was used most recently against a Rainier Beach hookah lounge, where two people were fatally shot in March. The owner shut the lounge down.

The city’s empowers the police chief to send a notice to the owner of a property, explaining why it’s considered a nuisance and requiring the owner to work with police to address the problems or face fines, including a potential $25,000 one-time penalty.

Under the 2009 law, a property can be declared a nuisance if it’s the scene of repeated gun violence, assaults, drug trafficking, prostitution, gang or firearm-related violations.

Seattle mayor wants to add liquor violations to ‘nuisance’ law

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to add liquor violations, which would allow the city to crack down on “after-hours” and other establishments that violate liquor laws.

Harrell is also proposing to add offenses that happen adjacent to a property or involve someone connected to the property. He said the cities of Tacoma and Spokane also include off-property offenses in their nuisance laws.

Harrell said the move would improve public safety.

“This legislation will allow the city to act decisively and effectively if a property becomes a continued source of crime and disorder for the surrounding community,” Harrell said in a statement.

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes echoed the mayor’s statement.

“When our nightlife areas are safe, it fosters a stronger sense of community, attracts visitors, supports local businesses, and ultimately makes Seattle a more desirable place to live, work, and play for everyone,” Barnes said.

Harrell said the city has used the current chronic nuisance properties ordinance 17 times鈥攁gainst motels, nightclubs, private residences, an apartment building, and a commercial event space.

Legislation to amend the current ordinance has been sent to the Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee for consideration at its meeting on June 24.

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compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key categories: economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential.

“And the news is good for Washington. It cracked the top three,” WalletHub Analyst Chip Lupo told 成人X站 Newsradio. “Only behind Massachusetts and Utah, and just ahead of California.”

Lupo pointed out Washington has been at the forefront of new technology, noting the state has the highest number of invention patents per capita.

In the WalletHub analysis, Washington also had the second-highest share of jobs in high-tech industries and the second-highest share of ‘STEM’ professionals, or workers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

Lupo said those jobs are drawing people from around the world.

“New immigrants to Washington are the seventh-most educated in the country,” Lupo said.

Unemployed and underemployed rates in WA

The prospect of getting a great job attracts new residents and keeps many of those born or raised in Washington from leaving. However, finding a good job can be challenging.

“Washington has an above-average unemployment rate of 4.3% and an extremely high, now this is key, underemployment rate,” Lupo said.

Nine percent of Washingtonians are underemployed, meaning they’re working in a job that doesn’t adequately utilize their skills or experience. A notable example is a person with a college degree who works as a waiter or delivery driver.

Utah, which has an unemployment rate of 3.1%, edged out Washington for second place on the list. Utah also has a strong median income compared to its relatively low cost of living.

Massachusetts ranked No. 1. Lupo noted that the state not only invests heavily in industry, but also in academics. Washington has a few dozen public and private universities. Massachusetts has more than 100.

Why does having a strong state economy matter?

“The stronger your economy, the more tax dollars come into the state, which means better infrastructure, better quality of life for all the residents,” Lupo said.

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“This is a tragedy,” said Linda Eckert, MD, in an interview from UW Medicine. “It doesn’t follow the science or the data or the clinical experience we’ve had since COVID has been part of our lives.”

Eckert said pregnant women develop more serious symptoms from COVID than women who are not pregnant.

“They develop more hospitalizations; they have to be in the ICU more often,” she said. “They need the use of a ventilator more often. They even die more often.”

UW doctor outlines importance of COVID vaccine recommendations

Eckert insists the vaccine not only reduces the risk of severe illness in pregnant mothers, it protects their newborns.

“If a pregnant woman develops an immunity to COVID, especially with a vaccine, and she has a high level of antibodies, she passes those on to the infant,” she explained.

She said data show that infants are much less likely to be hospitalized with COVID, within the first six months of life, if their mothers had been vaccinated while pregnant.

And she points out that there’s no approved COVID vaccine for babies, six months and younger, yet they face serious complications if infected. In fact, she said they have the same hospitalization rate as adults over the age of 65, yet COVID vaccines are still being recommended for that age group.

