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The key to racial diversity in the outdoors: 'Making sure that people feel safe'
Bird-watcher Joey Manson has made it his mission to make sure everyone — especially people of color — feels safe outdoors in Seattle.
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Covid-19 vaccine takes a step forward in Seattle
A Covid-19 vaccine tested here in Seattle took another step forward today. Moderna’s messenger-RNA vaccine is safe enough for clinical trials to continue. There are also signs it may work.
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MOD Pizza, Burgerville, other chains grab slices of aid meant for small business
“If they have 8,000 employees, how do they qualify for ‘small business?’”
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Mayor aims to shuffle jobs out of Seattle Police Department, shrinking its budget
Transferring a share of duties out of the Seattle Police Department is among a range of changes to polic in the city, proposed by the mayor and police chief Monday. Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best say, however, that they will oppose any reductions proposed by the Seattle City Council that would "compromise SPD’s ability to provide service and safety to the residents and businesses of Seattle."
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Teachers union says Seattle Public Schools' fall plans are premature and not negotiated
Seattle's teachers union is accusing the district of failing to include them in key decisions about reopening as tensions mount among educators about potential exposure to Covid-19 in the classroom this fall.
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Farmworkers face ‘a myriad of indignities’ during pandemic
‘It is about workers feeling that finally it is made really clear that their lives don't matter’
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Coronavirus cases in King County still rising. Highest numbers since April
‘I'm very confident that we'll see much higher levels of transmission in the fall and winter.’ –Dr. Jeffrey Duchin
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Who gets credit for Seattle's new business tax?
So who (or what) got the new tax on business passed by the Seattle City Council?
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What some Seattle businesses learned from shutting down because of the coronavirus pandemic
Health officials have shut down Duke’s Chowder House in West Seattle after several employees tested positive for Covid-19. It’s not the first time a business has closed and it’s likely not going to be the last. A Seattle brewing company shares what it learned after it closed.
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These are the people who face criminal charges in Seattle after the protests
Local prosecutors say they have no plans to charge nonviolent protesters, but are moving forward with roughly 20 cases involving firearms, burglaries and assaults.
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New Trump administration rule has Washington's international students on edge
‘I'm not going to be able to do the work that I need to do successfully.’
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3,000 thermometers distributed by Washington state may be faulty
The state is warning local jurisdictions that some units, donated by the company Vulcan, don’t register temperatures above 96 degrees Fahrenheit