Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert. "We need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter because it's…
Thousands are still unemployed and unable to buy food in Spokane County. Second Harvest has been doing what it can to help hungry families.
Parents who have a limit on screen time for children: get ready to break them. Remote learning means a good chunk of the day will be spent online.
This marks the highest overnight spike in reported cases Spokane County has seen in almost five weeks. On August 8, health officials reported 117 positive tests in a 24-hour span.
WHITMAN CO., Wash. -- An additional 56 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Whitman County, health officials reported Saturday. The new cases make a total of 763 people who have tested positive for the virus in the county since…
College freshmen students are starting their year off the same way they ended their high school career: in a pandemic. For students at Whitworth University, they'll at least get to learn in-person, in addition to online.
Whitworth University has postponed its commencement for the class of 2020 until 2021.
SEATTLE (AP) - A small group of Seattle landlords is suing Mayor Jenny Durkan and Gov. Jay Inslee over the constitutionality of city and state eviction moratoriums amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Seattle Times reports the suit, filed Thursday comes…
Senators from both Washington and Idaho sent a bipartisan letter requesting funds from the CARES Act be provided to wheat growers impacted by COVID-19.
Governor Brad Little announced the state will remain in Stage 4 of the Idaho Rebounds plan for another two weeks.
Washington state officials are providing nearly $100 million in rental assistance as a part of the federal coronavirus relief bill.
The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus continues to grow rapidly in Whitman County, and various government agencies are working to slow the spread.
We're seeing people step up in so many ways during this pandemic. One of them is 15-year-old Jeslyn Cai.
Washington State University is trying to help health officials track the virus to end the outbreak. It's trying to test as many students as possible.
There have been about 40-45 new COVID-19 cases reported each day in Spokane County over the last two weeks, but health officer Dr. Bob Lutz said it's not because of a lack of testing capacity.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has told public health officials around the United States to prepare to distribute a potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as late October. It also provided planning scenarios to help states prepare. The…
Student athletes across Washington are urging Governor Jay Inslee to bring back fall sports as the school year begins.
Spokane County Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz said Wednesday that local universities have done a great job with their COVID-19 response.
The Pullman Police Department has issued additional infractions to people found partying and breaking COVID-19 mandates.
Spokane's rate of new cases per 100,000 residents has dropped from 223 to 109 since the first week of August.
The Idaho Commission for Libraries has been awarded $2 million in CARES Act funding to help boost broadband connections in small, rural communities.
Idaho will start making $300-a-week unemployment payments this week under President Donald Trump’s supplemental plan, Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.
The Washington National Guard is making arrangements to deploy to Washington State University after Labor Day, with the goal of expanding testing as COVID-19 cases rise among students.
Another 50 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in people living in Whitman County.