She worries the new government recommendations will discourage insurance companies from covering the vaccine.

“If insurance chooses not to cover this vaccine and people only have the option of paying out of pocket, we know that a lot of people aren’t going to be able to afford it,” she said.

Last month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Junior said he would remove the CDC’s recommendation that children and healthy pregnant women get the COVID vaccine.

He has since said that children can get COVID shots if their parents first consult their health care provider.

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“This particular person is there because of a criminal history. Assaults,” said Sergeant Charles Porche, who confirmed the man is under “civil commitment” at the hospital.

Porche did not know the specifics of the man’s case but said civil commitment means a person cannot be criminally prosecuted because of his mental state.

Patient who escaped Washington psychiatric hospital not believed dangerous

Even so, Porche does not believe the patient, who’s been at Western State for about two years, is a danger to the public.

“They’ve reported no aggressive behaviors from him while he’s been there,” he shared.

It’s unclear why the man ran off.

Police describe him as a 5-foot-10, Hispanic man, wearing a black jacket and gray sweats.

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“It sounds like potentially releasing a lot of balloons in some sort of cafeteria or auditorium area. So nothing malicious,” said Sarah Taylor, Public Information Officer with the Enumclaw Police Department (EPD).

“There was no plan for harming of others,” added Enumclaw School District spokesperson Jessica McCartney. “The weapon involved was actually an airsoft replica.”

Police initially suspect potential recon for school shooting

But surveillance video of the trio sparked concerns that they might be doing reconnaissance for a shooting. They walked slowly, recording their movements, only running off when an alarm brought police.

Officers wasted no time circulating photos of the group.

“They saw everything going on, they knew that they were involved, and they came forward,” said Taylor.

Two of the suspects are students from the school.

One of them, who’s 18, went to a police station where he was taken into custody and booked into jail. The other student, who is younger, contacted the school resource officer and was taken to juvenile detention.

Both face possible trespassing and burglary charges. One of the three was from out of state, is back home, and is unlikely to face charges.

“Hopefully, everyone learned some lessons here,” Taylor said.

Enumclaw High School increases security

Security at the school has been increased out of an abundance of caution, EPD and the school district stated via Tuesday.

“We will maintain an extra police presence at the school today and tomorrow,” the news release stated. “It has been determined there is no threat at this time, but we will continue to provide more information as we continue our investigation.”

This story was originally published on June 2, 2025. It has been updated and republished since then.

Contributing: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest

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The incident happened at the Union Gospel Mission in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night.

“The suspect had entered the shelter and was speaking to individuals in the lobby when he produced a knife and stabbed several people,” Salem Police Department Public Information Officer Angela Hedrick said, adding the suspect also attacked those who tried to intervene.

Suspect arrested after 12 stabbed at Pacific Northwest homeless shelter

The man then walked outside and allegedly continued stabbing people. He was arrested a short time later. Police recovered a knife with an eight-inch blade.

Hedrick said the victims are all men, whose ages range from 26 to 57.

“Two of the victims are Union Gospel Mission staff members, and others were either guests of the shelter or the suspect encountered them outside the building,” she told 成人X站 Newsradio.

The suspect is a 42-year-old man who had been traveling from Portland to Deschutes County when he got off a bus in Salem prior to the attack.

He is currently in custody at the Marion County Jail on charges of second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, according to Hedrick. However, more charges are possible.

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“I have PTSD,” Mike Abkem told 成人X站 Newsradio.

It’s a condition Abkem said he developed during two tours in Iraq. He said he first noticed the symptoms when he became fearful of going into crowds.

“I used to not even go out,” he shared. “Like if my wife wanted to go shopping, I’d just stay at home, or if (my family) wanted to go to the fair or any type of activity like that, I would just stay at home because of the crowds.”

Abkem and his wife have seven children, five of whom still live at home with them in Sequim. He said PTSD not only affected him, but also his entire family.

Then, he found Scotty.

“Scotty? He’s special,” Abkem said, beaming.

Sequim military veteran matched with service dog through nonprofit

Scotty is a pure-bred English lab and service animal he was connected with through .

