State Senate committee approves open carry ban in certain areas
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a measure that would ban the open carry of guns and other weapons on the Capitol campus and at or near any permitted public demonstration across Washington state.
7 Washington counties moving into Phase 2 on Monday
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Seven counties will be able to move into Phase 2 of the state’s economic reopening plan under changes Gov. Jay Inslee has announced. Inslee first announced the latest iteration of the state’s reopening
State Senate passes unemployment insurance bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate has passed an unemployment insurance bill to help workers and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The bill would increase the minimum weekly benefit for unemployed workers starting in July
Mass vaccine clinics in Washington will require proof of address
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Upcoming mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be limited only to people who live or work in Washington state. That’s the message from the state Department of Health. Upcoming clinics in Ridgefield, Spokane, Kennewick,
Bellingham begins clearing homeless camp near City Hall
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The city of Bellingham has started clearing a camp outside City Hall where people without permanent shelter had set up tents and were living since mid-November to protest the lack of housing in
All vaccination appointments filled on website’s first day, but more to come
By Pepper Fisher The online registration for vaccines being offered by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe on Feb. 2, 4, and 6 was a big success, with slots filled up in 30 minutes when the website went live
Columbus police chief 'stepping back' amid reform efforts after Andre Hill shooting
Facebook/Andre HillBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The chief of police in Columbus, Ohio, is “stepping back” following the death of Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by a police
US airline execs push back on possibility of domestic COVID-19 testing requirement
GuvenDemir/iStockBy AMANDA MAILE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — U.S. airlines are pushing back against the possibility of COVID-19 testing before domestic flights after the Biden administration said it is “actively looking” at making it a requirement. “It would
2 toddlers still missing after disappearance from California home nearly 6 weeks ago
Kali9/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA and SABINA GHEBREMEDHIN, ABC News (CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif.) — Frustration is mounting in California City, California, where several prominent billboards read: “Where are the boys?” Brothers Orson and Orrin West — ages 3 and
Maryland soldier surprises wife just in time for his son's birth
University of Maryland, St. Joseph’s Medical CenterBy HALEY YAMADA and ERIC NOLL, ABC News (TOWSON, Md.) — When Alanna Hicks went into labor with her third son on Jan.22, she expected no surprises. She hadn’t prepared for