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When to mask up? Clarity on conflicting guidelines
‘It has led to a super-confusing patchwork. Some companies have said they're keeping their mask requirements for now. Other companies say they're no longer requiring masks for people who are fully vaccinated.’
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Kurt Julian, 63, ICU nurse, cared for the first coronavirus patients in Kirkland
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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PHOTOS: A burlesque co-op forms as dancers step out of lockdown
After more than a year without live, in-door audiences, arts venues around Seattle continue to struggle because of the pandemic. But one group of burlesque performers have teamed up to create a new co-op and performance space.
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Cheney's out, and so are Durkan's texts, apparently: This week in Washington politics
Congressional Republicans voted to strip Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post this week; it was a punishment of sorts for her outspoken opposition to former President Donald Trump. And here in Seattle, could there be room for a center-right candidate in the largely progressive mayoral race?
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Avoiding 'political firestorm,' Seattle Police and Fire don’t track employees’ Covid vaccinations
The city of Denver says nearly seventy percent of its police officers have received the Covid vaccine. So have eighty percent of the frontline caregivers at the University of Washington. But there’s no data on vaccination rates among Seattle’s first responders.
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Glacier Middle School on alert to returning students' mental health
‘If it were up to me, each and every student would have access to a mental health counselor that they can talk to.’ -Counselor Chasmon Tarimel
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This quilt was left unfinished during the 1918 pandemic. Now, these women will finish it
Here’s a story about someone who discovered something unexpected in the pandemic. Betty Jones is 80 years old living in Edmonds. Recently, she was looking around at some old stuff she had, and she found a box. Inside, she found a stack of neatly sewn fabric squares, and a letter written to one of her distant relatives by her great, great aunt.
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Drug overdose deaths increased by more than 30% in WA amid pandemic
‘I think one of the reasons we're seeing a higher rate of fatal overdoses is because more often people are alone.’
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Seattle Children's Hospital is gearing up to vaccinate kids as young as 12. And even younger kids could soon follow
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine be used with children as young as 12. With that, children 12 to 15 years old will soon be receiving their Pfizer shots.
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Mother of boy locked in 'cage' at Seattle school files lawsuit
Seattle Public Schools faces a new lawsuit for repeatedly locking an eight-year-old child in an outdoor enclosure that staff referred to as 'the cage.'
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Alternative to prison to be allowed in Washington for some who have mental illness
The state of Washington will soon offer an alternative to prison for people with a serious mental illness who commit a crime. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law Monday.
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Suicide warning signs missed at Washington prisons, investigation finds
For the second time in less than a year, Washington’s Corrections Ombuds (OCO) is warning that the state’s prison system needs to do more to prevent...