Good morning! I’m Mary Regalado and it’s Wednesday, March 18th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine today with a high of 57 and a low of 38. Tonight will be mostly cloudy. Our top story is: Washington state could soon have up to 1,000 additional emergency hospital beds supplied by the federal government to handle new coronavirus patients, Gov. Jay Inslee said yesterday afternoon. Separately, Inslee said he has spoken with the U.S.