Wire Service

New report shows schools reopening without preventative measures may lead to more COVID-19 cases

New report shows schools reopening without preventative measures may lead to more COVID-19 cases

‘Reopening schools cannot be considered in isolation’

New report shows schools reopening without preventative measures may lead to more COVID-19 cases
Sound Transit seeks more federal funding to offset COVID-19 losses

Sound Transit seeks more federal funding to offset COVID-19 losses

Joins other transit agencies across nation to ask for relief package

Sound Transit seeks more federal funding to offset COVID-19 losses
Port of Seattle Commission to establish policing and civil rights task force

Port of Seattle Commission to establish policing and civil rights task force

Group will lead a comprehensive assessment of Port of Seattle Police Department

Port of Seattle Commission to establish policing and civil rights task force
Kent School District task force examines hybrid learning model in fall

Kent School District task force examines hybrid learning model in fall

Students won’t return full-time to buildings; final plan still to be determined

Kent School District task force examines hybrid learning model in fall
Two men shot, injured in parking lot near Kent hookah bar | Update

Two men shot, injured in parking lot near Kent hookah bar | Update

Kent, SeaTac men hit by gunshots; police looking for suspect information

Two men shot, injured in parking lot near Kent hookah bar | Update
ShoWare Center drive-in movie lineup in Kent for July 22-26

ShoWare Center drive-in movie lineup in Kent for July 22-26

‘Trolls,’ ‘Ferri Bueller’s Day Off,’ ‘Miracle’ and ‘Slap Shot’

ShoWare Center drive-in movie lineup in Kent for July 22-26
Bret Chiafalo. File photo

Supreme Court says state can punish WA faithless electors

Justices: Presidential electors, including Everett man, must keep pledge to back popular vote winner

Bret Chiafalo. File photo
Gov. Jay Inslee issued new guidance allowing the resumption of self-service buffets, salad bars, salsa bars, drink stations and other types of communal food sources in Phase 2. File photo

Buffets and salad bars back on the menu in King County

Gov. Jay Inslee has revised rules to allow self-serve food areas in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening.

Gov. Jay Inslee issued new guidance allowing the resumption of self-service buffets, salad bars, salsa bars, drink stations and other types of communal food sources in Phase 2. File photo
Washington State Fair cancelled

Washington State Fair cancelled

COVID-19 outbreak claims another event

Washington State Fair cancelled
State regulators keep Puget Sound Energy rates steady

State regulators keep Puget Sound Energy rates steady

Rate adjustments ease economic impact during COVID-19 pandemic

State regulators keep Puget Sound Energy rates steady
Kent Police plan to educate, not arrest people without face masks in public

Kent Police plan to educate, not arrest people without face masks in public

A ‘safety-focused directive meant to slow the spread of a potentially deadly disease’

Kent Police plan to educate, not arrest people without face masks in public
Property values up in Kentridge, Fairwood, Panther Lake areas

Property values up in Kentridge, Fairwood, Panther Lake areas

King County Assessor’s Office sends out revaluation notices

Property values up in Kentridge, Fairwood, Panther Lake areas
Nurse Sylvia Keller, pictured with Gov. Jay Inslee, is on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle in Yakima County. Courtesy photo

Governor doubles down on mask rules

Inslee: Starting July 7, businesses do not serve those who do not wear a mask

Nurse Sylvia Keller, pictured with Gov. Jay Inslee, is on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle in Yakima County. Courtesy photo
ShoWare Center announces drive-in movies for July 15-19

ShoWare Center announces drive-in movies for July 15-19

‘The Goonies’ and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’

ShoWare Center announces drive-in movies for July 15-19
Summer vehicle travel projected to decrease this year

Summer vehicle travel projected to decrease this year

Traffic this summer will likely be lighter across Washington state than previous years. A recent analysis by INRIX found that the Seattle metro and Washington… Continue reading

Summer vehicle travel projected to decrease this year
Jayendrina Singha Ray is a PhD (ABD) in English, with a research focus on the works of the South African Nobel Laureate John Maxwell Coetzee. She teaches English Composition and Research Writing at Highline College, WA, and has previously taught English at colleges in India.

The search for selfhood

What really matters is the desire to find.

Jayendrina Singha Ray is a PhD (ABD) in English, with a research focus on the works of the South African Nobel Laureate John Maxwell Coetzee. She teaches English Composition and Research Writing at Highline College, WA, and has previously taught English at colleges in India.
Kent School District updates Back to School plan

Kent School District updates Back to School plan

Details about potential return to buildings

Kent School District updates Back to School plan
State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

Politicians get pay raises, state workers get furloughs

A citizens panel approved the hikes in 2019. Unable to rescind them, lawmakers look to donate their extra earnings.

State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Editorial: Stopping COVID is now up to each of us

With a resurgence threatening, we need to take greater responsibility to keep the virus in check.

Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Governor Jay Inslee smiles and laughs Sept. 3, 2019, during a speech at the Lynnwood Link Extension groundbreaking in Lynnwood. A Thurston County judge ruled he exceeded his authority when he vetoed single sentences in the state transportation budget in 2019. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)

Judge invalidates Gov. Inslee’s veto in roads budget

Lawmakers said the governor crossed a constitutional line.

Governor Jay Inslee smiles and laughs Sept. 3, 2019, during a speech at the Lynnwood Link Extension groundbreaking in Lynnwood. A Thurston County judge ruled he exceeded his authority when he vetoed single sentences in the state transportation budget in 2019. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)