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Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Washington ban on funerals means Spokane-area funeral homes struggle to help families grieve

Last week was a stressful time for Melissa Johnson of Hennessey Funeral Home.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
29-year-old Chelan County man learns a painful lesson: Youth doesn't mean you're immune to coronavirus

After a successful weekend snowboarding 9,000-foot peaks high above Lake Chelan in the North Cascades, Ryan Irvin, along with roughly 20 others, hopped on a ferry.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
With four new cases in Spokane County, health officials testing high-risk coronavirus patients, urging others with symptoms to treat at home

Spokane County residents who are experiencing the symptoms of respiratory illness tied to the coronavirus but who aren’t in a high-risk population should take the same steps as those experiencing the flu, Spokane R…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Spokane health officials testing high-risk coronavirus patients, urging others with symptoms to treat at home

Spokane County residents who are experiencing the symptoms of respiratory illness tied to the coronavirus but who aren’t in a high-risk population should take the same steps as those experiencing the flu, Spokane H…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Gov. Inslee names retired Navy admiral, surgeon as state director of response to COVID-19

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed a retired Navy admiral and surgeon as the state director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management on Sunday.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Washington campgrounds to close Monday in effort to stop coronavirus spread

Washington state campgrounds will close this week to prevent the spread of COVID-19, while day-use areas and trails will remain open.

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'Last on the totem pole': Virus takes toll on Spokane homeless, even without cases detected

On a day like Wednesday, Courtney Huerta would normally be at the Spokane Public Library with a pad in hand, drawing or coloring.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Avoiding infection can lead to isolation, especially for seniors, but experts offer strategies for healthy connections

Catherine Van Son sees an opportunity in the pandemic.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Shadle Park Presbyterian holds 'drive-in' church Sunday to allow for worship amid coronavirus spread

Steve Lympus, lead pastor at Shadle Presbyterian Church in Spokane, realized after last Sunday’s worship service that it might be his congregation’s last for a while as the coronavirus spreads across Washington.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Shadle Presbyterian holds 'drive-in' church Sunday to allow for worship amid coronavirus spread

Steve Lympus, lead pastor at Shadle Presbyterian Church in Spokane, realized after last Sunday’s worship service that it might be his congregation’s last for a while as the coronavirus spreads across Washington.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
'Our lives will be changing': Prolonged disruption likely as coronavirus spreads in Eastern Washington

The coronavirus is not going away any time soon.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
A person who later tested positive for COVID-19 visited Middleton Middle School earlier this month

MIDDLETON — A person from Ada County who has tested positive for COVID-19 had been to Middleton Middle School earlier this month while they could have been contagious.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Riverside Hotel housing current Interfaith Sanctuary families and medically fragile adults

BOISE — Seventy-two guests staying at Interfaith Sanctuary have been moved to The Riverside Hotel to make more room in the shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Jones: Forget the markets, focus on people

The three victims had been in rapidly deteriorating health for a couple of weeks when they suffered a sudden collapse on Thursday, March 12. The indicators were not good for Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S & P. All had suf…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Public urged to reserve coronavirus testing for sickest patients

SOUTHEAST IDAHO — The demand for testing by people who have mild symptoms is putting a strain on healthcare systems. Test materials and personal protective equipment are being used at a faster rate than normal beca…