February 28, 2020, 8:36pm Health
Washington state health officials announced two new coronavirus cases Friday night, a woman who had recently traveled to South Korea and a teenager whose high school basketball team is scheduled… Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:22pm Northwest
In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill operated in the Oregon high-desert town along the banks of a scenic river. Read story
February 28, 2020, 7:55pm Northwest
PORTLAND — Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water to the guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales. Read story
February 28, 2020, 7:48pm Health
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s first coronavirus case emerged on Friday, and the infected person worked at an elementary school in the Portland area, which will be temporarily closed, authorities said. Read story
February 28, 2020, 6:50pm Northwest
SEATTLE — Business titan John W. “Jack” Creighton Jr., the first nonfamily CEO to lead local timber conglomerate Weyerhaeuser Corporation, died last month at age 87. Read story
February 28, 2020, 5:34pm Northwest
SPOKANE — A physics professor representing concerned faculty members delivered a 10-minute presentation to Eastern Washington University’s board of trustees on Thursday, arguing money spent on athletics would be better spent on academics. Read story
February 28, 2020, 2:02pm Health
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon ramped up efforts Friday to combat a possible outbreak of coronavirus and state health officials said potential challenges include closing schools, businesses and events, and sustained shortages of medical supplies. Read story
February 28, 2020, 11:38am Northwest
SPOKANE — Two years ago, a documentary film crew visited the Simulated Hazardous Operational Tasks laboratory on the Washington State University Spokane campus. Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:51am Northwest
PORTLAND — A federal judge in Portland said he won’t block new city housing screening and security deposit rules taking effect this weekend because a rental industry group waited too long to file a legal challenge. Read story
February 28, 2020, 8:42am Northwest
A suburban Seattle high school was closed for a second consecutive day on Friday after a staffer’s family member was placed in quarantine over concerns about new virus that started in China. Read story