SEATTLE, Wash. -- Starting on March 13, the Department of Corrections will suspend visitation at all of Washington state's correctional facilities due to the coronavirus. In a press release, they're also working on extra screening protocols for employees, inmates and…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- Businesses in the Tri-Cities are feeling the impact of novel coronavirus concerns. Water2Wine Cruises said a corporate event postponed their cruise because some businesses won't let their employees travel due to restrictions. Senior bookings have also dipped…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- The Benton-Franklin Health District said it will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the current status of COVID-19 in Benton and Franklin Counties. The health district said it will also update the community on the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a domino effect on both college and professional sports organizations. It started March 11, just after tip off between the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder when…
PORTLAND, Ore. — Pacific Power said Thursday that it's temporarily suspending disconnections and late fees for non-payment for customers in Washington and Oregon to support the state of emergency declared in these states in response to COVID-19. The company said…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Commissioners declared a state of emergency Thursday afternoon in Yakima County after two residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The decision was described as a critical step to ensure the county receives enough funding to…
OLYMPIA (AP) — As the death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 31 in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday ordered that all public and private K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties be closed for…
SEATTLE (KCPQ) — Safeway and Albertsons say they have 1,000 “immediate” job openings at their western Washington grocery stores. The company said it was hiring for the jobs to “best serve the increasing needs of our communities throughout Puget Sound.”…
The NCAA has canceled Division I men's and women's 2020 basketball tournaments and all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships. The announcement follows the suspensions of the NHL season and MLB spring training amid coronavirus concerns. This is a developing…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- The Yakima Health District said Thursday that two Yakima County residents over the age of 60 have tested positive for COVID-19. One patient is in their 80s and another patient is in their 60s. Both were…
Some Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada may become drive-thru only while others could limit the number of people allowed inside, the company said, one day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of coronavirus a pandemic. “As…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon should prepare for thousands of cases of coronavirus, Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday as she announced a ban on all gatherings of more than 250 people statewide for four weeks to try to stop the…
Local law enforcement agencies are warning the community about a fake website, pretending to give live mapping updates about the novel coronavirus. West Richland and Richland police departments have posted photos of the malicious website on their Facebook pages. The…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Walla Walla Public Schools have now suspended all school-sponsored events outside of their district due to COVID-19 concerns. This includes home and away athletic contests, student field trips outside of the community, music contests, and other…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Major League Soccer is shutting down for 30 days because of the coronavirus, delaying the home opener for the expansion team co-owned by former England captain David Beckham. MLS Commissioner says the decision was based…
Washington (CNN) — An employee in Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the first publicly known case of a congressional staffer with the disease. A statement from Cantwell’s offices said the staffer had no…
YAKIMA, Wash.--- The Yakima Health District was informed on the evening of March 11, 2020 that test results from the Washington State Department of Health Public Health Lab determined that there are two confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
PORTLAND, Ore.-- Governor Kate Brown announced urgent new rules to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon. The following measures are based on the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Oregon public health experts, epidemiologists, and…
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice” after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league’s owners were leaning toward playing…
NEW YORK — Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday. Hanks said the couple were in Australia and felt tired, with colds, body aches and slight…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. -- The Kittitas County Public Health Department announced Wednesday that a second county resident has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Health officials say the patient is a family member of a 67-year-old woman who tested positive…
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. -- Umatilla County Public Health said Wednesday that the county's first COVID-19 case has officially been confirmed. According to a news release Wednesday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the presumptive positive case that was…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Per new guidelines from local health officials, the Kennewick School District says if a child has a fever, parents should keep them home for 72 hours after symptoms go away. The Washington Department of Health and the…
SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners will move home games out of Seattle through end of March following the state of Washington’s decision to ban large group events in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Seattle had been scheduled to open the…