“Our program is provided at no cost to the veterans because we are a nonprofit and because of generous donors we have in our program,” spokeswoman Carly Kramer explained.

She said K9s for Warriors is the United States’ largest provider of trained service dogs for veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma鈥攊n short, the hidden wounds of war.

Kramer said the program goes beyond matching a veteran with a dog.

“Every veteran goes through a three-week training program with their service dog that has already been trained for six to eight months, and that three-week training period is for the veteran to really find that irreplaceable bond with a service dog,” she shared.

After training, she said, “We send them home and keep up with their journey. Whether they’ve been in our program five months ago or five years ago, we’re still keeping up with their journeys.”

Military veteran lives life more at ease

For Abkem, those journeys now include what once seemed impossible.

“Going through crowds and stuff,” he said, noting the fear eases with his service dog beside him.

And Abkem said Scotty can sense when he’s in trouble.

“If I have an anxiety attack, I could have him lay down on my lap, putting pressure on my legs to relieve some of the anxiety and give me something to concentrate on as he’s trying to help me relax my body and center myself on him,” he explained.

Abkem said service animals can truly be life-changing for veterans and their families.

“He is my best friend, that’s not human,” he shared.

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On Thursday, a federal appeals court allowed the Trump administration to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of them.

Earlier in the day, a federal judge had blocked Trump鈥檚 use of the law to impose tariffs. The ruling was handed down the day after a similar, broader finding from a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

WA U.S. Senator: Tariffs battle is ‘wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy’

As the court battles continue over the tariffs, “We know this, that it is wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy,” Washington U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell said.

Cantwell pointed out Washington is one of the most trade-dependent states in the country, adding, “95% of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States, and if we want to be competitive with other countries, we need to be fighting to open markets.”

Port of Seattle Commissioner reports slowdown

She said the tariffs are having the opposite effect. Commissioner Fred Felleman said a slowdown at the docks supports that claim.

“Just last week, we saw a 30% decline in container volumes moving through our gateway, and this week have a 25% reduction, year over year,” he said.

Felleman warned the current tariff policies and court battles risk painting the U.S. as an unreliable trading partner.

“If we’re not seen as a reliable partner, it doesn’t mean that trade doesn’t continue, it just doesn’t go through our gateway or our country,” he shared.

Cantwell has introduced a bill that would return much of the control over tariffs to Congress.

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“They haven’t really been tested appropriately,” said Dr. Eugene Yang, professor and cardiologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Yang was the lead author of a study involving an international panel of researchers who weighed in on the new devices in

Traditional blood pressure methods use inflatable cuffs to detect vibrations in your arm’s brachial artery, giving clinicians an estimate of blood pressure.

UW cardiologist says smart devices rely heavily on AI to check blood pressure

Yang said smart devices, such as phones and watches, rely heavily on artificial intelligence. He added that the medical community needs to agree on how to test the newer technology and set standards.

Yang told 成人X站 Newsradio that, in the meantime, the AI in the various devices will need to consume much more data to help it learn how to properly interpret signals from the body, to determine an accurate blood pressure.

“If the device is underestimating BP, that may give someone a false sense of security and lead them to think their blood pressure is great when, in reality, it might be 20 points higher,” Yang explained in a statement from UW Medicine. “Conversely, a device may overestimate BP, and then patients may get stressed out unnecessarily.”

High blood pressure can lead to a series of health complications

High blood pressure, or hypertension, can lead to health complications such as a heart attack and stroke, so detecting it is important.

Yang said he does see a future in which patients will be able to use newer devices to better manage their health.

“Down the road, I think we can be optimistic about it, but we still have a while to go,” he shared.

For now, he said the traditional cuff method is the most reliable way to check your blood pressure.

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The House budget cut $286 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.

“I’m not going to be quiet as they take food from our kids’ mouths,” stated a defiant Washington U.S. Senator Patty Murray in a post on social media.

Murray called the SNAP program an investment in people.

“My family relied on food stamps briefly when I was a kid,” she said. “Our country had our backs, and all seven of us kids grew up to give back to our communities in different ways.”

