🌱Venues Prep For Precautions + Shipping Companies Face Shortages

Happy Monday, Spokane! Here's what's going on today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 66 Low: 38.

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Here are the top stories today in Spokane:

1. Starting next month, all large events in Washington will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test taken 72 hours before. The official start date for the new requirement is Nov. 15. It will apply to all indoor events with a thousand or more people and all outdoor events with 10,000 or more people. Spokane venues are now preparing for the safety precautions and new procedures. (KXLY Spokane)
2. Companies like FedEx, USPS, UPS, and Amazon are gearing up for the holiday season but are enduring labor and supply chain shortages. The labor department reporting 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August, just adding to "The Great Resignation." That means instead of seeing your package arrive on time, without workers, it could be on a truck just sitting at a warehouse nearby causing your package to arrive weeks later. (FOX 28 Spokane)
3. As the vaccination deadline for Washington school employees approaches, Spokane Public Schools announced that 90% of their 5,200 employees are vaccinated, and four are leaving the district. (KHQ Right Now)
4. After a 4 News exclusive story inside the ICU at Sacred Heart touched many people around the world, Three Birdies Bakery, a local bakery, donates cookies to thank the ICU nurses. (KXLY Spokane)
5. SPD responded to three different shootings Friday night, one of which was fatal after a man was shot at several times. (KHQ Right Now)

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