Local urgent care facilities at full capacity due to COVID, forced to turn away some patients

Many hospitals still cannot perform numerous medical procedures deemed non-urgent, even though they feel urgent to patients. And in some cases, ERs and urgent care facilities are so full with COVID patients, other patients have to be turned away.

Firefighter families call for religious exemption during Redmond City Council meeting

Several community members spoke during the Redmond City Council meeting Tuesday night hoping the city will allow religious exemption from the COVID vaccine for firefighters.

Firefighter families call for religious exemption during Redmond City Council meeting
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Several community members spoke during the Redmond City Council meeting Tuesday night hoping the city will allow religious exemption from the COVID vaccine for firefighters.

Redmond firefighter families want vaccine exemption
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Some first responders over on the east side worry their jobs are on the line if their religious exemptions for the COVID vaccine are not taken seriously by city leaders.

Labor attorney suggests workers unlikely to avoid most vaccine requirements when citing religious objections

First responders are expected to pack the Redmond City Council meeting Tuesday night as they seek clarity in their attempts to express religious exceptions to complying with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate. 

Firefighters seek religious exemption from vaccine
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First responders plan to pack the Redmond City Council meeting?they're now demanding employees be granted religious exemptions from getting a COVID vaccine.

Redmond firefighters battle for vaccine exemption

Controversy is building in Redmond on whether first responders will be granted a religious exemption from taking the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Mother speaks out after her baby's death was ruled a homicide

A young mother is speaking out for the first time since her baby’s death was ruled a homicide earlier this week. 

Redmond neighborhood worries about identity theft after same thief steals mail 4 times

Identify theft is a big concern for one community in east King County after someone broke into several mailboxes. And it’s not the first time the neighborhood has been targeted.