Section: Local

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Whatcom County remains in Phase 1 of reopening for now

To move on to Phase 2, Whatcom County must have an average of less than 22.5 new cases over a 2 week period.

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Whatcom County unemployment skyrockets in April

17.2% is higher than the statewide jobless rate
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Seattle welcomes new members to the Woodland Park Zoo

Seattle has a new male pudu fawn and a female mountain goat kid.
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Ferndale set to activate new city well

The new well will provide about a quarter of Ferndale’s water supply, which will increase once the city finishes expanding their Water Treatment Plant in 2021
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GOP state lawmakers are calling for a special legislative session

Democratic officials say a June special session could be too early because the state won’t get an official budget forecast until mid-June
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State Health Department identifies two COVID-19 related data issues

The two data issues reported by the State’s COVID-19 Joint Information Center are causing an artificial elevation of reported infection rates across the state.

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$37M worth of cocaine seized, Coast Guard Cutter Active returning home after counter-narcotic patrol

The Coast Guard says the entire Active crew has tested negative after being exposed to COVID-19 on their patrol, and will continue to self- monitor once they’re back in Port Angeles.
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Mitsubishi Aircraft shuts down Washington location, cutting hundreds of jobs

The company announced Friday that it will close its U.S. headquarters in Renton

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WTA receives federal funding for COVID-19 response

Friday, the Whatcom Transportation Authority was granted millions of dollars in federal funding as a part of the CARES Act.

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More positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Whatcom County last week

There were zero new COVID-19 related deaths between May 17th and May 23rd

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