Since announcing the original stay-home order on March 23, Gov. Jay Inslee has made a handful of clarifications that re-opened some activities. Still, the extending of the stay-home order through May 4 means thousands of businesses will remain closed as the coronavirus continues to spread.
Project Homeless is a new Seattle Times initiative that explores and explains the region’s complex, troubling problem of homelessness. With strong watchdog reporting and vivid storytelling, Project Homeless seeks to spotlight what is working, and what is not working, in responding to homelessness. We will also feature solutions-oriented reporting from elsewhere in the country.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The singer Pink had tested positive for COVID-19, she said Friday, also announcing that she is donating $500,000 each to two emergency funds. In a pair of tweets, she said she and her three-year-old son were displaying symptoms two weeks ago, and she tested positive after accessing tests through a primary...
Oshea Williams, 21, of Kent has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jimm Route, 21, in Renton in March. Arrest warrants have been issued for Williams and J'von Kelly, 21, of Skyway, who is accused of driving Williams to and from the shooting scene.
Throughout Friday, on this page, we’ll be posting updates from Seattle Times journalists and others on the outbreak and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world.
