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King County, WA Bellevue, WA Patch / Apr 30, 2021

Do you want to add a furry friend to your family and have a positive impact on the Bellevue community at the same time? Maybe it's the right time to adopt a pet! During the coronavirus pandemic, many pets are still looking for their forever homes and animal shelters still working to fulfill adoptions and place pets with families.

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Adopt A Pet From Bellevue Area Shelters: See The Latest Dogs, Cats

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King County, WA KING5.com / Apr 30, 2021

In Skagit County, children now have a higher case rate than people over 70. MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - Children under age 10 have consistently had the lowest COVID-19 case rates, but that has been changing. Now they have higher rates of COVID-19 than people over 70.

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Washington health officials worry about increased COVID-19 counts in kids

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King County, WA Q13 FOX (Seattle) / Apr 30, 2021

A long-time King County Sheriff's deputy is finally pulling the pin and retiring after an amazing 49 years with the department. His colleagues call Ret. Dep. Pierre Thiry a legend and he might be familiar to Mariners fans, because Thiry has worked security for the M's since their first game in 1977.

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Celebrating Pierre: Long-time deputy, Mariners security retires after 49 years of service

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King County, WA Enumclaw Courier-Herald / Apr 30, 2021

The Enumclaw Expo Center is expecting to have a full carnival available to visitors of the King County Fair this year, despite the coronavirus. Pictured are some kids at the 2019 fair. File photo by Kevin Hanson Unfortunately, the annual Scottish Highland Games have once again been cancelled.

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Mother's Day wine, BINGO, July 4 parade and King County Fair all planned for this spring, summer | Courier-Herald

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King County, WA Eater Seattle / Apr 30, 2021

On Thursday, April 29, Gov. Jay Inslee held his weekly press conference, and there were two major COVID-related points he hammered home repeatedly. One was that more dangerous new variants (which Inslee referred to as "COVID 2.0") was driving cases up at an alarming rate in Washington; the second emphasis was that vaccines were the primary tool to stop them.

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Inslee Says It’s a ‘Possibility’ to Tie Reopening Plan to Vaccinations

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King County, WA The Seattle Times / Apr 30, 2021

The new federal guidance on masks is welcome news for a pandemic-weary nation. But it comes as COVID-19 infections rise in Washington. Last week, Gov. Jay Inslee held a news conference announcing that the state had entered the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

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CDC loosened mask guidelines, but COVID cases are rising in Washington. Is it wise to ease up?

The Seattle Times

King County, WA seattlerefined.com / Apr 30, 2021

Federal Way has been called a bedroom community, but now it might be called a living room and garden community as well. Watson's Greenhouse and Nursery has just opened its doors in Federal Way, and that means more plants and flowers will be blooming in people's homes and yards this spring as access to the popular store expands.

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Here we grow: South King County is growing, thanks in part to a single store

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King County, WA The Seattle Times / Apr 30, 2021

The Washington bill changes what the state has to prove before taking children away. It is in line with a movement calling attention to racial disproportionality in the foster care system, and the trauma that results from breaking up families.

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Washington Legislature acts to reduce number of children removed from parents

The Seattle Times

King County, WA Public News Service / Apr 30, 2021

SEATTLE - Unions are hosting a vaccine clinic for immigrant workers and their families this weekend. The Service Employees International Union locals are partnering with Public Health Seattle and King County to offer what they describe as a "low-pressure environment" where folks can learn about the vaccine in their native language.

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Vaccine Clinic Offers 'Low-Pressure Environment' for WA Immigrants

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King County, WA The Center Square / Apr 30, 2021

(The Center Square) - The mother of a man killed in Seattle's CHOP last summer alleges in a federal lawsuit the city was responsible for the lawlessness that killed her son. Attorneys for Donnitta Sinclair, the mother of 19-year-old Horace Lorenzo Anderson, filed the lawsuit on Thursday in the Western Washington District Court.

