Grocer’s group issues guidelines for shopping during this time of pandemic
PORT ANGELES – The Northwest Grocery Association, an industry group representing grocery store companies, has issued a news release they’re calling FOUR SIMPLE GUIDELINES FOR GROCERY SHOPPERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. The number one message that
Gov. Inslee holds off on “shelter in place” order, says citizens need to continue to be vigilant in virus fight
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee warned Friday that while he has not yet enacted more stringent social distancing requirements to fight the spread of coronavirus like those imposed by California, New York and other
Fauci throws cold water on Trump's declaration that malaria drug chloroquine is a 'game changer'
PS3000/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci said there is not enough evidence to support claims that hydrox-chloroquine is effective in combatting COVID-19. A day after President Donald Trump declared an anti-malaria drug a “game changer” in the fight
Colorado boy Gannon Stauch's body found 2 months after going missing; stepmother facing new charges
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(PENSACOLA, Fla.) — The remains of an 11-year-old Colorado boy missing since Jan. 27 were found nearly 1,400 miles away from his home Friday, confirming his family’s worst fears. Gannon Stauch’s body was found near Escambia River
Automakers offer to build ventilators as US faces critical shortage
Chalffy/iStock(NEW YORK) — Two U.S. automakers could soon reopen their idled factories and call back workers to manufacture what America desperately needs now: lifesaving ventilator machines. As the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases continues to increase
'It will bankrupt my department': How private labs are paying the price for testing
yacobchuk/iStock(NEW YORK) — As more private and university labs administer their own COVID-19 test to help get Americans tested for the virus, many are fronting the astronomical costs themselves, even if it means taking a loss. Dr.
Restaurant workers file for unemployment as owners try take-out to stay afloat
MNStudio/iStock(NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus pandemic has turned America’s urban restaurant hot spots into virtual ghost towns. Dine-in restaurants, shuttered over public health concerns, are forecast to lose $225 billion in business nationwide over the next
Unemployment claims climbing fast
OLYMPIA, Wash. – New unemployment claims surged in Washington state last week amid the outbreak – including a nearly 600% increase in claims from the hotel and food service sector – and officials say the worst is
State DOL reminds us funerals are on the list of banned gatherings
SEATTLE (AP) — Funerals are now on the list of prohibited social gatherings under the state’s “social-distancing” order intended to slow the spread of the virus. The Seattle Times reports sports and arts events had already been
Two year sentence for donation thefts
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after stealing over $10,000 in donations that should have gone toward supporting the Portland Women’s March. Rebekah Brewis was sentenced Thursday after