Local Girl Scouts suspending cookie booth sales through mid-April
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho announced they will be suspending the booth sales portion of the 2020 cookie program into mid-April due to COVID-19.
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Supporting local restaurants: Where you can order takeout or delivery
Support local restaurants by choosing to carryout, as Washington restaurant dining rooms have been closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Pope Francis prays for a coronavirus miracle at 'plague' crucifix church
Pope Francis defied Italy's lockdown on Sunday afternoon, leaving his home in the Vatican to pray for those affected by the novel coronavirus at a famous crucifix that believers claim helped to save Romans from the plague in 1522. The…
Whitworth community members test negative for COVID-19
Whitworth University confirmed that four community members have tested negative for the coronavirus.
Spokane Co. Detention Services declares state of emergency, enacts 'Tier 1 response'
Spokane County Detention Services has declared a state of emergency, instituting inmate and employee health screenings, and restricting all non-essential services at the County Jail.
Here’s what Inslee has ordered to close to help fight the coronavirus
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday ordered all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the state with by far the most deaths in the U.S. from the disease.
WA State Employment Security providing resources for workers, businesses impacted by COVID-19
If you're unemployed or face the possibility of unemployment because of the coronavirus, employment security may be able to help you out.
Here's where you can pick up meals for your kids while school is closed
A compiled list of Washington and North Idaho school districts distributing meals amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
4 News Now staff book recommendations to get you through coronavirus social distancing
Schools have shut down, events are canceled, and you probably have more time on your hands than you know what to do with as you carefully practice social distancing.
Spokane Public Schools announces updates amid school cancellation
SPS provided updates regarding a variety of concerns in an email on Sunday.
Mayor Woodward responds to Governor Inslee's closure on restaurants, bars
Woodward calls for the Spokane community to rally around their neighbors and loved ones.
Multiple cruise ships are left stranded as coronavirus cases increase
Several cruise ships are stranded at sea, some with confirmed coronavirus cases on board, as the pandemic expands around the globe. Some ships have been denied port, leaving them to anchor off the coast of a country. Other cruises have…
Inslee orders all restaurants, bars to close statewide, bans gatherings over 50 people
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has ordered all restaurants, bars, entertainment facilities and recreational centers statewide to close.
'It's hard to swallow': Regal Elementary teachers prepare for six weeks out of the classroom
It will be at least a month and a half before students and teachers can get back to class and the adjustment has proven difficult both emotionally and logistically for staff at Regal Elementary.
Dept. of Health waives COVID-19 testing costs
The Department of Health has issued an emergency order to waive all costs for COVID-19 testing.
First COVID-19 vaccine trial starts Monday in Seattle, government official says
A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official.
'The time to act is now': Idaho teacher's union urges Gov. Little to close schools statewide
The Idaho Education Association (IEA) called on the state to close all schools for at least three weeks to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Idaho’s virus cases reach 5, gov declines to close schools
Idaho Gov. Brad Little declined to order a statewide closure of schools on Sunday, instead telling school leaders that the decision on whether to close to slow the spread of coronavirus should be made locally.
Third case of COVID-19 confirmed in Grant County
Health officials have confirmed a third confirmed-positive case of COVID-19 in the county.
Top infectious disease expert doesn't rule out supporting temporary national lockdown to combat coronavirus
The nation's top infectious disease expert on Sunday did not rule out supporting a temporary national lockdown of the country's restaurants and bars in order to curb the spread of coronavirus, saying he'd like to see a "dramatic" reduction in…
‘Your actions could kill someone’: Inslee urges action in preventing COVID-19 spread
Washington Governor Jay Inslee is urging common-sense preventative measures in the wake of the coronavirus, and has strong words for people who aren’t doing their part.
Spokane Public Schools plans for childcare services, meal distribution ahead of school closures
Spokane Public Schools will close Tuesday, but are still ironing out a plan for childcare during the six weeks of school closures.
Spokane Diocese releases Catholics from mass obligation during coronavirus outbreak
SPOKANE, Wash - Citing positive cases of the coronavirus in eastern Washington, Spokane's Catholic bishop Sunday releases the more than 90,000 Catholics in the diocese from their obligation to attend mass.
Families resort to yelling to their loved ones from outside infected nursing home in Washington
When you walk on the street past the Life Care Center, a nursing home where the coronavirus has killed more Americans than any other place in the country so far, you can hear the voices of people trying to comfort…
