Coronavirus

A week away from Hannukah and three weeks out from Christmas, Gov. Jay Inslee has updated the rules for outdoor religious services. 

Officials in the city of Renton say having the shelter in the hotel is causing a host of other issues that need to be resolved before something catastrophic happens.

A defiant restaurant in Lewis County is open for dine-in service.

A small town in Lewis County is still allowing indoor dining despite Gov. Jay Inslee's new restrictions to fight the spread of Covid-19. 

A Skagit County firearms store was fined $3,600 for not requiring employees and customers to wear masks or follow social distancing rules.

A local family is in recovery after the coronavirus spread from their 5-year-old to the rest of their household.

Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday.

The Washington state Department of Health is reporting that an additional 31 people have died from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to more than 2,800 since the pandemic began.

Over the past several months, a number of staff members and residents at Washington Veterans Home in Port Orchard tested positive for the virus which halted visitation until the facility updated protocols to protect vulnerable patients.

Washington state may be bracing for a new wave of homeless Washingtonians as the moratorium on evictions ends at the end of December. Homeless shelters like Mary's Place are getting ready.

Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday.

Governor Jay Inslee said more than 200,000 people in Washington enrolled in WA Notify, the statewide exposure notification system for smartphones.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is putting pressure on congressional leaders to accept a split-the-difference solution to the protracted impasse over COVID-19 relief in a last-gasp effort to ship overdue help to a hurting nation before Congress adjourns for the holidays.

A moratorium on evictions is keeping a roof over the heads of a reported 171,000 Washingtonians currently behind on rent, but that protection ends at the end of December.

Children won’t be able to sit on Santa’s lap this year and tell him what they’d like for Christmas, but some Santas are finding a creative way to still bring families Christmas joy while also staying safe.

Rapid antigen COVID-19 testing has been a big part of getting college and professional sports back on the field, on the court, and on the screens of fans.

People with iPhones can now enable the "exposure notifications" feature that is already in their phone’s settings, and Android devices can download the app, called Washington Exposure Notifications, for alerts on potential Covid-19 exposure.