Coronavirus

Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has sued the university and Gov. Jay Inslee after he was fired last year for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Washington state's COVID-19 state of emergency and remaining emergency proclamations will end Oct. 31.

On Thursday during a media briefing, state health officials said the public should still be mindful of COVID-19 and cautious of other respiratory viruses emerging throughout the state that could challenge hospitals in a way that hasn’t been seen before.

The Center for COVID Control—a coronavirus testing company lambasted by the Attorney General as a ‘scam’—is now permanently barred from doing business in Washington.

Two friends will be embarking on a journey they once joked about but didn't think would come to fruition– walking over 20 miles to To-Mobile Park from Mill Creek to watch the Seattle Mariners in the playoffs. 

12-year-old Kairav Sapru rounded the bases on the field at T-Mobile Park Thursday in preparation for Saturday’s Mariners game in Seattle. 

The top health officer in Washington state’s most populous county said Thursday that a fall and winter COVID surge is likely headed to the Pacific Northwest after months of relatively low case levels.

The City of Seattle will end its COVID-19 emergency proclamation on Oct. 31.

A firefighter/paramedic for the City of Tacoma has spent the last year working with his crew to create a documentary highlighting the need for mental health attention for all firefighters.

One teenager in Snohomish County is dedicating his senior year football season to raise awareness and money for veterans.

The city of Seattle and Chief Harold Scoggins are facing a lawsuit from a group of 23 former Seattle firefighters for religious discrimination and wage theft. The suit is tied to the firefighters’ decision to not get vaccinated.

The Washington State Emergency Management (WEMD) agency is asking the public to share their input on how state leaders handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers at Washington State University discovered a new COVID-like virus in Russian bats that, if it infected humans, would resist current vaccines.

Under a tentative deal Washington state employees would get $1,000 bonuses for receiving a COVID-19 booster shot.

Health officials in Washington’s most populous county are urging people to get the new COVID-19 booster.