Up to 5 inches of snow could fall in some areas around the Puget Sound by Thursday afternoon.
Extremely cold temperatures are expected to continue across most of the region. After heavy snowfall blanketed the region, arctic air will keep highs below freezing for most of the week, with overnight lows in the teens and mid-20s, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The NWS warned that frostbite and hypothermia can occur much faster when temperatures are this cold. Read more
An Ellensburg physician who was at the center of a KING 5 investigation for selling COVID-19 vaccine exemptions without medical justification has been restricted from issuing the medical vaccine waivers, according to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
State health officials announced Wednesday that they restricted Dr. Anna Elperin's osteopathic physician's license after she allegedly signed waivers for four first-time patients in late August "without charting or specifying a medical condition to justify the exemption."
The patients included a Central Washington University employee, a Kittitas Valley healthcare worker, a Mount Vernon School District employee and a 30-year-old whose occupation isn't listed in state disciplinary records. Read more
Travelers continue to deal with flight delays and cancellations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as the region prepares for another round of winter weather.
On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines announced it is proactively reducing the number of flights out of Sea-Tac over the next few days by about 20% to allow for additional time to deice aircraft.
More cancellations and delays are expected through the week across Alaska's network. Read more
High demand for COVID-19 testing continues in Washington over concerns about the omicron variant and potential exposure during holiday gatherings.
King County has purchased 300,000 at-home tests and expects 100,000 to arrive in the next couple of weeks. They will be distributed to local agencies who can get them to people in neighborhoods that do not have substantial access to in-person testing.
The county says more information on locations where tests are distributed will be released as the tests arrive. Read more
Mary Elizabeth Fairhurst, a former Washington Supreme Court Justice, died Tuesday evening at the age of 64, according to the state courts.
She died surrounded by family in Olympia after battling colon cancer on and off for more than a decade.
Fairhurst became a justice on the state Supreme Court in 2003. She would retire in 2020 after serving three years as Chief Justice. Read more
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