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AARP Washington held a tele-town hall with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and public health officials in King County on the latest information about COVID-19.

Over a hundred inmates at the Monroe Correctional Facility caused a disturbance Wednesday night, threatening to set fires, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The field hospital currently housed at the CenturyLink Field Event Center will be redeployed to another state in need, announced Gov. Inslee Wednesday.

Identifying people who have already recovered from coronavirus could very well be the best way to truly track its spread across the globe.

While one might expect ambulances to be out en masse during a pandemic, Seattle-area 911 calls have actually been down in recent weeks. 

With a push beginning for a national vote-by-mail system to mitigate risks presented by COVID-19, WA Secretary of State Kim Wyman is helping lead the charge.

A new app being tested by UW Medicine hopes to be able to predict the next major outbreak, available to 25,000 enrollees over the next two years.

All public and private K-12 schools statewide will remain closed through the end of the school year, shifting entirely to a distance learning model.

In addition to requesting people his age stay out of the stores, urging neighbors and friends to go grocery shopping, Gov. Inslee announced assistance for small businesses Tuesday.

A group of restaurants, foundations, and individuals across Seattle launched The Plate Fund to help King County restaurant workers impacted by coronavirus.

Boeing is taking another crack at launching its astronaut ferrying capsule, after software problems and other issues marred a test in 2019.

Sound Transit has finally made the decision to shut down most of its job sites, asking that they be secured and closed Monday.

With help from the Washington Legislature, there’s been significant progress clearly the state's sizable 10,000 rape kit backlog.

Gov. Inslee and Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal announced Monday that private and public K-12 schools statewide will be closed for the remainder of the school year. Distance learning will continue.

While the coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S., things may finally be looking up in Washington, according to the latest numbers from UW.