More than 130 days have passed since the first known case of COVID-19 was identified in the United States. Over that period, nearly 1.8 million Americans have been infected — and over 100,000 of them have died. While no state has avoided the virus’s reach, cases have been largely concentrated in densely-populated states in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 24/7 Wall Street

Members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) National Response Team have been sent to Minneapolis and St. Paul to investigate the fires set to local businesses during the recent unrest that took place in both cities. According to a spokesperson with the ATF St. Paul Field Division, they've been requested to work alongside both city's fire departments and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division to help determine the parties responsible for the fires.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that some people may be putting off getting emergency care for serious health conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and fewer visits for critical conditions could result in complications or even death. During the coronavirus pandemic, the total number of visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States for conditions other than COVID-19 was 42% lower than during this same time last year, according to a new CDC report.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and police Chief Carmen Best met behind closed doors Wednesday with demonstrators who have been participating in protests that have gripped the city. The meeting came one day after Durkan addressed a sizable crowd of protesters and pledged to meet with their representatives in order to forge consensus in the wake of the death of George Floyd, who died nine days ago at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 9:07:26 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A fire displaced the residents of a home on South 14th Street and caused $70,000 damage Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to 805 S. 14th St. around 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, and found a fire burning in the garage. It spread to the house as well, according to a fire department news release. Crews were able to put out the fire quickly, but the home’s residents were not able to go back that night and received assistance from the American Red Cross, the release said.
- PUB DATE: 6/3/2020 12:52:12 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic