OLYMPIA, Wash – Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington Department of Health reported something different in a weekly briefing with journalists: good news. Walking through statewide data, the Department of Health showed graphs that demonstrate a continued downward trend…
With much of the fall still up in the air due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pac-12 Friday released an aggressive, conference-only 10-game football schedule which will kick off in late-September. Washington State is scheduled to open the season against…
OLYMPIA, Wash – With exceptions in some areas, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread at a higher-than-ideal rate across the state of Washington, according to a weekly report put out by the Department of Health on Friday. According to the statewide…
OLYMPIA, Wash – The union that represents teachers and school employees in Washington says it does not support the return to in-person teaching this fall. This comes as districts across the state are making plans to welcome students back to…
SPOKANE, Wash. — A guard at a state prison in Airway Heights faces federal criminal charges for smuggling drugs into the facility, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. Michael Mattern faces charges of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.…
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two hairdressers infected with COVID-19 interacted with clients but, because they were wearing masks, none of those clients were known to become infected with the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published findings from an…
OLYMPIA, Wash – The mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be felt for months and beyond, according to a briefing by the Washington Department of Health released Monday. The DOH and other mental health specialists briefed the…
PULLMAN, Wash – Plans for the fall semester are starting to take shape at Washington State University, as Governor Inslee outlined guidelines this week for institutes of higher education. WSU will open the fall semester with a mix of in-person…
CONNELL, Wash – Weeks into a rise in cases at a prison in Eastern Washington, the Department of Corrections now says it’s testing every medium security inmate at that facility. Coyote Ridge Corrections Center has the most cases of any…
CHENEY, Wash. — The faculty leadership of Eastern Washington University voted Monday that it has no confidence in university president Dr. Mary Cullinan. The vote comes as EWU is on the verge of declaring a severe financial crisis. EWU announced…
CONNELL, Wash – Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb inside Eastern Washington’s Coyote Ridge Corrections Center; 82 inmates and 35 staff now have confirmed cases of the virus. That means the prison, which houses 2,468 men in various custody levels,…
OLYMPIA, Wash – The State of Washington Friday filed a lawsuit against a business and its owner for selling a COVID-19 vaccine that wasn’t real. According to the Attorney General Bob Ferguson, North Coast Biologics and owner Johnny Stine were…
SPOKANE, Wash – A Spokane man with a violent criminal history was arrested for murder in late May, just weeks after he had attempted murder charges dropped in another case. Jordan Knippling was booked into the Spokane County Jail June…
SPOKANE, Wash. — The world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament is still on for late August, but will happen with half as many players as usual, according to an update from Hoopfest organizers. Hoopfest Director Matt Santangelo updated the scenario in…
SPOKANE, Wash – A man with COVID-19 who was arrested twice in the last week for DUI in Spokane is already awaiting trial for two counts of rape in Boundary County. Health officials confirmed Thursday that Mordecai Cochrane is an…
POKANE, Wash – A prisoner at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is suing the medical director of the prison, saying not enough is being done to keep prisoners safe from COVID-19. John Demos, Jr. filed the prisoner civil…
SPOKANE, Wash. — The first woman ever classified by the state of Washington as a sexually violent predator has been released and is now living in north Spokane. Laura McCollum was released April 14th and now lives in the 1400…
OLYMPIA, Wash – As medical experts and state leaders look for ways to reopen states and restart economies, the one thing most agree on: there needs to be more testing to truly understand the presence of COVID-19 in our communities.…
SEATTLE – If Washingtonians maintain social distancing measures through May, the state has passed the peak of the virus, according to projections from a research arm of UW Medicine. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has been tracking data…
SPOKANE, Wash – A woman found dead in a north Spokane motel Friday was covered in blood and someone had made a “significant attempt” to remove her head, according to court documents filed in Spokane County District Court. Two men…
OLYMPIA, Wash – More than a month after a report accused Spokane Valley legislator Matt Shea of engaging in domestic terrorism, the Washington legislature has made public the documents used to come to that conclusion. In December, the Rampart Group…
OLYMPIA, Wash – A hearing is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Olympia on a bill that would eliminate sales tax for feminine hygiene products. Senate bill 5147 eliminates the tax which authors of the bill say “unjustly adds an additional…
OLYMPIA, Wash — Several lawmakers, including Spokane Rep. Marcus Riccelli, want the state to declare a “climate emergency” and give the governor the power to declare an energy emergency and limit greenhouse gas emissions. House Bill 2829 was read for…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would regulate drinks that come in restaurant kids’ meals made it past a first reading in the opening day of the Washington legislature. House Bill 2383 was proposed by Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, a…
