YMCA, Northeast Youth Center helping kids with virtual learning
A week and a half into the fall semester, organizations helping kids are still adjusting to their virtual learning schedules.
Northwest
The road to rebuilding Malden; what comes next
The smoke has settled. Now, it's time to rebuild. More than two weeks have passed since a wildfire burned about 100 homes in Malden, and the people who live there are working on a plan to put their town back together.
Sheriff meets with Malden community to create rebuilding plan
Members of the Malden Community met with the Whitman County Sheriff on Wednesday to begin creating a rebuilding plan.
MultiCare to host multiple flu clinics across Spokane County
The MultiCare Rockwood Clinic will be holding multiple flu clinics in the Inland Northwest starting October 3.
Hanford contractors agree to pay $58 million fine for fraud
Two companies that do work at a former nuclear weapons production plant will pay fines of nearly $58 million for improperly billing the federal government for thousands of hours of work that were not performed.
Seattle City Council overrides mayor's veto of policing cuts
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle will reduce the police department’s budget and reallocate some money to community programs after the City Council voted Tuesday evening to override Mayor Jenny Durkan’s vetoes of adjustments to this year’s budget. The council’s proposals approved…
New push to retire Native team names headed to Legislature
The first Native American woman elected to the Washington state House of Representatives says she is drafting legislation to remove Native-themed mascots and team names at public schools. This has been a goal of Native American leaders, but has new-found momentum after the Washington, DC, NFL football team’s name change.
Mead students back to school after more than six months
Students in Mead School District are finally back to learning after six long months out of class.
New Dept. of Commerce service informs leaders on planning, tracking economic recovery amid pandemic
The State Department of Commerce launched a data tool for local and regional leaders, designed to help plan and monitor COVID-19 recovery efforts across Washington.
No-Li raises $75,000 to help families devastated by wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash. -- More than $75,000 has been raised for families devastated by the wildfires that tore through Malden and Pine City. On Labor Day, fire swept through and destroyed the majority of homes and buildings in the two Whitman…
COVID-19 risk still high despite decreases, plateaus across the state, DOH says
A situation report from the Washington State Department of Health shows that COVID-19 risk is still high, though infections are slowly decreasing statewide.
WSU pharmacy students get certified to give vaccines in time for flu season, eventual COVID-19 vaccine
It might be months until a COVID-19 vaccine comes out, but there are people ready to help.
'They are doing really well': Parents severely burned in Cold Springs Fire recovering at Harborview
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Parents who were severely burned in the Cold Springs Fire continue to recover at Harborview Medical Center, a…
Canada extends U.S. border restrictions to Oct. 21
Canada is extending the agreement to keep the U.S. border closed to non-essential travel to Oct. 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.
3 people arrested in Oregon accused of setting up illegal roadblocks near wildfire evacuation zones
Three people in Multnomah County, Oregon, are accused of setting up an illegal roadblock north of the Riverside Fire evacuation zone this week. The Sheriff's Office says Joshua Smith, Travis Lucky and Michael Meier are being cited for disorderly conduct…
COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers prompts new safety guidelines from L&I, DOH
Washington Department of Labor and Industries and Department of Health are updating hospital guidance over concerns of healthcare worker safety when dealing with COVID-19 patients.
'All I could do is cry'; Malden woman left with nothing works to pick up the pieces
Thousands of people along the west coast have been evacuated from their homes. They watched their belongings and livelihoods burn to ash.
'I don't know what's next': Lincoln County cattle rancher devastated by Whitney Fire
Homes lost and decades of hard work are now all gone. That's what the Whitney Fire took from the cattle ranchers in Lincoln County.
Gov. Inslee on bringing apples outside state quarantine area: 'We regret that mistake'
Washington Governor Jay Inslee expressed regret for bringing apples outside of a state-designated quarantine area into non-quarantine areas of eastern Washington.
US judge in Yakima blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.
DOJ looked into the possibility of charges against local officials in Portland
Justice Department prosecutors looked into the possibility of bringing criminal or civil charges against local officials in Portland, Oregon, over their handling of weeks of protests that for a period laid siege to a federal courthouse and other buildings, according…
DNR to reopen Eastern Washington recreation lands on Friday
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources will reopen all recreation lands east of the Cascades to recreation starting Friday.
Washington Dept. of Agriculture says no one has been charged for violating apple quarantine
The topic has come to the attention of many after Governor Jay Inslee broke the quarantine and brought maggot-infested apples from Thurston County to three different cities in Eastern Washington.
American Red Cross helps more than 2,000 Washington wildfire victims in two weeks
Wildfires are devastating so much of the West Coast this summer -- from California, to Oregon, to Washington. Thousands of acres have burned and hundreds of homes went with it.
