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Governor Inslee announces relief funds to help immigrants and agricultural workers
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday, announced the creation of two funds to help workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Immigrant...
Aug 15, 20202 min read


Inslee announces guidance for long-term care facilities
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee announced guidance today that allows long-term care facilities to offer visitation and other activities....
Aug 15, 20203 min read


The Latest: Arizona reports decline in virus cases
- Phoenix, AZ (AP ) Arizona health officials on Friday reported 928 coronavirus cases and 40 more deaths. That increased the state’s...
Aug 14, 20201 min read


Inslee announces education recommendations for 2020–2021 school year
- Olympia, WA Gov. Jay Inslee today announced new recommendations from the Washington State Department of Health for resuming in-person...
Aug 6, 20203 min read


Most students in Washington should resume remote learning in the fall, it's too risky Inslee says
The "vast majority of the population" has high or moderate risk of coronavirus spread, and in-class instruction could raise the risk,...
Aug 5, 20202 min read


COVID-19 deaths reach 11 in Grant County. Latest death comes from Moses Lake
- Moses Lake, WA The Grant County Health District has recorded the 11th death related to COVID-19 August 5th. GCHD stated that the...
Aug 5, 20201 min read


Negotiators report progress in COVID-19 Aid talks
Lawmakers participating in rare weekend talks on a huge coronavirus relief measure reported progress on Saturday, as political pressure...
Aug 1, 20203 min read


Trump’s coronavirus retweets spark claims of censorship
- Washington District of Columbia, USA The feud between conservatives and social media companies over alleged censorship escalated...
Jul 28, 20205 min read


COVID cases pass 1,000 in Grant County, MLSD decide to go on a hybrid schedule for 2021 school year
- Moses Lake, WA Grant County has passed the 1,000 mark for confirmed COVID-19 cases, and Moses Lake is still the county's epicenter with...
Jul 23, 20202 min read


Reality starts to kick in and shows Trump‘s shortfall of “best testing”
- Washington District of Columbia, USA Here are some snapshots from what President Donald Trump describes as the nation with the “best...
Jul 17, 20204 min read


Brazil tops 2 million coronavirus cases, with 76,000 dead
SAO PAULO (AP) — A thousand deaths a day. Since late May, three months after Brazil’s first reported case of the coronavirus, it has...
Jul 16, 20204 min read


Hospitalizations are down, however cases are on the rise in Grant County
- Moses Lake, WA Hospitalizations are down for the first time over the last week since the pandemic has reached the county. The Grant...
Jul 16, 20202 min read


Gov. Inslee restricts some social gatherings, says another stay-at-home order possible
- Olympia, WA As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase across the state, Gov. Jay Inslee and Sec. of Health John Wiesman today announced...
Jul 16, 20202 min read


More than 1 Million seek unemployment in the US due to rising COVID cases
- Washington District of Columbia, USA More than a million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating that companies...
Jul 16, 20204 min read


WA Okanogan reports 3rd COVID-19 death. Agricultural man in his 30s.
A young healthy agricultural man in his 30s has passed away July, 8th due to complications with COVID-19 in Okanogan County in Washington...
Jul 15, 20201 min read


2 test positive for COVID-19 in connection with B.C. Okanagan fruit farm
A migrant worker and another person linked to Krazy Cherry Fruit Company in Oliver are in isolation. - Oliver, B.C. Two migrant workers...
Jul 15, 20202 min read


As COVID-19 cases tick upwards, Dr. Bonnie Henry urges B.C. not to let our sacrifices go to waste
B.C.'s provincial health officer says the recent increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases being confirmed each day is an expected...
Jul 15, 20202 min read


Walmart/Sam's Club requiring masks nationwide starting next week
The largest mega store chain in America is now requiring everyone that enters the store to mask up starting next week as rising cases of...
Jul 15, 20201 min read


Governor Inslee extends date on when counties can apply for next reopening phase due to rising cases
- Olympia, WA Governor Jay Inslee announced Tuesday afternoon that pause on reopening the state has been extended to at least July 28th....
Jul 14, 20202 min read


Covid vaccine sees success in phase 1 trial. However more research is needed.
The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported...
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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