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An arist's depiction of SpaceX's Crew Dragon

Coronavirus Fears Have NASA Urging Space Fans To Stay Away From Historic Launch

The space agency is urging people not to travel to go see astronauts embark on their historic launch from Florida, the first time they will do so in nearly a decade.

Dealing With Depression During Isolation

More Murrow News Stories PULLMAN, WASH - Everyone is dealing with COVID-19 in their own way.Some people, however, have struggled dealing with though…

Tradition Amidst COVID-19

https://youtu.be/DfUa1VUFPno More Murrow News Stories PUYALLUP, WASH- The Washington State Fair was founded back in the year 1900. At that time, there…

The building of the U.S. Supreme Court is pictured in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 19, 2020.

Trump’s Taxes, Birth Control, ‘Faithless Electors’ Headline Supreme Court’s Historic Phone Arguments

During historic telephonic arguments this week and next, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up major challenges involving access to President Donald Trump’s financial records, birth control health insurance, “faithless electors” in presidential elections and the constitutionality of the federal ban on robocalls, among others.

Washington State Parks area manager Audra Sims removes the “Emergency Closure” sign from the gate at Sacajawea Historical State Park, outside Pasco. The park re-opened to the public on May 5, after a nearly six-week closure. CREDIT: Courtney Flatt/NWPB

'Enjoy. Enjoy!' Washington State Parks Reopen, And Humans Rejoin The Geese And Deer

For the last six weeks, if you followed a winding road past the Port of Pasco and the start of a recreational trail, you’d come to a closed gate. A large orange “Emergency Closure” sign tacked to its front. Today, the sign came down, and the gate opened.

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that all Washington K-12 schools would remain closed for the rest of the current school year. CREDIT: TVW/Screenshot

Washington GOP Lawmakers Sue Jay Inslee Over Coronavirus Measures. He Fires Back

The four Republican lawmakers who are suing are state Reps. Drew MacEwen, Andrew Barkis, Chris Corry and Brandon Vick. Four Washington residents are also part of the lawsuit.

Children in the Blackfoot School District pick up meals from a “Bus Bites” program that brings food to kids at home. Courtesy of Idaho Education News

'A Helpless Feeling': Hundreds Of Idaho Children Unaccounted For In Switch To Distance Learning

Administrators in Idaho’s largest districts say they’ve lost touch with up to 5 percent of their students during the transition to remote learning. These families haven’t responded to texts, calls, emails and sometimes home visits from administrators.

A Washington Army National Guard soldier consults instructions while assembling a Covid-19 test kit at a state warehouse in Tumwater. The National Guard is currently helping to assemble 30,000 kits for distribution to local public health agencies.

30K Coronavirus Tests A Day Could Be The Ticket To Washington’s Freedom

More testing will allow Washington state to relax some social distancing measures, because we'll be able to identify sick people early and keep them isolated. Here's how we can get there.

An immigration detainee has died of COVID-19 at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. CREDIT: Elliot Spagat/AP

First COVID-19 Death Of Immigration Detainee In An ICE Detention Center

Carlos Escobar-Mejia, 57, had been in ICE custody since Jan. 10, when he was stopped in a car by the Border Patrol in Chula Vista, Calif. Before then, he had been living in the U.S. for 40 years.

The design for wooden money Tenino, Washington, plans to print in response to the COVID-19 crisis, modeled after a Depression-era effort.

Can George Washington Buy Wooden Teeth With This Washington Town's New Wooden Money?

Tenino, a small town in Thurston County, Washington, has approved a plan to print its own money on strips of wood. Again. It’s a response to the COVID-19 crisis that’s modeled after how the town responded to a prior crisis — the Great Depression.

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