coronavirus

Oil prices have inched a little higher in the past week, rebounding from the lowest prices we’ve seen in roughly a year.  A barrel of West Texas was up roughly $2 in Monday’s trade, hovering around $75.  And while that is higher week-over-week, Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy noted that’s still one of the lowest prices we’ve seen in 2022.  DeHaan noted the recent swing higher in o...

(Spokane, WA)  --  WSU is dropping its COVID vaccine requirements for most staff members.  The school said they would lift the requirement at the same time that Governor Jay Inslee announced the end of COVID emergency orders by October 31st.  Despite this...

(Seattle, WA) -- UW Medicine is warning that as daily temperatures start to drop, now is a key time to protect against COVID-19 and the flu virus. “What we're likely to be seeing is both things, influenza and COVID-19, at the same time,” says UW Infectious Disease Expert Dr. John Lynch said, not...

As the state works to come out of the pandemic, the number of Oregonians considered “food insecure” is rising.  In 2019, roughly 860,000 people requested food assistance; that number ballooned to 1.7 million in the first year of COVID-19.  Oregon Food Bank Ex...

As Casey Chumrau makes the move from the Idaho Wheat Commission to the Washington Grain Commission, she’s looking back on her time in the Gem state.  It was announced earlier this summer that Glen Squires would retire as CEO of the WGC November 1st, and Chumrau would take his place.  While hi...

During 2020 and 2021, the FSA provided $31 billion in aid to more than 950,000 producers of agricultural commodities, including crops, dairy, and livestock.  The goal was to help offset losses and costs associated with the COVID pandemic.  Th...

(Olympia, WA) -- Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he will rescind the Coronavirus-related State of Emergency and all of the remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations by October 31st. The Governor in a news conference in Olympia Thursday said “we’ve come a long way the past two years in developing the tools that allow us to adapt and live with COVID-19,” Inslee said. “Ending this ord... Read Mo

It's been a rough couple of years, to say the least.

The Seattle Kraken announced today (September 7) that any spectator wishing to attend a game when the team plays in their inaugural season at Climate Pledge Arena will need to not only wear a face mask inside the arena but also show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus on a mobile app.

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