Robert Lutz

Public health officers under stress from COVID-19 pandemic

Nov. 19, 2020 11:33 AM EST
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Public health officials throughout the state have resigned or been fired in recent weeks as coronavirus case counts reach record highs. ...

Spokane board fires chief health officer during pandemic

Nov. 06, 2020 09:51 AM EST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Despite a fast-rising number of coronavirus cases, the Spokane County Health Board has fired health officer Dr. Bob Lutz. ...

Spokane health officer is out of job in midst of pandemic

Oct. 30, 2020 05:46 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Many people in Spokane are wondering why county health officer Dr. Bob Lutz appears to be out of his job, which includes leading the...

Leader of Spokane County health district no longer on job

Oct. 30, 2020 03:34 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The top health officer of the Spokane Regional Health District is no longer on the job in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. ...

FILE - In this July 5, 1980, file photo, Sweden's Bjorn Borg falls to his knees in front of the scoreboard on the Centre Court at Wimbledon after beating American John McEnroe, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 8-6, to take the men's singles final for the fifth year in a row. (AP Photo/Robert Dear, File)

AP Was There: McEnroe wins tiebreaker, Borg wins Wimbledon

By The Associated Press Jul. 12, 2020 04:23 AM EDT

In this photo taken on Friday, June 26, 2020, from front left to right, Susan, Robert, Terry and Richard Lounsbury visit with Virginia Hathaway, 92, through the Chatter Box, a new feature at the Living Care Retirement Community in Yakima, Wash. The Chatter Box is a new effort to help residents safely see their families during the coronavirus pandemic. (Amanda Ray/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP)

Surge in state COVID-19 cases driven by eastern Washington

By Nicholas K. Geranios Jul. 03, 2020 02:07 PM EDT