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Seattle facing federal suit for 'lawlessness' that led to man's death

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King County, WA The Seattle Times / Apr 30, 2021

Two years ago, Kenny Williams died at Monroe Correctional Complex after an excruciating battle with cancer that went untreated despite his repeated pleas to the state Department of Corrections. His case has been cited by a state watchdog report as a strikingly egregious example of the DOC's repeated failures to provide lifesaving health care for people locked up in state prisons.

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Washington Department of Corrections faces $10 million lawsuit over cancer death

The Seattle Times

King County, WA KING5.com / Apr 30, 2021

The Duwamish Tribe has been fighting to be recognized by the federal government, and they think they now have a better shot at achieving that goal. SEATTLE - A community of Seattle's first people is making a renewed push to right what they say is a decades-old wrong.

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Duwamish Tribe makes renewed push for federal recognition

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King County, WA My Ballard / Apr 30, 2021

Yet another sewage overflow at West Point Treatment Plant has contaminated local waterways, prompting public health officials to close local beaches-including Golden Gardens-to swimming. Public Health Seattle & King County issued the Golden Gardens closure on Thursday after a significant spill; officials haven't given an estimate on how much sewage made it into the Puget Sound, but it's enough to close beaches on both sides of the waterway.

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Golden Gardens Beach closed to swimming due to sewage overflow

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King County, WA KING5.com / Apr 28, 2021

Here's how events and gatherings could be affected if King County reverts back to Phase 2 due to increasing coronavirus metrics. SEATTLE - The return of live events to western Washington has given small crowds and performers a sense of normalcy. For a few weeks now, venues have been advertising tickets and hoping to fill venues at 50% capacity.

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How events in King County could be impacted by a Phase 2 rollback

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King County, WA The Seattle Times / Apr 28, 2021

Out of the 13 cities studied, Covington, Burien and Des Moines were the only South King County cities that saw a decrease in people relocating from Seattle. Reasons for moving from Seattle included the luxury of living anywhere as a...

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Seattle residents are flocking to South King County during COVID pandemic

The Seattle Times

King County, WA KIRO Seattle / Apr 28, 2021

KING COUNTY, Wash. - The King County Council voted 5-4 Tuesday to ban fireworks in unincorporated areas of the county. Under the measure, people will not be able to discharge fireworks, although public displays would still be allowed with a permit. Violations are still a misdemeanor and the maximum fine is $250 per day.

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King County Council approves ban on fireworks in unincorporated areas

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King County, WA KING5.com / Apr 28, 2021

Eight ballots were flagged by election officials in November 2020 and nine more were discovered in January. SEATTLE - The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Washington Secretary of State and the FBI are now investigating what's believed to be more than a dozen fraudulent ballots cast during the 2020 General Election.

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King County investigates 17 ballots from 2020 general election suspected of fraud

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King County, WA Patch.com / Apr 28, 2021

KING COUNTY, WA - Under new legislation approved by the Metropolitan King County Council Tuesday, all consumer fireworks will become illegal in unincorporated areas in 2022. The law, sponsored by councilmembers Claudia Balducci and Joe McDermott, bans all devices classified as fireworks, including smoke bombs and sparklers.

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King County Bans Fireworks In Unincorporated Areas

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King County, WA KING5.com / Apr 28, 2021

Pierce County restaurant owners said rolling back to Phase 2 sunk their sales and warn King County may face a similar fate. PUYALLUP, Wash. - A restaurant owner in Pierce County said business has significantly dropped since the rollback to Phase 2 of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan, and now King County could be next.

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Pierce, King County restaurants see stark differences in Phase 2 and 3 business

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King County, WA Patch.com / Apr 28, 2021

SHORELINE, WA - A new vaccination clinic in Shoreline will help connect North King County with a reliable stream of Moderna doses, offering appointments for all residents 18 and older Monday through Friday. UW Medicine's latest COVID-19 vaccination site is inside the Shoreline Center and is staffed in partnership with the Shoreline, Northshore and Bothell Fire Departments.

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Shoreline Welcomes New Vaccine Clinic For North King County

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