We should NOT cut food assistance in America so that Trump can pad the pockets of billionaires and giant corporations.

If Republicans won鈥檛 listen to common sense and common decency鈥攖hen we are going to get a megaphone and shout it from the rooftops:

HANDS OFF SNAP.

鈥� Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray)

But is SNAP actually being cut? GOP says no

On CBS’s Face the Nation, insisted, “We have not cut SNAP. What we’re doing is working on fraud, waste, and abuse.”

The Government Accountability Office determined that in 2023, about $10.5 billion in SNAP benefits were improper.

But not all of that was likely fraud.听It could include underpayments as well as overpayments, or instances when regulations weren’t followed to the letter.

Johnson explained that’s why the House budget requires states to shoulder more of the costs of SNAP.

“The states are not properly administering this, because they don’t have enough skin in the game, so what we’ve done in the bill is add some鈥攋ust modest state sharing component so that they’ll pay attention to that so that we can reduce fraud,” he said.

How is Washington impacted?

The left-leaning (CAP) estimates the states, collectively, would have to pay an additional $2.5 billion a year to fill the gap.

And CAP stated, under expanded paperwork and other requirements, 2.7 million American Households would lose more than $3,000 per year.

According to the , a progressive think tank, 888,300 Washington residents receive SNAP benefits. More than half of the recipients are families with children, and most have incomes that put them below the poverty line.

Is this about funding tax cuts for the wealthy?

Supporters of the budget, from the Republican controlled House, say the goal is to cut waste and fraud from SNAP in order to make the program stronger for those who need it.

Critics, like Murray, see a more nefarious goal: to help fund President Donald Trump’s desired tax cuts.

“We should not be cutting off food assistance so Trump can cut his fellow billionaires a massive check,” Murray said.

Washington has the most productive shellfish farms in the nation. It’s a more than $200 million industry, annually.

So when European green crabs invaded Washington waters in the 90s鈥攆easting on clams, oysters, muscles, and more鈥攕hellfish producers started trapping them. They’ve been successful, catching more than 1.2 million of them in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor last year alone.

WSU Extension specialist on European green crabs

It’s a big headway, but there’s a small problem: Little European green crabs and the amount those juvenile crabs can eat.

“It’s a big appetite,” said Laura Kraft, a Washington State University Extension specialist who just wrapped up a study on the juvenile crabs. “And what we found is that when we fed them juvenile Pacific oysters, the little crabs were eating almost the same proportion as the big crabs, which really shocked us.”

In addition, European green crabs, of all ages, threaten native eel grass, which provides habitat for salmon and other fish. Therefore, Kraft said this is prompting a shift in how the shellfish industry and advocates fight the invasive species, by trapping both older and younger crabs.

“They do require a different type of trap,” she said. “Essentially, we change the size of the entry hole into the trap.”

They’re also looking beyond trapping as they work to manage鈥攊f not eradicate 鈥擡uropean green crabs.

“WSU this summer is looking forward to looking at an attractive sex pheromone to remove male crabs from the bay,” Kraft shared.

It could be used to lure unwitting crabs into traps or to disrupt the mating cycle altogether.

“Essentially putting out so much male pheromone that the males can’t even find the females,” Kraft explained.

She said a similar process is used to manage codling moths, without pesticides, to protect apple crops.

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U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that the blinding beams are a danger on the roadway.

She acknowledged that the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law tried to improve safety by allowing manufacturers to install adaptive beams, which are supposed to adjust headlights to oncoming traffic and other environmental factors.

“But let’s be honest. It has not helped,” Gluesenkamp Perez said.

She told the committee she’d like to work with it and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to set standards for headlights, “that retain visibility for drivers, but also reduce glare and increase safety for other drivers on the road.”

She said this is not just a concern in her southwest Washington, Third Congressional District.

Various people question restrictions on headlights

“This is something that draws ire from rural Americans, from older Americans, from law enforcement,” she said, adding social media is full of complaints.

成人X站 Newsradio found no shortage of critics on Reddit.

