Kennewick Man Guilty of Misusing COVID Relief Funds
Benjamin D. Castilla, the owner of Columbia Basin Netwerks, a Kennewick-based IT services business, admitted that he received PPP and EIDL funding for his business.
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UW Medicine to Halt COVID-19 Testing Operations at Richland Community Test Site
(Richland, WA) -- They're the operation on pause due to less demand. Health officials have announced that UW Medicine is closing the Richland COVID-19 Test Site. The Richland Community Test site opened on September 9, 2021 and completed more than 23,800 tests over the past nine months
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Canada to End COVID Testing Requirement for U.S. Visitors
(Blaine, WA) -- Washingtonians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can soon travel into Canada without having to show a negative test result. The Canadian health minister announced Thursday that the nation will stop requiring COVID-19 tests from fully vaccinated travelers starting April 1st
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Washington State Patrol Vaccine Mandate Losses
The State Patrol is now short nearly 130 personnel due to the Coronavirus vaccine mandate. This includes 53 civil servants and 74 commissioned officers (67 troopers, 6 sergeants, and 1 captain) that have, for varying reasons, left the force
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Boeing Vaccine Mandate Protest
Hundreds of Boeing Washington-based employees are protesting the company's new COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Several hundred people rallied Friday outside the Machinists union hall in Everett. The Aerospace company announced last week that it's requiring all of its U
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Washington and Oregon Vaccine Mandates Enter Into Effect
(Olympia, WA) -- Monday is the deadline for many of Washington's workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees affected by the mandate were allowed to apply for religious or medical exemptions, and some unions were able to bargain for different accommodations regarding the deadline
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Washington to Soon Require Vaccination Proof or Negative COVID Test at Large Events
(Olympia, WA) -- Washington State will soon require people attending large events to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or a recent negative test result. Governor Jay Inslee announced the new rule Thursday, and it will take effect on November 15th
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Washington Protests Continue as Vaccine Deadline Looms
(Olympia, WA) -- Monday is the deadline for Washington state employees to receive their final COVID-19 vaccination shot in order to comply with Governor Inslee's vaccine mandate. He issued the mandate in August requiring state employees, school employees, health care workers and long-term care facility workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 18th
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Othello High School Goes Virtual for COVID
Othello High School has moved to temporary distance learning because of the number of students in quarantine.
In a statement online, the district said more than 200 students are currently in home quarantine.
Students began distance learning today and will do so through October 1
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Walla Walla Vaccine Mandate False
A false online rumor squelched by the City of Walla Walla.
The City Council of Walla Walla has refuted the internet rumor claiming that city officials were planning to require residents to prove their COVID-19 vaccination status to utilize city services, shop or travel in the city
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