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Carl Goodwin, manager of Seattle Sausage, takes a water break while selling bottles of water to baseball fans leaving the Mariners game on a warm Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2021, in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. Forecasts say extreme heat will roast the Puget Sound region from Saturday through Monday. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times via AP)
Portland records hottest day ever amid Northwest scorcher

By Sara Cline And Rebecca Boone Jun. 25, 2021 06:35 PM EDT

FILE - This July 23, 2020, file photo shows the view of the Space Needle, in Seattle. Record-high heat is forecast in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, raising concerns about wildfires and the health of people in a region where many don't have air conditioning. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch and predicted “dangerously hot” conditions Friday, June 25, 2021, through at least Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Pacific Northwest braces for record-breaking heat wave

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jun. 24, 2021 03:04 PM EDT

Gonzaga to require COVID-19 vaccines for students

Jun. 11, 2021 04:53 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga University is joining the list of schools that will require students to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to...

FILE - In this photo taken Dec. 7, 2015, a worker cleans a display case at the Ganja Goddess Cannabis Store in Seattle. On Monday, June 7, 2021, Washington state officials announced that the state's nearly 500 licensed marijuana retailers could begin hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics and offering a single, free pre-rolled marijuana cigarette to any adult over 21 who receives a shot on-site, but due to federal law and other complications, it's not clear if any of the state's legal pot shops will participate. A current manager at Ganja Goddess said that they would not be participating because they do not have space to host a clinic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Washington's 'joints for jabs' vaccine program falling flat

By Gene Johnson Jun. 09, 2021 08:41 PM EDT

EWU says students & faculty must get vaccine to be in class

Jun. 03, 2021 04:04 PM EDT
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Eastern Washington University officials have decided that students and staff must get a COVID-19 vaccine to be on campus. That's a...

Some ag groups upset with Inslee over farm worker rules

By Nicholas K. Geranios May. 25, 2021 03:39 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some top agriculture groups are upset with Washington Gov. Inslee because farm workers were not covered in last week's announcement that...

Governor signs $59 billion, two-year budget for Washington

By Nicholas K. Geranios May. 18, 2021 07:01 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed a $59 billion, two-year state operating budget that he said would help provide relief and...

Washington governor signs agriculture worker overtime bill

By Nicholas K. Geranios May. 11, 2021 04:27 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Agricultural workers in Washington state would become eligible for overtime pay under a bill signed Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee...

Gov. Inslee: WA has entered 4th surge of COVID-19

Apr. 22, 2021 09:09 PM EDT
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday that Washington state has entered its fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Inslee...

Washington follows feds in halting use of J&J vaccine

By Nicholas K. Geranios Apr. 13, 2021 02:26 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington is immediately halting the use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus, following the guidance...

Biz groups ask governor not to roll some counties to Phase 2

By Nicholas K. Geranios Apr. 10, 2021 02:37 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Nearly 70 state business organizations are urging Gov. Jay Inslee to delay for three weeks any decision to return some counties to more...

State's 1st federal mass vaccination site opens in Yakima

By Nicholas K. Geranios Mar. 31, 2021 11:39 AM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Just in time for the asparagus harvest that will employ large numbers of farm workers, the federal government has opened a mass COVID-19...

North Idaho expands vaccine access because of lack of demand

Mar. 25, 2021 01:08 PM EDT
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A decline in demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in far North Idaho has prompted officials to open access to all people 16 and older,...

Gonzaga planning in-person commencement ceremonies

Mar. 23, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gonzaga University is planning five in-person commencement ceremonies this year. The Spokesman-Review reports the...

Spokane County to end agreement with raceway

Feb. 24, 2021 02:21 PM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane County will cut ties with the operator of the Spokane County Raceway as limitations imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic hamper...

Farmers sue state over COVID-19 rules for migrant workers

By Nicholas K. Geranios Feb. 02, 2021 11:49 AM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two farm groups are suing the state of Washington for failing to revise emergency regulations that seek to protect migrant farmworkers...

Airplane plant closing in Spokane suburb, costing 130 jobs

Jan. 28, 2021 11:08 AM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An aerospace factory in the Spokane area that once employed around 600 people is closing. Triumph Composite Systems...

Washington health officials: residents only for vaccines

Jan. 28, 2021 08:43 AM EST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Upcoming mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be limited only to people who live or work in Washington state, the state Department of...

Bill to expand sports gambling introduced in Legislature

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jan. 21, 2021 12:34 PM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to expand sports gambling in Washington state beyond Indian casinos and into privately-owned card rooms has been introduced in the...

FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo, workers at an orchard put on equipment as they prepare to thin apple trees in Yakima, Wash. The agriculture industry is asking Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to move migrant farmworkers and food factory workers closer to the front of the line for the coronavirus vaccine because they perform work that cannot be delayed or performed remotely. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Ag industry wants farmworkers prioritized for vaccinations

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jan. 15, 2021 02:34 PM EST