Tom Banse
Regional Correspondent
Stories
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Mile-long line of cars as drive-thru vaccination clinic opens for seniors in Sequim
Hundreds of elderly drivers put their cars in line way before dawn for the opening day of a first come, first serve drive-thru COVID vaccination clinic in Sequim, Washington. The scene provided a dramatic illustration of eagerness among many seniors to get the coveted shots. Hospitals in other medium-sized and smaller Washington communities that have opened vaccination appointment lines to all seniors in recent days report being swamped as well.
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Elderly people sleep in cars to line up for coronavirus vaccine
Elderly people are sleeping in their cars to make sure they get a coronavirus vaccine. That's what Tom Banse saw in Sequim, Washington recently.
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Who goes next? Timeline, new tiers for COVID vaccine laid out for Washingtonians
People age 70 and older as well as some people living with an elder will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington. The state Department of...
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Sea otter reintroduction to more of the Pacific Coast gets a nudge from Congress
Bringing back sea otters to the Oregon Coast just got a high-level endorsement. The federal budget for this new year, which President Trump signed after...
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Play us a memory, piano man, and recycle this old instrument
Sure, you're a good Pacific Northwesterner because you recycle your beer cans, cardboard boxes and plastic milk jugs. But what about that dust-collecting piano you have long wanted to unload? It doesn't fit into the recycling bin. Creative upcycling might be the answer.
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Teachers, grocery workers, prison guards, and oldest Americans may be next in line for Covid vaccine
The initial deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines to Oregon, Washington state and Idaho are spoken for — at least well into next month. High-risk health care...
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'I knew I needed to go out' says blood donor marking anniversary of deadly Amtrak derailment
Three years ago on December 18, a speeding Amtrak Cascades train bound for Portland derailed near DuPont, Washington, and tumbled onto Interstate 5. The...
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Public health agencies watching for rise in suicides during pandemic, but not seeing it
It stands to reason that all the stress, anxiety and isolation of the pandemic could lead more people to take their own lives. But newly obtained data...
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Covid-19 contact tracing in Pacific NW buckling under surging cases
Since early in the pandemic, rapid contact tracing has been considered one of the keys to controlling the spread of the coronavirus. But in recent weeks...
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Cascadia bullet train: Go for it or 'kill this thing'?
A new government report on high speed rail in the Pacific Northwest recommends that Oregon, Washington and British Columbia formalize their interest in...