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A South King Fire & Rescue firefighter places a used test swab into a secure COVID test vial on Nov. 18, 2020, at a Federal Way testing site. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Masks are still king in combating new COVID strains

A top UW doctor talks new strains, masks and when normal could return.

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Enumclaw hits 600 COVID cases

5 percent of city residents have come down with the virus.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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Democrats look to allow noncitizens to serve on school boards

A Senate bill takes aim at a state law requiring anyone seeking elected office to be a citizen.

Enumclaw Mayor Jan Molinaro

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Mayor to deliver “State of Enumclaw” address

The address is scheduled for Feb. 24.

Enumclaw School District Superintendent Shaun Carey got to spotlight Enumclaw's achievements in returning to school with low COVID-19 transmission rates during a statewide briefing with Gov. Jay Inslee. Screenshot

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Superintendent Carey joins Inslee to announce additional school testing

Enumclaw was one of the first schools in the state to join a Department of Health pilot program…

A CVS pharmacist prepares a COVID-19 vaccine at Village Green Retirement Campus in Federal Way on Jan. 26. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

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State health leader: We have a plan, we don’t have the supply

Two months after the COVID vaccine landed in Washington, many still struggle to secure their shots.

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How the pandemic and coronavirus variants can show us evolution in real time

Scientists say viruses reproduce and mutate at higher rates, creating viral variants.

Gov. Jay Inslee talks about schools reopening during a Tuesday news conference. (TVW)

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Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief package

The federal funds will go to fight COVID, aid renters and reopen shuttered schools and businesses.

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Feb. 2 – 11

A CPR-in-progress, throwing knives, and a stolen cup holder.

Liberty Tucker is expected to be White River High School's next Daffodil Princess. Photo by Joey Hamlin Photography

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White River senior Liberty to be tapped as Daffodil Princess

The annual court almost didn’t happen this year, but enough girls from around Pierce County convinced the Daffodil…

Enumclaw Police Chief Bob Huebler spent 21 years in the armed services before becoming an officer of the law. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Tim Floyd will take reins as EPD chief, following Bob Huebler retirement

Huebler has dedicated 46 years to public service, including 25 years with the Enumclaw P.D.

Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf, an ob-gyn with the University of Washington School of Medicine and senior author of the report (Photo Credit: University of Washington School of Medicine)

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UW study shows high COVID infection rates among pregnant women

Study shows infection rates to be two to four times higher than expected among minority groups.

An example of a fake N95 mask, which according to experts looks, feels, and breathes like a real mask would. Courtesy photo

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Franciscan hospitals find fake N95 masks in storage

Luckily, it appears none were actually used when treating patients.