“Why do you need to send 80,000 lumens into my brain just to see what’s in front of you?” one user wrote.

Another wrote, “Used to love driving in the dark too, but it’s miserable now, sick of…being flash banged by oncoming vehicles.”

“If you’re so blind that you need an industrial laser frying everyone else’s retinas to see ahead of you, maybe just don’t (expletive) drive,” wrote another.

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That report lists the Seattle area’s median home price as $750,000. However, that includes homes throughout King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties.

“Currently, we have a median price in Seattle of $899,475,” John Manning, with Remax Gateway Seattle, said.

Yes鈥攚e’re just shy of $900,000.

Median price of Seattle homes surpasses 2022 peak

Manning said it’s the highest median price for Seattle ever, surpassing the peak reached in 2022.

He said it appears that after a sleepy winter and a slow start to the spring real estate market, “We had enormous price growth just in the last two months. King County, for example, has gone up 3.1% in the last month, but Seattle has gone up almost 5% at the same time.”

And that’s despite high interest rates.

Manning said post-COVID “return to the office” policies may be driving people back to Seattle itself.

“We’ve seen a slowdown in growth in what would have been attractive satellite areas for folks that thought they could work from home,” he explained. “We’ve seen a tremendous uptick at the same time in pricing within Seattle.”

Why an uptick in home prices?

Manning added that buyer confidence also appears to be back.

“Especially in the Seattle area, there may have been fears of recession,” he shared. “There certainly were fears of layoffs and unemployment. I think the worst seems to have already been announced.”

That includes the nearly 2000 layoffs in Washington State recently announced by Microsoft.

Overall, Manning pointed out that a number of strong employers and industries continue to draw new residents to the Puget Sound region, as do the natural beauty and quality of life here. He said real estate has proven to be a good long-term investment here.

The result is that plenty of people are looking to buy, but there has been a persistent shortage of homes available.

Manning explains it this way: in a “balanced” market, if no other homes came onto the market, it would take about six months to sell all those homes.

“In Seattle, we are used to having two weeks or less, which indicates a massive undersupply of homes,” he said.

That law of “supply and demand” is a major reason why prices continue to grow over time.

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The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest said it’s moving to a mostly cashless system for collecting fees at trailheads, day use sites, and campgrounds.

The U.S. Forest Service is asking people to download the before visiting national forests.

However, park-goers can still purchase passes from local vendors and online.

Officials said recreation fees and passes are used to maintain and operate national parks.

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“We do not – and will not – tolerate violence in our city,” Barnes said at a news conference on Monday.

Barnes, who took over the SPD in January, added, “To the families of these victims, please know that I have directed every resource necessary to investigate this case and bring the person or persons responsible to justice.”

Police say officers were already in the area when they heard a disturbance shortly after 1 AM and found four people unconscious near the 100 block of S. Washington Street. Two men and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. A man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.

Barrnes promises justice, increased summer patrols

Officers have made no arrests but are searching for a Tesla that was seen in the area during the time of the shooting. They say they hope the driver or dash-cam video will provide clues. Police say the driver is not a suspect.

Barnes noted that nearly ten days before the shooting, and just a few blocks away, officers responded to a stabbing.

“In response to these incidents, you will see more officers in the Pioneer Square area,” Barnes said, adding that officers will have an increased presence across Seattle during the summer months as sports, concerts and other events draw people into the city.

Saturday’s shooting happened just days before a new Seattle ordinance took effect on Monday, which increases requirements for private, after-hours clubs. Although Saturday’s shooting occurred outside a club that does not meet that definition, there’s hope the new ordinance will reduce violence in parts of the city, and Barnes spoke to that.

“Certainly, I think that’s a right step in the right direction. We need to make sure that these establishments do what they can to ensure people’s safety. ” After-hours clubs and lounges are now required to have at least two security guards and video surveillance.

Barnes says the SPD also has a team that works with entertainment venues to help them increase safety.

A major health care provider is making cuts, and it likely won’t be the last.

is closing five clinics, including an urgent care center in Renton. It’s consolidating two other clinics and closing two hospital units by June 27th. The provider estimates that 50% of its 4000 employees will be affected by the moves, although it is not clear how many will ultimately lose their jobs.

