Councilmember Reagan Dunn and more than a dozen business owners argued tips and health care expenses should be a part of the new wage. The council passed the ordinance without the amendment.
County has been working at helping more “first generation” farmers get started, especially immigrants and people of color.
Librarians are always reading — here’s their top picks for this year.
You can borrow a free Discover Pass, educational materials about state parks, and a pair of binoculars with your KCLS library card
The conference, organized by King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, will be held May 11.
The money will be split between expanding the office’s Crisis Response Team and deploying body cameras.
Voters decide on conservation levy and changing election years.
One will switch some odd-year elections to even years; another is a conservation levy lid lift.
Is it possible for a city to switch counties?
Cascadia Paranormal Investigations is a new research group.
Washington voters will decide fate of controversial bill in the Nov. 3 general election.
Poison exposures from the misuse of chemicals spiked 53 percent in the early days of the pandemic.
The county has met more than half its goals, but the ones it hasn’t met are critical in determining how many people are still being infected, and how quickly people are being tested.
The fine is nearly $10,000.
Lawsuit says state has violated Constitutional rights of citizens.
ED volumes across the state are falling, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t getting sick or hurt.
Social distancing has led to at least a temporary suspension of mobile blood drives.
The dashboard shows which facilities have reported the most deaths, as well as what symptoms and co-morbidities patients reported.
A report from the Washington state Department of Health and Social Services and documents detailing conversations between Enumclaw Rehab and St. Elizabeth show how quickly the virus spread through the senior living facility.
Despite library buildings being off-limits, the library system has many virtual programs planned for the spring. Image courtesy King County Library System
The Arcora Foundation is also attempting to expand its urgent care database, allowing those with different insurances to use its services during the outbreak.
For the week of March 22-28, claims have reached more than 181,000.
Ten clients and two employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
