Local legal disputes, personnel investigations and COVID-19 responses again drove much of our coverage in 2021 as we look back on some of our most-read and unique stories of the year. https://t.co/0MMgK63ia2
State mobilization has been approved to send more firefighters to the Wagner Road Fire in Whitman county near the town of Ewan. The fire is 800 acres and growing. Structures, utilities and farmland are threatened. Level 3 evacuations in effect.
Update! T-storm outlook for FRI from the Storm Prediction Center has increased the risk for severe storms across the Idaho Panhandle & Eastern third of WA. Pls keep an eye to the sky and have a means to receive warnings if you are planning outdoor activities. #wawx#idwx
Plaintiffs contend in separate lawsuits that Yakima County commissioners violated WA state's Open Public Meetings Act 100+ times. https://t.co/k3wlngz1Zm by @PhilipFerolito via @Yakima_Herald
The city of Seattle agreed to pay nearly $200,000 and improve its public records process in a settlement with The Seattle Times over former Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing texts. https://t.co/bTvmGsjAjM
Pullman School District today reported dozens of new COVID-19 cases in highest weekly case numbers since the Omicron surge started receding in early February: https://t.co/pqrsw8TW13
If you have questions or story ideas about how federal recovery money has or will be spent, this investigative project will be continuing at least through the end of the year. Find more info here: https://t.co/VaJ1i0vywv
Washington just received a historic influx of federal dollars. But how and where is that money spent?
Our team at @Crosscut is digging into recovery grants, relief programs and infrastructure contracts to tell stories about how it's helping — or should help — our communities. ⬇️
In the Seattle Times, @asiakmfields has an in-depth story out today on the Title IX gaps at WSU and other colleges, largely focused around a sexual assault and lawsuit we covered in 2020. Read their story below:
THREAD: “Nothing should have happened to any of us. People knew.”
A sexual assault case at Washington State University highlights gaps in how colleges respond to misconduct. https://t.co/yNP4Rfqy1e
County officials added 33 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Latest state data update adds 1 new death (89 people to date) and 673 hospitalizations. Running total now 9,224 cases: https://t.co/OlY74yHm0W