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Spokane Public School Class Room With Desks

Masks, social distancing, quarantining: What COVID protocol changes could be coming for schools

Masks being optional isn't the only thing changing for schools come March 21.

More Washington State Ferries runs halted amid crew shortage

The cutbacks are unprecedented in the nation’s largest ferry system, which operates as part of the state highway system that serves as many as 24 million passengers a year.

Longfellow Elementary School Tour 2021 One

PHOTOS: What Spokane schools will look like this fall with COVID

The first day of school is just eight days away for Spokane and schools are getting ready with COVID protocols to welcome students back to the classroom.

Washington inching closer to vaccination goal, lifting most COVID-19 restrictions

Washington is on pace to completely reopen ahead of the state's June 30 target date.

Latah County facilities to return to pre-COVID accessibility

MOSCOW, Idaho -- A little over a week after Idaho was moved to Stage 4 of its reopening plan and days after the CDC released new mask guidance, Latah County has announced that all county facilities will be reopened on…

Washington will fully reopen by June 30, maybe sooner depending on vaccinations

Today's vaccine day couldn't come at a better time. Late this afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Washington will re-open its economy at the end of June. Sooner if more people get vaccinated.

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

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 restrictive coronavirus standards, which would hurt businesses. Inslee has said he will announce…