WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Walla Walla County has gone a full week without reporting a new case of COVID-19, health officials confirmed Tuesday. The total number of cases among county residents has remained at 106 since May 12. On that…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Walla Walla County has gone nearly a week without any new coronavirus cases to report. On Monday, the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health confirmed that the last report of new cases in Walla Walla…
SEATTLE (AP) — The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.…
SEATTLE -- Washington will not require restaurants to get customers’ contact information as initially planned as part of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee said. The Democratic governor’s office in a news release Friday said that instead, businesses…
Tyson Foods, Inc. on Friday released the results of its Wallula workers' COVID-19 test results following an outbreak that likely started in March. The facility-wide testing shows 277 of 1,482 workers there tested positive for coronavirus. More than half of…
*This article has been updated from its original version to include new comments from Tyson Farm workers and their supporters put up signs and held a vigil Friday memorializing three workers they say died of COVID-19 after becoming infected while…
WASCO COUNTY, Ore. -- Two local men were arrested in Wasco County, Oregon on Monday after a state trooper found about 30 pounds of suspected methamphetamine hidden in their car. According to the Oregon State Police, a trooper stopped a…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A second person from Walla Walla County has died of complications from COVID-19, health officials announced Friday. The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health said a man in his 70s with underlying heath issues passed…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Officials in a county in southeastern Washington state are retracting their claim that some people in held parties in which they intentionally exposed themselves to the coronavirus. Walla Walla County Department of Community Health Director…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla community will soon have access to rapid testing for COVID-19. When Providence St. Mary Foundation board decided to launch a fundraising campaign for the Cepheid GeneXpert platform, local citizens along with cities, public…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Tyson beef plant in Wallula resumed limited operations Tuesday after closing to have workers tested for COVID-19. The facility shut down on April 23 after dozens of workers at the facility tested positive for the…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Inland Octopus in downtown Walla Walla is reopening for curbside pickup. Owner Bob Catsiff says the toy store will be accepting phone orders Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Curbside pickup…
WALLA WALLA COUNTY, Wash. -- A man in his 70s is the first Walla Walla County resident to die of COVID-19. The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) said Tuesday that the man passed away on May 4…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Police are trying to learn the name of a man wanted in connection to an arson fire in Walla Walla. Sgt. Eric Knudson with Walla Walla Police said someone started a house fire in the 900…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- On Thursday morning, health officials said there were 72 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Walla Walla County. The Walla Walla County Department of Community Health (DCH) reported eight new cases at 10 a.m. So far, 32…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A 72-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly exposing himself at a park near Fort Walla Walla and asking a male victim if he wanted to play, according to Walla Walla police. Officer to the park…
WALLULA, Wash. -- Employees at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Wallula were tested for the coronavirus on Friday. An employee at the plant said that he had to show up to work Friday morning, work for five hours so…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla County Department of Community reported a total of 52 cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Three people in Walla Walla County are hospitalized with the virus as of Friday afternoon. Four cases are linked…
WALLULA, Wash. -- Walla Walla officials confirmed on Thursday that the Tyson Fresh Meats plant is scheduled to close Friday after at least ninety-five coronavirus cases have been linked to the plant, including one death. The plant seemed to be…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office is urging county commissioners to begin reopening businesses, as they prepare for a budget cut that could leave large gaps in deputy patrols. Sheriff Mark Crider says in a release…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- A 32-year-old Walla Walla was found dead at the Budget Inn early Thursday. Walla Walla police officers responded to the motel at 305 N. Second Ave. around 5 a.m., said Sgt. Eric Knudson said. No foul…
WALLULA, Wash. -- Tyson Fresh Meats will temporarily halt production at at its beef facility in Wallula while team members undergo testing. Health officials in Walla Walla, Benton, and Franklin Counties will work with the company to test its more…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Health officials on Wednesday reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in Walla Walla County, bringing the total to 44. Three people are currently hospitalized for the virus in Walla Walla County and no deaths have been…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Walla Walla is honoring the class of 2020 by putting up "SENIORS PRIDE!" banners all over downtown. Park crews were out installing the banners Wednesday morning. City officials say Walla Walla Public Schools purchased 100 of these…
