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Data breach may have impacted millions of Washington state unemployment applicants

Feb 2nd, 20211m 11s
The breach happened on Christmas Day when someone hacked the software company Accellion, as it temporarily stored unemployment claims information for a fraud investigation launched by the Washington State Auditor's office.

Inside South King County's new mass Covid-19 vaccination sites

Feb 2nd, 202159s
The Kent and Auburn sites each plan to vaccinated about 500 per day, six days per week, as long as they get the necessary doses from the state. Appointments at both sites are already bookd through the end of February.

Seattle school board considers cutting bus services as district faces $69 million shortfall

Feb 2nd, 20211m
The district may only offer bus service to certain schools or students, such as those from low-income families or who have transportation in their special education plans.

As King County reopens indoor dining and fitness, Covid-19 experts advise caution

I think the reality is that we're on a trajectory that is positive, but it's unlikely to be a straight line toward where we're trying to go.

Seattle could make $4 pandemic pay official this week

The Seattle City Council already approved a $4 per hour increase in pay for grocery workers in the city. May

Washington debates gas taxes and more

Washington lawmakers are debating a new gas tax, the state's approach

To kill or not to kill sea lions?

Washington state officials are looking at whether they should seek permission to kill seals and sea lions as a means of helping the region's salmon population.

Issaquah teachers union sues school district over plan to reopen schools

WA's plan to vaccinate teachers, reopen schools gets mixed reviews

‘I'm hearing so much worry from school staff members, very often not just for themselves, but for their families or for their students. They're not convinced that the school is going to be taking all of the required measures that are needed to

Friday politics with Jodi Balter and Brian Callanan

Interim Seattle Schools superintendent selected: Brent Jones

The Seattle School Board has chosen a candidate to serve as interim superintendent for the next year after Denise Juneau steps down.

It's time again to talk about The Big One

Despite fewer cars on the road, Seattle traffic deaths remain steady

The city of Seattle has an ambitious goal of eliminating all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by the year 2030. But even though fewer people are driving due to the pandemic, preliminary data shows traffic deaths in Seattle barely dropped

Lawmaker on Friday, lobbyist on Monday. Not okay, says Reuven Carlyle

'Guiding blueprint' of immigration policy sent to President Biden

Speed transition to electric cars, climate activists say

Washington lawmakers consider shifting all new car sales to electric-only by 2030

You may be used to hearing a pushy car salesperson say, "What can I do to get you in this car?" But one big thing could be different in Washington state...

Pandemic gives new legs to tiny house villages

The COVID pandemic has pushed people out of homeless shelters and onto the street. Public frustration about that is leading to wider embrace of tiny house villages.

How the Makah Tribe beat the coronavirus odds and flattened the curve

"Our goal is to not lose one single life, and so far, we've met that goal.”

WA lawmakers consider funding tenant legal representation as renters, landlords reel financially from pandemic

‘We're looking at 150,000 families that are behind in rent. It's incumbent upon us to put some money into the system upfront to save as many of those tenancies as possible.’

New political maps will determine Washington state’s future

It may seem like an obscure act of cartography, but how Washington State’s political maps are redrawn this year will help determine who gets elected and, in turn, the future of the state.

Where NW teachers rank in the vaccine line

Oregon and Washington officials are defending their decisions on where to rank teachers in line for Covid-19 vaccines.

Some students back in class in Bellevue

Students in Bellevue returned to class this week following tensions between the district and the teacher's union.

Alaska Airlines chartering brighter outlook ahead

Alaska Airlines suffered a loss in 2020. The airline is now charting a course for 2021 with the aim to recover.

Details on the UK variant of coronavirus in western Washington

So far, three cases of the UK variant of the coronavirus have been detected in western Washington.
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