet of snow melts from Mount Rainier during heat wave, measurement shows
Q&A: Washington state’s reopening
Some say will continue wearing masks despite lifting of mandate
King County drops mask mandate for the vaccinated
Record heat has hospitals busy
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Wash. state officially reopens more than a year after COVID-19 shutdown
Restaurants, hotels struggle to hire, offer incentives as the state prepares to reopen
Some confused as King County health officials drop mask mandate
Microsoft executive: Secret targeting of Americans’ records ‘routine’
‘It really hurts’: Family of young father shot dead at Alki calls for end to gun violence
KNKX FM
Extreme heat came at worst possible time for Washington raspberry growers
Inslee approves money to keep grocer in U.S.-Canada border community
KUOW FM
Washington State Reopens Wednesday, but Does Full-capacity Mean Business as Usual for Owners?
Photos: What 108 degrees looks like in the Seattle area
Environmentalists hope for silver lining to Seattle’s surging A/C demands
Pandemic blog: Updates for the Northwest
Environmentalists hope for silver lining to Seattle’s surging A/C demands
The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol
The Supreme Court Leaves The CDC’s Moratorium On Evictions In Place
There’s no concrete solution for roads buckling in the heat… it’s actually asphalt
PHOTOS: The Pacific Northwest Heatwave Is Melting Power Cables And Buckling Roads
Outages that hit thousands of Seattle area homes are heat-related, utilities say
KXLY (ABC)
Spokane residents frustrated with rolling blackouts
‘Keep it up, Washington’: Inslee urges vaccines ahead of state’s reopening
Q13 TV (Fox)
Washington state fully reopens economy: COVID guidelines, mask requirements, what you need to know
Washington emerges from COVID restrictions
DOH: You may still need your mask even as state reopens on June 30
King County mask mandate ends
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Slog
How One Seattle Park Failed During the Heatwave
Conservationists Raise Money to Restore Land for the Duwamish Tribe
Sure Would Suck for the King County Council to Water Down Tenant Protections at a Time Like This
West Seattle Blog
FERRY ALERT: Triangle Route cutting back to 2 boats on Sundays