The promotion, called “Joints for Jabs,” is one of many across the United States whose aim is to get more Americans vaccinated.
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Tag Archives: Washington (State)
Protected Habitat, for a Population of One
Fifty years ago, Marty Bluewater fought to keep his home among the nesting birds of Protection Island. Now he’s fighting for the birds.
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Western States Face Excessive Heat Warnings and Advisories
Temperatures in Northern California could hit 107 on Tuesday and areas across Washington could reach the lower 100s, the National Weather Service said.
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3 Tacoma Police Officers Charged in Killing of Black Man
Prosecutors in Washington State said that Manuel Ellis had pleaded, “I can’t breathe,” after police officers punched him, squeezed his neck, pressed on his back and placed a spit hood over his head.
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Along the Columbia River, Making a Monument of the Land
In the Pacific Northwest, Maya Lin’s ‘art landscapes’ celebrate the river’s partnership with Native American tribes.
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Covid Vaccines Are Now on Wheels
Mobile Covid-19 vaccine clinics in vans and buses are rolling up to neighborhoods in Delaware, Minnesota and Washington State to reach people who have been unable to travel to vaccination centers.
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Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth.
Billy Frank Jr. changed the country for the better and won rights for Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
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Police Say an Antifa Activist Likely Shot at Officers. His Gun Suggests Otherwise.
Investigators said that Michael Reinoehl probably opened fire before officers killed him last year. But some key evidence raises questions about that conclusion.
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Salmonella Outbreak Is Linked to Wild Birds and Feeders, C.D.C. Says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 19 people had been sickened in eight states.
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Fed Up With Remote Learning, Governors Make a Push to Reopen Schools
A bipartisan group of governors decided to flex its muscle and get students back into classrooms, despite union resistance and bureaucratic hesitancy.
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Seattle’s Virus Success Shows What Could Have Been
The Seattle area once had more coronavirus deaths than anywhere else in the United States. A year later, the region’s deaths per capita are lower than any other large metropolitan area.
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D.C.’s Mayor Mourned Covid’s Unequal Toll. Her Sister Is the Latest Victim.
As the number of coronavirus deaths in the city reached 1,000 this week, three-fourths of the dead were Black.
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On the West Coast, Avalanche Warnings and an ‘Atmospheric River’
The danger of avalanche is high in parts of the Cascade Mountains and areas farther south, the Northwest Avalanche Center said.
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Woman, 90, Walked Six Miles in the Snow for a Vaccine
Frances Goldman had struggled for weeks to book a coronavirus vaccination in Seattle. So when she got a Sunday appointment, she didn’t intend to miss it — even if it meant braving the elements alone.
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Oregon Is Vaccinating Teachers. It Might Not Be Enough to Reopen Schools.
Oregon is a case study in how Pacific Coast cities are lagging the country in resuming in-person teaching.
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Scenes From a Record-Setting Winter Storm
The coast-to-coast storm brought heavy snow and frigid temperatures as well as prompted rolling blackouts.
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A Plan to Keep Extremists Out of the GOP
Putting country before party would be easier if we changed electoral systems.
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Help With Vaccination Push Comes From Unexpected Businesses
Microsoft, Starbucks and Amazon are among the companies offering the government assistance with logistics and operations.
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Northwest’s Salmon Population May Be Running Out of Time
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are “on the brink of extinction.” Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.
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Congress Did Not Finish Certifying the Election Results. What Happens Next?
A mob of protesters interrupted certification of the 2020 electoral votes, injecting uncertainty into what happens next in the largely procedural action.
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A Year of Watching Earthly Beauty Burn
From orbit, satellites send tragic evidence of climate change’s destructive power. This film covers 10 days, Sept. 7-16, 2020, a period of intense fires activity in North and South America.
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Arizona Man Who Conspired to Threaten Journalists Gets 16 Months in Prison
Johnny Roman Garza, 21, working with a neo-Nazi group, researched home addresses for potential targets and put up a threatening poster at the home of a journalist, prosecutors said.
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‘How Did We Not Know?’ Gun Owners Confront a Suicide Epidemic
The toll of self-inflicted gun deaths has led to an unusual alliance between suicide-prevention advocates and gun-rights proponents.
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Scientists Destroyed a Nest of Murder Hornets. Here’s What They Learned.
Officials vacuumed the country’s first nest of so-called murder hornets last month in Washington State. The invasive insects could multiply and kill native bee populations, endangering crops and ecosystems.
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What to wear when you’re battling giant, venomous hornets
Enlarge (credit: Washington State Department of Agriculture)
By now you’ve surely seen the pictures: A dozen humanoid forms encased in full-body, white nylon suits are working on scaffolding at the base of a saran-wrapped tree by the red glow of headlamps, one of them raising a plexiglass vacuum tube between its blue-gloved hands in triumph. Inside, 85 wasps, each the size of a human thumb, are piled against one another in cold-induced slumber. No, these weren’t scenes from the next great biothreat thriller. Over the weekend, Washington State Department of Agriculture workers took out the first Asian giant hornet nest found in the United States.