Valley Medical says, year to date, it is operating at a $25-million-dollar loss, due to uncertainties over state and federal funding and insurance company reimbursements. And those in the medical profession fear it will only get worse.

Right now, Congress is considering up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, which is a program that helps lower-income Americans and those with no insurance through their employer. The Trump Administration argues it is eliminating fraud and waste and that no one who qualifies for Medicaid will get pushed off the program.

Congresswoman Kim Schrier pushes back on closures聽

Washington Congresswoman Kim Schrier, a pediatrician, says, “The reality is you just don’t get that kind of savings without kicking a lot of people off.”

And she says when that happens, everyone will pay for it.

“Those patients are still going to get sick. They’re actually going to get sicker, they’re not going to be able to go to their primary care physician, and instead they’re going to go to the emergency room. And then the wait in the emergency room gets longer. And because they can’t pay for that care, the hospital is going to have to eat it,” Schrier said.

Hospitals will have to respond to the extra financial burden by making their own cuts to service.

Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer says Valley Medical will not be the last health care provider that will be forced to make cuts.

“They’re not going to be the only ones. There are lots of hospitals talking about the cuts they’re going to have to make and a loss of services that communities will experience,” she told 成人X站 Newsradio.

Valley Medical Center closes key clinics

The most impactful changes include closures of key inpatient hospital units. The Northwest Pavilion inpatient unit and the Inpatient Pediatrics department will both close on June 27. The closure follows a sharp decline in patient volume, with an average of just four inpatients per day. While Valley will continue to provide outpatient pediatric services, inpatient care will now be directed to regional children鈥檚 hospitals.

鈥淭hese are extremely difficult decisions that affect not only our workforce but the broader community we serve,鈥� Valley said in a statement to staff. 鈥淭hey are not taken lightly鈥攂ut they are necessary for the future stability of our organization.鈥�

Outpatient clinics set to close

Several Valley outpatient clinics are also set to close permanently by the end of June. Kent Primary Care, Occupational Health Services, and the Pediatric Neurology and Sleep Medicine clinic will close, along with the Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic, which is ending its satellite service contract. Renton Landing Urgent Care closed earlier on May 12.

Several clinics merging

The Medication Management clinic in Covington will partially merge with Valley鈥檚 Renton campus by June 20, while Valley Women鈥檚 Healthcare in Covington will combine services with the Renton and Auburn locations by June 27.

Hospital leadership said these closures were chosen with careful consideration of community resources to minimize disruption to patient care.

鈥淲e gave significant thought to each area of closure and consolidation, ensuring that there are alternative providers in place to continue care,鈥� the hospital noted.

Hospital administrators stressed the current healthcare landscape is putting pressure on systems nationwide and Valley Medical Center is not alone in facing these tough decisions.

鈥淲e are focusing our resources on where we can make the most impact,鈥� the hospital said. 鈥淥ur mission remains, and with a more focused structure, we are committed to continuing forward with resilience and a deep responsibility to those who depend on us.鈥�

Notifications to affected staff began this week. Employees impacted by the closures are encouraged to apply for available positions within the organization.

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That person stayed at a Residence Inn in Bothell from April 30 to May 3, before flying out through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The individual visited restaurants, shops, businesses, and other public locations in Renton, Bellevue, Seattle, Everett, and Woodinville.

View the complete list below.

King County Public Health is alerting the public that a Canadian visitor was contagious with measles while traveling through various locations in King and Snohomish Counties. The infected individual visited the following public places before being diagnosed with measles.

鈥� MyNorthwest (@Mynorthwest)

Doctors warn measles easily spread

Doctors say measles can be easily spread, often before a person knows they’re sick and has developed symptoms, which can include a fever, rash, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes.

If you contracted measles from the visitor, you are most likely to develop symptoms sometime between May 7 and 24. If you think you were exposed and have not been vaccinated鈥攐r don’t know your immunization status鈥攃all your health care provider.

