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Health officials alert possible measles exposures in King County
Public Health — Seattle & King County has confirmed measles infection in an adult who could have exposed others to the disease. The sickened person was in multiple locations in Bellevue, Seattle and Woodinville between June 27 and July 2 while infectious, and before being diagnosed, posing a public health risk. "Measles is a very contagious infection and if you don't have immunity, you can get it just by being in a room where a person with measles has been," Dr. Eric Chow, communicable disease chief for Public Health — Seattle & King County, stated in a news release.
BAM's Art-Workshop Revamp
The Eastside is known for many things; its saturation of technology and business have been especially dominant in recent years. What it isn’t nearly as celebrated for is its art — a deficit the Bellevue Arts Museum is looking to change in collaboration with artist Diane Crago. Crago,...
Applications Open for Bellevue’s Housing Stability Program Funds
The city of Bellevue is encouraging affordable-housing developers and operators to submit a proposal for funding through the Housing Stability Program and is accepting applications now through Sept. 10. Applicants are required to schedule a pre-application conference to identify and discuss potential issues no later than Aug. 23. The program...
How many veterans will sleep on the street this Fourth of July?
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The United States has been in three major wars in the last fifty years, resulting in the US being home to about 18 million veterans. This Fourth of July, thousands of those vets will sleep on the street. About 4% of veterans were homeless or experienced...
Man arrested in Seattle after carjacking, pursuit, multiple crashes
SEATTLE - A pursuit of a stolen and then carjacked vehicle led to multiple crashes and the arrest of two suspects, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. The incident began when Black Diamond Police attempted to stop the reported stolen vehicle, only for the driver to elude officers. King County Sheriff’s helicopter, Guardian 1, later spotted the vehicle in Covington.
This Week in A&E: Slash in Redmond, Movies in Boxcar Park, and 'Towers of Tomorrow'
The Port of Everett and presenting sponsor PND Engineers announced last week that Sail-in Cinema is returning to Boxcar Park for a ninth year. The series, which lasts through the end of August, starts at 9:10 p.m. on July 26 with a screening of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." See the full schedule, and get additional event details, here.
Ukrainian family finds peace and new beginnings at Kirkland's July 4th celebration
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Roman Vashchuk stood in a Kraken sweater on a warm Independence Day, looking like any other fan on a stage in Kirkland. But underneath the sweater, he holds a story perhaps unlike anyone else in attendance. “This has been a blessing,” said his wife Roza, who...
Seeing hazy skies? Seattle area's air quality among worst in US
SEATTLE — People in western Washington are waking up to hazy skies the morning after Fourth of July, and the Seattle area's air quality is among the worst of major U.S. cities Friday, according to IQ Air. The diminished air quality comes as western Washington is set to be...
Better Box Score Metrics: Chosen Ones and Cool Hands [UFA Week 10, 2024]
Indy’s Lucas Coniaris led a playoff push in Week 10 with the best EDGE performance of the weekend: 677 total yards, 7 scores, 0 turns (Table 1). Coniaris won’t reach 4200 regular-season throwing yards this year as he did in his breakout 2022 campaign, but he’s already recorded more assists and has doubled his receiving yards, with a third of his season remaining.
Your photos show 4th of July fireworks dazzle over Seattle's Lake Union and beyond
SEATTLE — Fireworks dazzled over western Washington for the Fourth of July on Thursday. Watch video of the fireworks show over Lake Union in Seattle above, and check out the gallery atop this story to see viewer-submitted photos.
Record-breaking heat wave set to scorch western WA this weekend
SEATTLE — A few weather features will join forces to create a long-lasting heat wave in the Pacific Northwest beginning Friday. Records are likely to fall, especially on Sunday, as the peak of the heat carries Seattle into the low to middle 90s, and outlying areas like Issaquah, Enumclaw and Lacey into the upper 90s to nearly 100 degrees. A heat advisory was issued for western Washington from noon Friday until 10 p.m. Monday.
5 US Cities are ideal for converting offices to homes
According to an Urban Institute report released on June 5, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Denver are the cities and areas that stand to gain the most from converting vacant office buildings into homes. In the report, Urban Institute Research Associate Jorge González-Hermoso states that “cities...
2 injured in double shooting at Seattle's 3rd Avenue and Pike Street
SEATTLE — The Seattle Fire Department confirmed it treated two shooting victims near a notorious intersection in the city late Thursday evening. The first incident occurred around 11 p.m. at Third Avenue and Pike Street downtown. Police posted about the incident on X at 11:41 p.m., saying two people were injured.
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