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County puts emergency manager on paid leave
On the same day President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spread of the coronavirus, the Nez Perce County commissioners placed their emergency manager on paid administrative leave without explan…
Washington prepares to close schools
School superintendents in southeastern Washington scrambled Friday to scrape together emergency plans following the announcement from Gov. Jay Inslee that all public and private schools in the state will shut down …
Washington state shuts down interscholastic sports
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s decree Friday to close all schools in that state for five-and-a-half weeks starting at midnight Tuesday has had a ripple effect, and has thrown the high school sports scene into havoc.
Officials recommend keeping K-12 schools in Idaho open
Dave Jeppesen, the director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, said he recommends keeping K-12 schools in the state open at this time despite concerns over the coronavirus.
Moscow schools to close facilities for extra two weeks
MOSCOW — The Moscow School District announced Friday it will halt in-person instruction and close school facilities to students for two weeks following spring break in an effort to curb the potential effect and loc…
Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy By Local Health Officials
Public health officials in California’s state capital region announced this week they have stopped tracing the contacts of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. They’ve also ceased recommending quarantines…
Pac-12 cancels spring sports amid coronavirus pandemic; Washington State suspends team activities through April 2
Days after cancelling its men’s basketball tournament in Las Vegas and suspending all sports until forther notice, the Pac-12 Conference announced Saturday it will cancel conference and non-conference sport competi…
'Do it now': Assisted living and nursing facilities work to protect residents
It may be difficult or impossible to visit a loved one in a long-term care facility in the coming weeks due to precautions taken statewide to slow the spread of COVID-19, but families and residents can ensure commu…
'It's been nonstop:' Readers raid Spokane library stacks before virus-caused closures
At the South Hill branch of the Spokane Public Library on Saturday morning, everyone was on the same page.
Pandemic panic shopping again empties Spokane stores of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other goods
After she gathered what she needed from a chaotic Albertson’s on the South Hill on Friday night, Pam Travis faced a choice: wait in a line that stretched back through the store, or ditch her cart, go home and drink…
3 coronavirus cases confirmed in Spokane County residents with ties to local schools
Public health officials confirmed Spokane County’s first cases of novel coronavirus in three residents Saturday morning as officials continue to investigate how they may have contracted the disease and with whom th…
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools closing Monday; five cases confirmed in southern part of state
Coeur d’Alene Public Schools have announced all schools will close Monday, March 16 through April 6 following the announcement of Spokane County’s first novel coronavirus cases.
'It's a real mental exercise to keep your sanity': Spokane couple remains under quarantine after leaving cruise ship
After a week-long quarantine aboard the Grand Princess, Nancy and David Holmes are finally off the cruise ship, although their quarantine adventure appears far from over.
College of Idaho cancels all remaining spring sports
A day after the Cascade Conference suspended athletic competition for a minimum of two weeks, the College of Idaho went a step further Friday, canceling all athletic events for the remainder of the 2019-20 school y…
Gov. Little announces Idaho's first confirmed coronavirus case
BOISE — The first case of coronavirus in Idaho was confirmed in an Ada County woman today.