Police Using Rubber Bullets On Protesters That Can Kill, Blind Or Maim For Life

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Police in multiple cities are using supposedly “nonlethal” crowd-control methods from rubber bullets to tear gas bombs to pepper-spray projectiles.

Hype Collides With Science As FDA Tries To Rein In ‘Wild West’ of COVID Blood Tests

Art Shotwell 9 minutes read
Amid questions about the accuracy of the COVID-19 antibody tests flooding the market — and the usefulness of the results they provide — the FDA has belatedly stepped in to try to rein in the chaos.

School Superintendent Comments on Recent Events

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Outgoing School Superintendent Dr Mark Wenzel says that "continued injustice pervades our country," and that acts such as recent killings at the hands of police lead to a "sense of grief, despair and hopelessness."

Police Blotter, May 23 - 29, 2020

Anacortes Police 7 minutes read
An Anacortes man fell for an online email scam, then after sending off some money, thought about it and managed to stop payment.

Coronavirus Surprise: IRS Allows Midyear Insurance And FSA Changes

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
Last month, the Internal Revenue Service announced it would let employees add, drop or change some of their benefits for the remainder of 2020. The catch: Your employer has to allow the changes. KHN explains how it could work.

Skagit County Board of Health approves, submits Phase 2 Variance Application

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
The Skagit County Board of Health and the Skagit County Board of Commissioners Friday voted to submit an official application to move forward to Phase 2 under Governor Inslee’s Safe Start plan.