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| At least 80 UW students in fraternities test positive for coronavirus, a foreboding sign for college reopenings | At least 80 students living in a dozen fraternity houses just north of the University of Washington campus have reported testing positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, with hundreds of results pending. |
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| Health officials emphasize mask use with signs, displays at Whatcom businesses | Lautenbach emphasized that without widespread mask use, of COVID-19 every day by Oct. 1,, according to a computer model鈥 |
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| Some Canadian businesses want to let Americans back in. Most Canadians don鈥檛. | Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, called for a 鈥渕ore creative and innovative鈥 strategy for the border. She said a regional approach to reopening it would be 鈥渉uge and really important,鈥 but might not be 鈥渓ogistically possible.鈥濃 |
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| The Wild Card For An In-Person Fall: College Student Behavior | Around the U.S., coronavirus cases are rising among young people. The spread of the virus has been connected to college-related events such as fraternity parties, drinking at off-campus bars and athletic practices. For colleges planning to bring thousands of students鈥 |
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| As COVID-19 cases rise across the state, Washington announces pause on Phase 4 | Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary John Wiseman announced Saturday, June 27, that the Washington Department of Health 鈥渋s putting a pause鈥 on counties moving into Phase 4 under the 鈥淪afe Start鈥 plan. |
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| Enrollment at regional colleges drops, leading to cuts | With families out of work this spring because of the coronavirus, and with college courses reduced to prerecorded lectures and Zoom discussions, many experts predicted that enrollment would decline precipitously this fall. So far, projections at the state鈥檚 two research universities,鈥 |
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| EWU trustees approve major budget cuts; details to be determined | Citing a grim revenue forecast in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern Washington University鈥檚 board of trustees on Thursday unanimously approved an operating budget for fiscal 2021 that鈥檚 estimated to be $22.5 million, or nearly 8%, smaller than the budget for the current fiscal year. 鈥 |
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| Gov. Inslee announces plan for reopening college campuses in the fall | Gov. Jay Inslee announced a plan Wednesday to allow for college campuses to reopen in the fall. Depending on the spread of the virus, the governor鈥檚 proclamation said universities, colleges, technical schools and apprenticeship programs will be able to resume in-person classes鈥 |
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| Surge in COVID cases overwhelming Whatcom public health officials | Whatcom County鈥檚 Health Department is overwhelmed by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and is falling behind in contact tracing of infected people amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Further, local medical clinics and the Health Department aren鈥檛 testing people quickly enough to let鈥 |
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| State facing $8.8 billion less in state revenue through mid-2023, forecast shows | The COVID-19 pandemic has blown an $8.8 billion hole in Washington state鈥檚 budget through mid-2023, potentially triggering new taxes and spending cuts if the economy remains in a deep recession. The state on Wednesday said revenue could decline by $4.5 billion through the end of June鈥 |