LBA Morning News Brief 6/23/20

TRI-CITIES

 

300 COVID-19 cases in 3 days

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article243711232.html

 

Infection rates in Tri-Cities rising at alarming rate as health officials beg people to wear masks

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article243717617.html

 

Tri-Cities defiance to wear masks ruins chances to open (Editorial updated yesterday)

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article243662372.html

 

Temperatures near 100 in Tri-Cities today, we’re already in a drought

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/weather-news/article243712587.html

 

Courts in Tri-Cities back in session full time but there’s a huge backlog of cases

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article243584482.html

 

Fire officials encourage residents to get ready for a busy fire season

https://www.610kona.com/fire-officials-encourage-residents-to-prepare-for-busy-fire-season/

 

Worker rescued inside Pasco potato plant sorter

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/first-responders-rescue-employee-stuck-in-pasco-processing-potato-sorting-bin/article_8f3e79b8-b4af-11ea-8036-7f3fa47008f8.html

 

Kiwanis club hands out free school supplies

https://www.yaktrinews.com/kiwanis-club-provides-summer-learning-supplies-to-jefferson-elementary-students/

 

STATE

 

Governor Inslee names members of police task force

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/article243723237.html

 

Olympia Mayor’s comments about graffiti sprayed on her home make national headlines

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/state/washington/article243671712.html

 

Washington state reports 190 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 deaths

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242851336.html

 

Seattle will move to dismantle CHOP zone

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/seattle-will-move-to-dismantle-protest-zone-mayor-says/article_4635d7a6-4795-56a6-beea-a44c2fceed15.html

 

Seattle business owner repays people who paid for a coronavirus vaccine

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/local-business/seattle-entrepreneur-agrees-to-repay-unapproved-coronavirus-vaccine-sales-in-exchange-for-state-lawsuit-being-dropped/

 

Seattle police return to East precinct

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/this-is-about-life-or-death-city-says-spd-will-return-east-precinct/IS6LKAKPCVBV3PQZBUDOPGSVXA/

 

Founder of Pike Brewing Company passes away

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/rose-ann-finkel-seattle-food-scene-entrepreneur-and-co-founder-of-pike-brewing-dies-at-73/

 

Job openings in Seattle rebounding slowly

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/job-openings-in-seattle-area-rebound-slowly-coronavirus-economy-daily-chart/

 

 

 

REGION

 

Spokane reach 1,000 COVID-19 cases

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jun/22/spokane-county-nears-1000-cases-of-covid-19-with-i/

 

Toppenish police warn of fake cash circulating

https://www.610kona.com/toppenish-police-warn-of-fake-cash-circulating/

 

120 new cases and 3 deaths in Yakima County

https://www.yakimaherald.com/special_projects/coronavirus/update/covid-19-update-120-new-cases-3-deaths-monday-in-yakima-county/article_57ac79d0-6743-57c0-b553-a0ed5a7f9a25.html

 

6,500 cases in Yakima County?

https://www.yakimaherald.com/special_projects/coronavirus/update/yakima-county-close-to-6-500-covid-19-cases-recoveries-increase-by-more-than-300/article_583cabae-7c8a-5a56-afcc-7042bc924ead.html

 

Has Yakima County masking requirement been effective?

https://www.yakimaherald.com/special_projects/coronavirus/yakima-county-masking-recap-is-it-effective-whats-been-done-and-whats-in-the-works/article_d7262742-bd96-5afe-a144-4cfc5a8a15c2.html

 

Virus taking a huge toll on Yakima County Farms

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/virus-is-taking-big-toll-on-farm-county-in-washington-state/article_dba122b2-5aa9-5c95-9275-79940398e705.html

 

Oregon 514 new COVID-19 cases

https://www.yaktrinews.com/covid-19-spreads-in-close-social-networks-as-oregon-reopens/

 

NATIONAL

America’s Sick Map

https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA/0100B5K8423/index.html

 

President headed to Arizona in what’s is huge battleground state

https://www.weshipfloors.com/flooring-type/supercore-originals?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIi6Pd-IyY6gIV7wb5AB1MiQv0EAEYASAAEgKEyvD_BwE

 

Attorney General William Barr to be subpoenaed

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rep-nadler-preparing-subpoena-attorney-general-william-barr-testimony-n1231823

 

Younger adults bearing brunt of COVID 19 cases

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/not-care-world-hard-hit-states-younger-adults-increasingly-bear-n1231748

 

President says mail in voting will cause foreign countries to inject thousands of fake ballots

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/with-unsubstantiated-claim-trump-sows-doubt-on-us-election/article_8595398c-7f23-53af-853d-4f82f50fcfb1.html

 

9 hand sanitizers may contain toxic chemicals

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/9-hand-sanitizers-may-contain-toxic-methanol-fda-warns-n1231775

 

More President Trump staffers test positive for COVID-19 after Tulsa Rally

https://www.yaktrinews.com/i/two-more-trump-staffers-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-tulsa-rally-2/

 

Navy upholds firing of Navy Captain in COVID-19 outbreak

https://www.yaktrinews.com/navy-upholds-firing-of-carrier-captain-in-virus-outbreak/

 

WORLD

Crematorium busier than ever as Mexico reopens economy

https://www.yaktrinews.com/i/crematorium-busier-than-ever-as-mexico-reopens-economy/

 

World’s #1 tennis player test positive for COVID-19 after hosting tournament

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/504032-worlds-1-tennis-player-novak-djokovic-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-after

 

China stops imports from a Tyson plant

https://www.yaktrinews.com/i/two-more-trump-staffers-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-tulsa-rally-2/

 

China flexing muscles as world preoccupied with COVID-19

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/world-focused-covid-19-china-flexing-its-muscles-hong-kong-n1231635

 

China warns US about 4 more media outlets

https://keprtv.com/news/nation-world/china-warns-us-over-actions-against-4-more-media-outlets

 

China launches satellite to compete with GPS

https://news.yahoo.com/china-launches-final-satellite-complete-rival-gps-025337926.html

 

KICKER

 

Richland eatery feeding self-employed workers who are unemployed

https://www.yaktrinews.com/richland-eatery-feeding-self-employed-people-who-cant-work-due-to-covid/

 

Mike Gonzalez

Franklin PUD

Sr. Public Relations Manager

Mgonzalez@franklinpud.com

Office 509-546-5973

Cell:   509-380-8239