‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Amazon secures naming rights to new arena powered with 100% renewable energy
Amazon announced Thursday that it has secured the naming rights to the new home of Seattle’s NHL team and the WNBA’s Seattle Storm.
SEATTLE – A 25-year-old Tacoma, Washington woman was arrested Thursday morning on five federal counts of arson after police say she set five Seattle police vehicles on fire as protests turned violent in downtown Seattle on May 30. 1271197064215457792 United States Attorney Brian T. Moran said in a news release that Margaret Aislinn Channon was taken into […]
SEATTLE – A new study from University of Washington Medicine found COVID-19 can severely affect pregnant women who are overweight or obese before becoming pregnant. The findings were published Friday by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study found that women who contract the virus have a higher incidence of severe pneumonia, which could lead […]
SEATTLE – Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market announced that it will be requesting customers to wear face masks while in its stores to help protect the safety and health of team members and shoppers. Whole Foods will be offering all shoppers free, disposable masks within the next week. For customers who don’t already have a mask or […]
SEATTLE – Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll went into his usual bag of tricks during an online team meeting on Thursday. Carroll had his friend, actor Will Ferrell, crash the meeting and pose as new tight end Greg Olsen. 1256028105153474560 “We’ve got some new football players. We’ve got some guys that have joined our […]
The chairman of Seattle-based company Expedia said the economy will get a lot worse before it gets better due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Barry Diller appeared on “Face the Nation” Sunday and gave the sobering talk. “The damage that’s being done is catastrophic,” Diller said. “You’re going to have a massive amount of businesses that can’t […]
SEATTLE – A man, who tested positive for coronavirus, was taken into custody after investigators said he spit on a security guard several times during a fight last week in Seattle. On April 16, investigators said officers responded to a report of a man fighting a security guard near a shopping center. Investigators said the security […]
Boeing announced Thursday that it will resume all commercial airplane production at its facilities in Washington next week. The company suspended operations last month in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Boeing said in a news release that it will resume in a phased approach, and the company has taken extra precautions and procedures to keep employees safe. […]
CHICAGO – Boeing delivered 2,300 reusable 3D-printed face shields Friday to health care workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. Boeing said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will deliver the shields to an alternate care site to treat patients with coronavirus in Dallas, Texas. In a news release, Boeing officials said the […]
KING COUNTY, Wash. – To help reduce the density of homeless people staying in shelters in the Seattle area and slow the spread of the coronavirus, King County announced Thursday that it will move nearly 400 people to hotels. The county negotiated with three hotels that will serve as temporary shelters for those who are experiencing […]
SEATTLE – Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced Thursday that he is donating $100 million to food banks across the country during the coronavirus pandemic. “Even in ordinary times, food insecurity in American households is an important problem, and unfortunately COVID-19 is amplifying that stress significantly,” Bezos said in his Instagram post. “Non-profit food […]