Big demand for appointments as kids begin to get vaccinated
Six-year-old Duke winced as he got his first COVID-19 vaccine shot last weekend. Luckily, his older brother Gage, sporting an Iron Man shirt, was there to hold his hand. Gage, Duke and 9-year-old Kane were champs, mom Hollie Peterson said. “Their arms weren’t even sore.” After 20 months of living in a pandemic, the three quick jabs at their long-time pediatrician’s office felt like a step toward normalcy, Peterson said. The pandemic has gutted the Snohomish family’s schedule once packed with sports practices. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Kevin Clark)
Washington state’s trial against 3 major opioid distributors opens Monday in Seattle
The trial for Washington’s lawsuit against the three largest distributors of prescription opioids in the state will open Monday morning with Attorney General Bob Ferguson giving opening remarks in King County Superior Court. The lawsuit accuses the three distribution companies — McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. — of shipping vast amounts of oxycodone, fentanyl and other painkillers into Washington and failing to comply with requirements that they identify suspicious orders that could be diverted to the illegal drug market and report them to law enforcement. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ted S. Warren)
Rising grocery prices challenge Puget Sound food banks
Grocery prices keep rising, and that’s creating challenges for local food banks as they prepare for the holidays. Northwest Harvest says more people seek assistance when costs increase. “We know that these households are being thrifty and making the decisions that are right for their households, but what it means is that they are having to choose between food and other essentials, choices that none of us would ever want to have to make,” said Christina Wong, director of public policy and advocacy. Continue reading at KING 5.
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Big demand for appointments as kids begin to get vaccinated
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King County Flood Control District approves $1.3 million to prevent flooding of Issaquah Creek
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$7 million in funds for mental health allocated to organizations in Kitsap County
News Tribune
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Football team COVID-19 cluster reported
Enchanted Valley chalet meeting Monday
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Jefferson County workers to get COVID hazard pay
Two small COVID outbreaks discovered in local students
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tacoma council overhauls tax break program for apartment developers
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Large events in Washington state now require proof of COVID vaccination or a recent negative test
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County commissioners get update on economic recovery plan
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Stephen Bannon surrenders after he was indicted on charges of contempt of Congress
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Whidbey News-Times
Port commissioners pass industrial development
Yakima Herald-Republic
It Happened Here: Longtime Yakima businessman earns Congressional Gold Medal
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Monday is child tax credit pay day: What to do if it doesn’t show up
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