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President Biden urges ‘concern, not panic’ over omicron variant President Joe Biden called the new COVID-19 variant omicron a cause for concern but “not a cause for panic” Monday and… READ MORE

Thanks to vaccines, Thanksgiving 2021 is closer to normal Leading up to the holiday season last year, Gov. Jay Inslee imposed sweeping restrictions on indoor gatherings. Health officials urged people… READ MORE

Steve Hobbs sworn in as Washington’s 16th secretary of state Steve Hobbs was sworn in Monday as Washington’s 16th secretary of state, the first person of color to head the… READ MORE

State reports: COVID hit communities of color harder; Yakima Valley groups press outreach efforts It’s been a stubborn data set during the pandemic: Rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths… READ MORE

First fires, now floods: British Columbia and Washington reeling from atmospheric river First they baked, then they burned, and now they’re inundated. The Pacific Northwest and British Columbia have endured… READ MORE