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Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…
Idaho health officials confirm three coronavirus cases
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials announced the state's first confirmed coronavirus case on Friday and said it identified its second and third cases on Saturday.
Vail, Alterra close 49 ski resorts amid virus outbreak
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As ski resorts across the United States grappled with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus without having to close, industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company decid…
Vail closes its ski resorts while others opt to remain open
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As ski resorts across the United States grappled with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus without having to close, industry giant Vail Resorts decided Saturday it would shutter a…
Washington state coronavirus death toll hits 40
SEATTLE (AP) — The death toll from the new coronavirus in Washington state jumped to 40 on Saturday when King County health officials reported three new fatalities — two from the nursing home that's been the epicen…
Idaho health officials confirm second coronavirus case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials announced the state's first confirmed case on Friday and said it identified its second case on Saturday.
Ski resorts stay open while trying to prevent virus spread
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ski resorts in the United States are grappling with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus as most planned to stay open as ski season nears an end.
Family of 7 displaced after Everett home burns
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A family of seven lost their home in a fire early Saturday.
Oregon looks to provide childcare when schools close
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon schools close next week, child care regulators are considering whether to let some day care providers take in more children than currently allowed.
Idaho universities to move online over coronavirus concerns
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State University will move instruction for more than 30,000 students online to combat the spread of the coronavirus and the rest of Idaho’s public higher education institutions will follow…
Iditarod mushes on; fans being urged to skip finish in Nome
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — As Iditarod mushers drove their dog teams across Alaska on Saturday, race officials scrambled to make last minute changes prompted by concerns over the new coronavirus, including asking fan…
Washington health officials short on supplies to fight virus
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials are fighting the new coronavirus on two fronts — containment, while trying to ensure hospitals can care for people who become sick, and to date, they have not receiv…
Koelsch Senior Communities to pay $450K over sex harassment
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Koelsch Senior Communities based in Longview, Washington, has agreed to pay $450,000 to a former Vancouver employee who said she was sexually harassed repeatedly and retaliated against when s…
Medford considers hemp ban
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Medford city leaders are considering a ban on growing hemp within the city.
'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through cl…
Idaho health officials report 1st coronavirus case in state
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials said Friday that the state's first case of the new coronavirus is a woman in her 50s in southwestern Idaho in highly populated Ada County, which includes Boise.