Although this most recent measles case involves a visitor, five Washington residents have contracted measles this year.

“Globally and in the U.S., we are experiencing a significant measles resurgence,” said Meagan Kay, Medical Epidemiologist for Public Health Seattle and King County. “With over 1,000 cases reported so far this year nationally, 2025 is on track to have the highest number of measles cases in the US since the early 1990s.”

The measles vaccine is 97% effective at preventing infection and severe illness.

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Seattle is among several major U.S. cities that are slowly sinking.

That’s according to researchers at Virginia Tech, who used satellite-based radar measurements for their study, published in the journal .

They say groundwater extraction is a major factor, along with climate change and tectonic activity.

The movement is slight鈥擲eattle is sinking at about 2 millimeters per year.

“Even slight downward shifts in land can significantly compromise the structural integrity of buildings, roads, bridges, and railways over time,”听said Leonard Ohenhen, a former Virginia Tech graduate student and the study鈥檚 lead author, in a post on the

He worked with Associate Professor 聽at Virginia Tech鈥檚聽.

The study used satellite-based radar measurements to create high-resolution maps of sinking land in 28 of the most populous U.S. cities. A total of 34 million people–roughly 12% of the U.S. population–live in these cities, according to the post.

“In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking鈥攁nd in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking,” the post said. “New York, Chicago, Seattle, Denver, and five other cities are sinking at about 2 millimeters per year. Several cities in Texas exhibited some of the highest measured rates of subsidence at about 5 millimeters per year鈥攁nd as much as 10 millimeters per year in certain areas of Houston.”

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Authorities said it started when they tried to pull over a car for a traffic violation on I-90 near Preston, but the driver took off.

WSP car dash cam video shows that as troopers pursued the vehicle, a silver Infiniti drove in between the vehicle and the patrol car. The Infiniti began weaving back and forth.

Troopers caught up with the first car and bumped it, in a pit maneuver, in an effort to get it to stop. However, the car continued, eventually losing a tire and ending up facing the wrong way on an I-90 off-ramp.

The Infiniti raced around the vehicle and sped off westbound on I-90. The now wrong-way vehicle headed down I-90, eventually spinning out and landing in a ditch.

Troopers arrested the 21-year-old driver. They found a woman passenger with a baby on her lap, but troopers said both were OK.

Washington State Patrol arrests 18-year-old brother of 21-year-old

Meanwhile, Washington State Department of Transportation cameras spotted the Infiniti on I-90 in Bellevue.

Troopers pursued it into Seattle, where the car exited and came to a stop near Swift and Albro streets.

The passenger and the driver were arrested. The driver turned out to be the 21-year-old’s 18-year-old brother.

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Although the future of his papacy is uncertain, Seattle University Professor of Religious Studies Brian Taberski said he was shocked that an American was selected.

“I was floored, honestly,” Taberski told 成人X站 Newsradio. “But what some might call a unicorn, some may call the holy gift of Pope Leo XIV.”

Prevost, 69, is a former missionary in Peru and currently leads the Vatican office that oversees the appointment of bishops worldwide.

Seattle University professor speculates why Vatican chose American pope

Prevost鈥檚 Augustinian background is rooted in the teachings of St. Augustine, and his order focuses on community, service, and spiritual reflection. His global experience and leadership at the Vatican gave him significant visibility heading into the conclave.

Traditionally, few thought Catholic Cardinals would ever elect an American Pope. Taberski said that likely changed when Prevost’s shared citizenship was considered.

“He lived most of most of his life in South America, in Peru,” Taberski said. “I think that where one is from, perhaps, is the beginning of one’s story, but not the totality of it.”

Like his predecessor, Pope Francis, he’s seen as a progressive on many social issues but conservative on church doctrine, including “limits” on women’s roles in the church. However, Taberski said鈥攄on’t get stuck on the terms.

“One takes a thoughtful examination of Catholic teaching,” he said. “There are many things that the Church teaches that would be considered progressive, by way of immigration, by way of dignity of the human person, and other things that could be considered conservative.”

Contributing: Jonah Oaklief, MyNorthwest

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