Rutgers University in New Jersey will require students to receive COVID-19 vaccine this fall
MarsBars/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and JOSH MARGOLIN, ABC News (NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Rutgers University, New Jersey’s flagship state institution, said Thursday it will require COVID-19 vaccination for students before they arrive on campus this fall, possibly the
Vaccination eligibility moves to 16-and-over May 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Beginning May 1, everyone 16 and older in Washington state can get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine. State health officials confirmed the timeline on Wednesday in response to President Biden’s directive earlier this
Gov. expected to sign voting rights measure for prior felons
SEATTLE (AP) — State lawmakers last night voted to automatically restore voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they’re still on parole. With the support of majority Democrats, the
Othello man pleads not guilty in shooting death of child
RITZVILLE, Wash. (AP) — An Othello man has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son. Felipe Tapia-Perez entered the plea in Adams County Superior Court this week. A statement of probable cause
4 killed in collision near Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say four people, including a 4-year-old child, were killed in a two-car head-on collision in central Washington near Granger. Troopers said the crash happened at the intersection of State Routes 22 and
Virus outbreak among King County jail inmates and staff
SEATTLE (AP) — A significant COVID-19 outbreak is happening inside the King County Jail, with 19 cases detected on Monday alone. A jail spokesperson said Wednesday that seven department employees at the Seattle jail have tested positive
Oregon’s radioactive waste too dangerous to clean up
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A state agency has chosen to leave millions of pounds of illegally dumped, radioactive fracking waste in an Eastern Oregon landfill. The Oregon Department of Energy’s decision Wednesday comes just over a year
Kemp signs sweeping elections bill passed by Georgia legislature. Here's what's in it.
prostock-studio/iStockBy QUINN SCANLAN, ABC News (ATLANTA) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a nearly 100-page omnibus bill Thursday that will make sweeping changes to election law, impacting voters, local election administrators and the board overseeing elections. With
Judge rejects request to move trial of only officer charged in Breonna Taylor killing
Shelby County Detention CenterBy BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A judge has rejected the request by a fired police officer facing charges related to the killing of Breonna Taylor to change the venue of his
US troops out of Afghanistan by next year, says Biden, but 'tough' to do by May 1 deadline
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The United States will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Thursday, but it will be “hard” to do before a May 1 deadline. Biden said his