Come to think of it, it was sort of a biothreat thriller. A bit anticlimactic, perhaps. But it had great costumes.
The enormous honeybee-beheading predator, nicknamed the “murder hornet,” was first discovered in Whatcom County late last year. Since then, state entomologists have been working nonstop to track the invasive insect, using traps and radio transmitters in the hope of locating their nests and eradicating them before they can gain a foothold in the Pacific Northwest. But taking out a nest is dangerous work. With a 6-millimeter, automatically-reloading stinger, the hornet can inject massive amounts of venom into its victims. It can also spray that venom from a distance. In Japan, they kill about 50 people every year.
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The Field: The Specter of Political Violence
The election anxieties of Americans across the political spectrum are visible in an alarming place: gun sales figures.
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Murder Hornet Nest, First in U.S., Is Found in Washington State
Officials said they planned to destroy the nest in Blaine, Wash., on Saturday before the voracious Asian giant hornets could multiply and lay waste to bees.
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Colorado Wildfire Grows Into Largest in State History
Left vulnerable by dry conditions, more than 430,000 acres have burned so far in what has been one of the worst years ever for wildfires in the state.
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In My Mountain Town, We’re Preparing for Dark Times
As the contagion spreads, we look ahead to winter and wonder whom we can safely pull close.
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‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist
New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him.
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How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist in Portland
New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him.
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Dogs Once Made Pretty Nice Wool Blankets, Too
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest once bred dogs in large numbers and sheared them for wool.
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Washington State Officials Hunt for Colony of ‘Murder Hornets’
The search has taken on particular urgency as the Asian giant hornets are about to enter their “slaughter phase,” during which they kill bees by decapitating them.
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A Coronavirus Infection Complicates Portland-Area Firefighting Efforts
A fire incident management team went into temporarily isolation this week in Washington State after a member of a resupply crew tested positive for the coronavirus.
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A Governor Bestowed Apples on Wildfire Victims. The Maggots Were Unintended.
Gov. Jay Inslee apologized for transporting the pest to maggot-free counties in Washington, which produces about 70 percent of the nation’s apples. After the discovery, the hunt was on.
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As Courts Back Broad Mail-In Voting, DeJoy Apologizes for Missteps
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy privately apologized to election officials for failing to consult about a postcard that was sent to educate voters on mail-in ballots.
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Wildfires and Hurricane Sally: How to Help
With fires on the West Coast and floods on the Gulf Coast, relief organizations are providing meals and shelter to devastated communities. If you want to give aid, here are some research pointers.
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Wildfires Live Updates: Rain Could Offer Some Relief for Oregon and Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee expressed confidence that Washington State could contain its fires, and offered help to Oregon, but warned that the air was still at “historically polluted levels.”
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Foul Air From West Coast Wildfires Spreads Across the Continent
Smoke from the wildfires in the West was spotted high in the skies over Washington, D.C. Firefighters continued to battle blazes that were still spreading.
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How China Brought Almost 200 Million Students Back
We’re also rounding up thought-provoking ideas about Covid-era education, and bringing you the latest local updates for K-12 and college.
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As Wildfires Burn Out of Control, the West Coast Faces the Unimaginable
Firefighters across California and Oregon are bracing for stronger winds that could partly clear the air — but also fan the flames of uncontrolled blazes.
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17 Dead and Dozens Missing in Vast Western Wildfires
In Oregon, where more than 1 million acres have burned, fires have destroyed entire towns and forced 40,000 residents to evacuate.
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A Line of Fire South of Portland and a Yearslong Recovery Ahead
Firefighters continued to battle blazes along the West Coast that have now charred nearly five million acres. At least 15 people are dead, with dozens still missing.
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Wildfires Live Updates: 500,000 Under Evacuation Orders in Oregon
The mayor of Portland declared a state of emergency as fires burned toward the city. California and Washington State are battling growing fires, too.
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Oregon, California and Washington State: Live Wildfires Updates
As wildfires raged up and down the West Coast, officials said one of the most damaging fires in Oregon may have been deliberately set.
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Why California, Oregon and Washington State Are Searching for Help to Battle Fires
With millions of acres ablaze across the West Coast, states are having a tough time finding available fire crews. California resorted to calling in a team of firefighters from Israel.
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States Are in Desperate Search for Help Battling Record Wildfires
With millions of acres ablaze across the West Coast, states are having a tough time finding available fire crews. California resorted to calling in a team of firefighters from Israel.
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The Wildfires in Photos
Fires continued to blaze up and down the West Coast, destroying neighborhoods and forcing mass evacuations as firefighters struggled to contain them.
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Wildfires Live Updates: Out-of-Control Blazes Add to Vast Destruction
Wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington State have killed seven people, with growing fears more have died in towns destroyed throughout the West.
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Wildfires Are Worsening. The Way We Manage Them Isn’t Keeping Pace.
The blazes scorching the West highlight the urgency of rethinking fire management policies, as climate change threatens to make things worse.
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