mask mandate

(Olympia, WA) -- Governor Jay Inslee will not be re-implementing a mask mandate in Washington state. Even as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rise, Inslee says it's "not under consideration right now." However, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees will remain in place ...

(Olympia, WA) — Washington Governor Jay Inslee will join with Oregon and California’s governors to lift statewide mask mandates beginning just before midnight March 12th. Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee, Washington:“We’ve continued to monitor data from our state Department of Health, and have determined we are able to adjust the timing of our statewide mask requirement. While this represents ... Re

(Kettle Falls, WA) - The Kettle Falls School District is closed today due to an investigation from the state. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries is looking into the district's decision to rescind its mask order earlier this month, in defiance of state requirements ...

(Olympia, WA) - Washington will lift its statewide indoor mask requirement on March 21st. Governor Jay Inslee made the announcement this afternoon, saying it would extend to K-12 schools and child care facilities. Masks will still be required for all healthcare settings and long-term care operations ...

(Seattle, WA) -- A Seattle man is charged with assault in connection with the stabbing of a convenience store clerk in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood after the man was told to put on a mask. Police arrested 18-year-old Edil Pineda-Mencia at his apartment last week ...

Visitors to the Washington State Fair will have to mask up both indoors and outdoors regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. The Pierce County health department announced the new directive yesterday. It takes effect Friday. The fair starts this weekend and runs through September 26th ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.--Several members of the Washington State House Republican Caucus have a penned a letter to Governor Jay Inslee asking him to reconsider his mandate requiring masks for all students across the state. Led by Rep. Joe Schmick of Colfax, the Republican group is now urging the governor to give more weight to local control and parental input ...

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Governor Brad Little has repealed an Executive Order banning mask mandates across the state a day after the Lt. Governor put it into place.   Gov. Little was out of the state at a Republican conference when Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin issued the surprise order, calling it Friday, "an irresponsible, self-serving political stunt."   ...