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Gov. Jay Inslee will hold a news conference Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m. via streaming video and telephone to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response. The news conference will be televised live on TVW, and many commercial stations around the state. The governor will be joined by Dr. John Wiesman, secretary of health, Dr. Kathy Lofy, state health officer and Vice Admiral Dr. Raquel Bono, director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. The governor's two-week order for people to stay in their home except...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The suspect in a March 8 shooting has been released from the hospital and has been booked into jail. According to a news release from the Spokane Independent Investigative Response team (SIIR), the suspect, 49-year-old Lanz E. Zeppa is in custody at the Spokane County Jail. The news release also stated the team had received statements from the deputies involved in the incident that took place at 12111 E. Cataldo in Spokane Valley. According to the original report, Spokane Valley deputies responded to a r...
CHENEY – Fire Department emergency personnel responded to five potential COVID-19 cases last week, according to Fire Chief Tom Jenkins. Additionally, Jenkins said that close to a dozen other calls paramedics responded to were individuals experiencing flu-like symptoms. “It’s unknown if they all were tested and the results of those tests,” Jenkins added. Responders take measures to protect themselves on all such calls, such as wearing protective eyewear, an N95 mask and gloves. Jenkins said if patients are coughing or produci...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University is using its birthday to bring a little joy into the hearts and minds of students, faculty, staff and community. April 3 is the university’s 138th birthday and also the annual “Giving Joy Day,” the yearly event designed to raise funds for various campus needs and spread some happiness with neighbors and co-workers. This year, EWU President Dr. Mary Cullinan is urging participants and the community to take part in “Swoop’s Challenge” as the university transitions to all online instru...
BOISE — The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 6.5 earthquake and five aftershocks shaking Central Idaho starting about 5:53 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 31. The main quake struck about 43 miles west of Challis, in the Shake Creek area, the USGS reported. The agency received calls that the earthquake was felt as far away as Spokane, Wash. It’s epicenter was at a depth of 6 miles, the USGS reported. Aftershocks followed of magnitudes: 3.6 in the Bench Creek area, 42 miles east-southeast of Cascade 4.6 in the Swa...
OLYMPIA – A bill sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy helping students seeking a vocational trade with the cost of their apprenticeship materials has been signed into law. Senate Bill 6374 allows the Dual Enrollment Scholarship pilot program – created in 2019 – to now cover apprenticeship materials for eligible Running Start students. Materials may include course-related costs and tools specific to an occupation being studied. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure March 31. "...
SPANGLE — A local man was killed early Saturday morning when his pickup crossed the centerline and hit a tractor-trailer head-on. Shane M. Remp, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:31 a.m. near Milepost 75 of U.S. Highway 195, the Washington State Patrol Reported. The crash occurred when Remp's northbound 2006 Chevrolet Silverado crossed the centerline and struck a southbound 2016 Kenworth driven by Joseph E. Reid, 48 of Spokane Valley, the patrol reported. Reid's truck was towing a 1995 Beall trailer. The Silverado c...
BOISE — Female athletes may not have to compete against so-called “transgender” women — in other words, biological males — in Idaho . That’s because Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 500, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, into law Monday, March 30. The measure amends state law to prevent those athletes born as males from competing in female-designated sports. The bill follows the Idaho Legislature’s finding of fact that, biologically, there are “inherent differences between men and women.” The finding points out the scie...
COLFAX — Health officials reported Monday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the county has climbed to eight. All of the patients are stable and self-isolating, officials said. In the two most recent cases, patients Nos. 7 and 8 are women; the former is 50-59 years old and the latter is 30-39 years, officials said. The Public Health Department is currently investigating close contacts with recent positive patients, officials said. Whitman County has received a limited supply of personal protective equipment, o...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee called on residents to tattle on friends, neighbors and businesses that fail to comply with his order to stay home during the state's coronavirus outbreak. "If we're going to beat it, all of has have to be engaged," he said. "Unfortunately, we have thousands of calls coming in ... some individuals and some businesses are not complying." The order generally requires so-call "non-essential" businesses to shut down and residents to remain at home. If tat...
SPOKANE COUNTY -- Spokane Regional Health District officials reported that confirmed cases of the severe acute respiratory disease COVID-19 continues to rise even as state measures keeping many businesses closed and residents at home have been put in place. At a press conference this morning, health officials said the number of confirmed cases has risen to 133, up from 115 Sunday. Four individuals have died from the disease, one each Friday and Saturday and two on Sunday, March 29. Two of the deaths were men in their 80s whil...
SEATTLE - The city of Seattle and King County continued their lawsuit against the electorate earlier this week by requesting an emergency extension of an injunction blocking implementation. The measure, approved by voters statewide on Nov. 5, would have generally capped vehicle licensing tabs and taxes at $30 for more non-commercial vehicles. I-976 was supposed to go into effect Dec. 5, but has been held up by the city of Seattle and King County officials who have filed suit...
SPOKANE -- Spokane County health and emergency management officials have announced a second death resulting from the spread of the novel coronavirus and the disease it carries COVID-19. In a joint release this afternoon, Spokane Regional Health District and Spokane Emergency Management said a woman in her 50s died as a result of the disease. Yesterday, a man in his 80s became the first victim of the pandemic that resulted in 4,310 confirmed cases and 189 deaths in Washington, including 108 confirmed cases in Spokane County...
HARRINGTON - With available activities outside the home seemingly decreasing each day, golf remains a game that can be played without any close contact to anybody. As of press time, the Harrington Golf and Country Club remains open as long as golfers are willing to practice safe social distancing. "We're going to be open as long as we are allowed to be," manager Melissa Gilmore said. "When you are on the golf course, you aren't within six feet of one another unless you ride...
