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Ruthless Heat Wave Baking U.S. Northwest Triggers First Blackout Bloomberg 16 hrs ago Mark Chediak, Brian K. Sullivan and Josh Saul (Bloomberg) -- The unrelenting heat wave that shattered temperature records across the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Monday and threatens to smother the region for another six straight days has begun to trigger rolling blackouts in some parts. For the first time in the company’s history, Avista Corp. -- which supplies electricity to nearly 340,000 homes and businesses in the Northwest -- instituted rotating outages after parts of its system overlo...

IRS will to send long-delayed stimulus checks to homeless filers in Washington By Scott Greenstone, The Seattle Times Published: May 12, 2021, 7:42am Share: Potentially hundreds to thousands of homeless people who have been waiting months could receive stimulus checks after the Internal Revenue Service lifted a hold on seven addresses in King County. The Seattle Times reported in April that many homeless people had yet to receive their second and third stimulus checks — a life-changing amount of money for some. At the time, staffers for Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, and Se...

Mercer Island approves camping ban It outlaws staying on public property, in vehicles overnight By Associated Press Share: 2 Photos A sign that reads "This is what community looks like" sits on top of a pile of debris and belongings at an encampment that was occupied by homeless people at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle on Dec. 18. The city of Mercer Island has banned camping on public property. (Associated Press files) Photo Gallery SEATTLE — An affluent Seattle-area community has approved an ordinance prohibiting camping on public property, a measure the city says wi...

"aimed at connecting those experiencing homelessness with shelters and other resources"

Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park reopens after closure Recreation area reopens 6 months after CHOP drew nation’s attention By Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times Published: December 27, 2020, 6:03am Share: A protester tries to grab some things from a tent July 1 but is pushed back as Seattle police clear CHOP on Capitol Hill in Seattle. (Steve Ringman/Seattle TImes) SEATTLE — Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park has officially reopened after a six-month closure that was sporadically enforced and after the removal of an encampment from the park last week, the Parks Department annou...