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By ABBIE SHULL | The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) | Published: February 12, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. (Tribune News Service) — A Washington state firefighter and a U.S. Naval reservist are suing their employers for allegedly discriminating against them based on their military service. Brett Martinson, who joined the Washington Army National Guard in March 2002, has worked at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue for over 23 years. He contends fire department supervisors told him he was not selected for a promotion "due to your status in the military," according to a complaint filed Jan. 13 in the U.S. Di...

On Dec. 18, we confirmed 295 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths, all with underlying health conditions: A woman in her 60s from Frederickson. A woman in her 80s from Tacoma. A man in his 80s from Central Pierce County. A woman in her 70s from Key Peninsula. We have reported 4,724 cases in the last 14 days. Our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 523.7. Our average cases per day over the last 14 days is 337.4. Our totals are 22,196 cases and 272 deaths. Today’s case count includes previously unreported cases from the Thanksgiving testing rush but does not reflect increased Thanksgiving transmis...

On Dec. 16, we confirmed 165 new COVID-19 cases and 2  new deaths, both with underlying health conditions: A man in his 70s from Central Pierce County. A woman in her 70s from Puyallup. We have reported 4,712 cases in the last 14 days. Our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 522.4. Our average cases per day over the last 14 days is 336.6. Our totals are 21,641 cases and 263 deaths. Our record levels of testing before Thanksgiving helped catch many new cases. We’re monitoring our percent positive closely, and early signals are it’s decreasing and that cases may be leveling off. With the 6-day...

On Dec. 16, we confirmed 165 new COVID-19 cases and 2  new deaths, both with underlying health conditions: A man in his 70s from Central Pierce County. A woman in her 70s from Puyallup. We have reported 4,712 cases in the last 14 days. Our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 522.4. Our average cases per day over the last 14 days is 336.6. Our totals are 21,641 cases and 263 deaths. Our record levels of testing before Thanksgiving helped catch many new cases. We’re monitoring our percent positive closely, and early signals are it’s decreasing and that cases may be leveling off. With the 6-day...