COVID-19

(Bellevue, WA) -- It started as a spat over covid-19 vaccine verification at an Applebee's in Belleveue; it ended with one man facing charges.   58-year-old Michael Dousa is accused of pulling a meat cleaver on a bartender who asked him to leave for not providing proof of vaccination. The ...

(Bellevue, WA) -- Washington-based mobile carrier T-Mobile is planning to fire employees who aren't fully vaccinated by April. According to an internal email seen by Bloomberg, the company's head of human resources says unvaccinated employees will be fired by April 2nd ...

(Yakima, WA) -- A Yakima-based Washington State Patrol Trooper was one of many law enforcement officers who retired in light of Governor Jay Inslee's COVID-19 vaccine requirement for state employees. Robert LaMay made headlines when he announced his departure over police radio--stressing his decision was due to the mandate ...

LINK** (here is the link to sign up and provide remote testimony). (Olympia, WA) -- A bill that would, if passed, curb the emergency powers of Washington's Governor is set for a public hearing this Friday. Senate Bill 5909 is sponsored by Senate Democratic Majority Whip Emily Randall of Bremerton ...

(Kennewick, WA) -- They're calling it an outbreak. The Benton County Jail says right now they've got 97 inmates testing positive for Coronavirus, all seem to have mild symptoms. Another 91 are in quarantine after being exposed. 24 guards have tested positive, and out of those, all but 6 have returned ...

(Olympia, WA) --  Washington Governor Jay Inslee is deploying National Guard members to help hospitals handle the high number of COVID-19 patients caused by the Omicron variant.  The Governor said the guard will assist Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Coronavirus testing operations. Inslee h ...

(Olympia, WA) -- The 2022 legislative session is officially underway in Washington State, and five Senators are infected with COVID-19. Democratic Senator Mark Mullet of Issaquah, Democratic Senator Yasmin Trudeau of Tacoma, and Republican Senator Shelly Short of Addy all announced positive test results on Monday ...

(Kennewick, WA) -- Benton County Sheriff Tom Croskrey issued a statement Monday an upcoming meeting the Washington State Board of Health plans to hold on Wednesday. The statement follows. As the Sheriff of Benton County, I have been receiving inquiries from those residing in Benton County regarding the upcoming State Board of Health meeting that is scheduled for January 12th ...

(Olympia, WA) -- Washington Governor Jay Inslee says the state is preparing for an increase in COVID-19 cases, because of the Omicron variant. Inslee says the state has purchased over five-million at-home COVID-19 tests. Schools and local health agencies will get a million tests each ...

(Olympia, WA) -- Washington state is marking a new daily record for COVID-19 cases. The state Department of Health reported six-thousand-888 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. That breaks the previous record of six-thousand-140 new cases on December 24th ...