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| Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million | The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. “It’s not just a… |
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| Whatcom County sees 11 more COVID-19 cases Sunday | Eleven more Whatcom County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the reported on Sunday, Sept. 27. The state does… |
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| Lexie Bland relishing unique experience working in NBA Bubble | It was only seven months ago that a cut-short senior season left Lexie Bland disconsolate. The former Ellensburg High School Bulldog and guard for Western Washington University was in Honolulu, Hawaii, preparing for the Vikings West Regional playoff matchup with a familiar foe, Alaska… |
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| US to ship millions of tests in push to reopen K-12 schools | President Donald Trump planned to announce Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urging governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to vastly expand U.S… |
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| 'COVID-19 IRL': Western Washington University students use social media to educate incoming students | With only 1,300 hundred of the normally 4,000 students living on campus returning this week, life is much quieter under coronavirus at Western Washington University (²ÝÁñÉçÇø). But that doesn't mean it's any more calm. "I'm definitely worried about school starting back up and what… |
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| How some Washington nonprofits are trying to make pandemic ‘learning pods’ accessible for all | Kids who live in the sprawling Birch Creek subsidized-housing complex have long turned to the on-site youth center for after-school homework help and sports programs. So when Kent public schools opened for virtual school this September, the center began inviting kids from large… |
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| Bellingham ‘to remain nimble and adaptive’ as schools prepare for in-person learning | Though the process is slow and often raises more questions than it answers, Bellingham Public Schools is beginning to plan how to welcome students back into its buildings for in-person instruction, … |
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| Whatcom County sees 15 more COVID-19 cases, state reports Wednesday | Fifteen more Whatcom County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the reported on Wednesday, Sept. 23. No new… |
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| As tax collections rebound, Washington state’s projected $9 billion budget shortfall is cut in half | Federal stimulus money pumping through parts of Washington’s economy. Loosened business restrictions. A spike in cannabis sales. An improvement in the real-estate market. Those factors have — at least for now — improved tax collections and slashed by half what had been a projected $8.8… |
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| Single-dose vaccine tested as US experts say no corners cut | A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves. Hopes are high that… |