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What To Do In Seattle January 23, 2018

Living Life to the Fullest When Moving to Seattle

Seattle is a wonderful place to visit, but living in Seattle has both pros and cons as you would find with any city in the…

Lucy Berliner, MSW
Director, Harborview Center for SATS. Served in various capacities on previous Archdiocesan Committees and Review Boards.

Joan Cole Duffell
Executive Director, Committee for Children. This Seattle-based, international nonprofit organization conducts research and develops programs for children, personal safety, youth violence and bullying.

Deacon Michael Riggio
Deacon, St. Leo Church, Tacoma and Adjunct Faculty, Seattle University Law School. Michael is also a former deputy Pierce County prosecutor in the Special Assault Unit.

Mary Ellen Stone, MS
Executive Director, King County SARC. Providing education and advocacy toward the elimination of secual assault, KCSARC is the largest victim's service organization in Washington.

Fr. Michael Tyrrell, S.J.
Socius and Province Treasurer, Society of Jesus - Oregon Province. Served as member of Archdiocese of Seattle Case Review Board.

Trump urges calm even as US reports worrisome new virus case
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn’t inevitable even as top health authorities at his side warned Americans that more infections are coming. Shortly after Trump spoke, the government announced a worrisome development: Another person in the U.S. is infected […]
Trump names Pence to lead coronavirus response, but plays down threat to U.S.
Several top health experts echoed President Trump’s optimism but also offered a more sober assessment of the risks to Americans. He named Vice President Mike Pence to oversee efforts to prevent a widespread outbreak in the U.S.
New coronavirus reaches Latin America, first case in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Latin America saw its first confirmed case of the new coronavirus spreading worldwide when Brazil’s government announced that a 61-year-old man who traveled to Italy this month had the virus. The Brazilian man had spent two weeks in northern Italy’s Lombardy region on a work trip, where he contracted the […]
Tribal nation condemns ‘desecration’ to build border wall
Native American leaders warn of a range of environmental and archaeological threats posed by the Trump administration’s scramble to build the wall.
Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus; Iran says 22 dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears about a viral epidemic just months ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, a move that came as the Mideast has over 240 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia stops […]
‘It’s a calculated risk’: Seattle man reflects on trail running after fracturing leg in Olympic National Forest
He was halfway through a 20-mile run through the Olympic National Forest on Friday when he slipped on some ice. There was no cell service, but he knew he couldn’t stay where he was — the sun was about to set. He fashioned a splint out of his raincoat and sticks, though it didn’t help […]
Seattle police arrest 31-year-old man accused of robbing Beacon Hill store, stabbing store clerk
Seattle police arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a store clerk in Beacon Hill Wednesday afternoon — and tried to escape police by running onto Interstate 5. The suspect was attempting to shoplift items from a store in the 2300 block of Rainier Avenue South around 12:30 p.m., according to a statement from Seattle […]
BP pulls out of regional oil trade organization over differences on carbon pricing, fuel standard
Fossil fuel giant BP announced it was leaving the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), a powerful oil and gas lobbying group in statehouses, over the association’s position on carbon pricing and its opposition to a low-carbon fuel standard being considered now in Olympia. The oil company said in a news release that its policies no […]
Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — As the worst-hit areas of Asia continued to struggle with a viral epidemic, with hundreds more cases reported Thursday in South Korea and China, worries about infection and containment spread across the globe. For the first time, the coronavirus has caused more new cases outside China, the epicenter of the outbreak, than […]
Bellevue College apologizes after administrator alters mural depicting Japanese American internment
The art installation “Never Again Is Now,” created by Seattle artist Erin Shigaki, includes an 11-foot-tall mural of two children who were photographed at a California incarceration camp. The project was brought to Bellevue College last week as the school recognized the Day of Remembrance.
Northern Californian tests positive for coronavirus in first U.S. case with no link to foreign travel
Experts say that’s an indication the virus may be spreading domestically. The individual is a resident of Solano County, in Northern California, said the state’s Department of Public Health.
Clinical trials for novel coronavirus vaccine will take place at Seattle research institute
Kaiser's Seattle research institute was chosen as a trial site because it is one of nine National Institutes of Health (NIH) designated Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEU). The Kaiser institute has been a VTEU since 2007. Other local efforts to develop a vaccine are also ongoing.
Facebook bans ads with false claims about new virus
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus. The social network said it is removing ads that feature a product and imply a limited supply, seeking create a “sense of urgency” in their mention of coronavirus. Ads that guarantee a […]
Mom of missing kids waives extradition; bail stays at $5M
HONOLULU (AP) — Bail will remain at $5 million for a mother arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children, a judge ruled Wednesday. Lori Vallow wore an orange jumpsuit in court on the Hawaiian island of Kauai for a hearing on her request to reduce bail. After the judge denied the […]