With the extension of Washington state’s stay-at-home order pushed through May 31, I’ve been thinking a lot on whether we have a plan to keep our citizens safe from infection after reopening before a vaccine is developed. Do we all just go about our lives as if there’s not an incredibly contagious disease spreading itself […]

Our feel-good story here of how everybody came together, Democrats and Republicans, to let scientists take the lead in fighting the coronavirus is now starting to give way to some anti-science crackpottery.

Mike Hopkins and the Washington Huskies secured a commitment from Wichita State guard Erik Stevenson, who is transferring after two seasons and returning home.

UW Huskies backup point guard Elijah Hardy who averaged 1.9 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 rebounds gets a chance for a prominent role at Portland State.

In the unofficial forecast numbers, Washington would lose $3.8 billion in revenue this current budget cycle. An additional $3.27 billion would be sheared off the 2021-23 budget cycle.

State officials are now deciding how best to spend the money this summer, which is part of a $2.2 trillion aid package approved by Congress through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) last month.

Washington state's strengths are its many connections.

While there’s still uncertainty about the cause of Beekman's death, individual accounts from teammates leave little ambiguity as to the character of the person behind the No. 26 jersey.

Mississippi State's new coach posted, and later deleted, a tweet of a photo of an elderly woman resting in a chair and simultaneously knitting a noose to pass her time during coronavirus self-quarantine.

UW Huskies backup point guard Elijah Hardy who averaged 1.9 points, 1.1 assists and 1.1 rebounds gets a chance for a prominent role at Portland State.

Hospital admissions tracked by the state Department of Health offer a window into the pandemic's impact on the health care system. Right now, officials are not seeing a surge of patients, but worry one could still be coming.

Modeling from the UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) forecasts that hospitalizations will generally peak in mid-April, with 64,000 more patients than licensed beds nationwide.

How many people will die? How many jobs will be lost? All around us, the coronavirus pandemic has caused an immense human tragedy in Washington. Here’s what we know and don’t know right now. How this all ends is still anyone’s guess.

The Washington State-bound senior won the Class 4A title with his last throw last year.

In the unofficial forecast numbers, Washington would lose $3.8 billion in revenue this current budget cycle. An additional $3.27 billion would be sheared off the 2021-23 budget cycle.

The Asian giant hornet, the world’s largest hornet and an invasive species first documented in the state late last year, can attack and kill a honey bee colony in a few hours. The Washington Department of Agriculture confirmed the first two sightings of the predator in December, and also reported two unconfirmed but probable sightings. […]

The suit, filed Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court, seeks an injunction requiring state agencies to expedite and toughen their oversight through emergency rulemaking.

Yakima County health officials said they have identified 70 COVID-19 cases among farm and fruit-packing workers. Growers consider new state safety guidelines reasonable but unions say they give employers an easy out.

Gov. Inslee announced Monday that golf and recreational fishing could resume on May 5 and many state parks and public lands will reopen as well.

The plant, located in Walla Walla County, largely shut down last week amid a major outbreak that already had resulted in more than 125 workers sickened, including one who died. Since then, 56 more have tested positive, with more test results to come.

Garfield sweeps the Class 3A state players of the year with Tari Eason and Meghan Fiso.

The WIAA said it is still waiting for clarification before proceeding.

Siebers hasn't played competitive golf since the Junior Presidents Cup in December in Melbourne.

Three Eastside Catholic players were under investigation for a parking-lot brawl as the team headed toward a second state championship. Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue charges.

The Washington State-bound senior won the Class 4A title with his last throw last year.

Joe Biden easily defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders in three major primaries on Tuesday, all but extinguishing Sanders’ chances for a comeback, as anxious Americans turned out to vote amid a series of cascading disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic. Biden, the former vice president, won by wide margins in Florida and Illinois and also carried Arizona, […]

NPR's business correspondent takes listener questions on the state of the U.S. economy and unemployment.

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NPR's business correspondent takes listener questions on the state of the U.S. economy and unemployment.

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced new guidelines on easing coronavirus restrictions in the country. At a White House press conference, he presented the "Opening Up America Again" guidance, under which state governors are required to ease the lockdown in three phases, with each phase lasting at least 14 days. Trump made the announcement, which is aimed to help reopen the ailing U.S. e

The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher opening on Monday, with stocks likely to add to the gains posted in the previous session.

Amid soaring coronavirus deaths, several states in the United States have begun easing lockdown restrictions, allowing shopping centres, hotels, hair saloons, beaches and state parks to reopen. In states like Texas, malls are allowed to operate at one fourth of their capacity. Security guards are providing face masks to shoppers and retailers. They are required to follow a number of safety rules

President Donald Trump says all parts of the country are either in good shape or getting better based on reports that the infection rate has dropped significantly in several hotspots, including New York. Some states such as Texas, Alaska, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee and South Carolina are taking their first steps toward reopening. At a routine White House news conference on Monday, the President

States are in dire financial trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some Republican leaders in Washington D.C. have suggested states declare bankruptcy, but is that a possible option?