2020 – Pullman Radio

What Happened on the Internet Every Minute of 2020

December 31, 2020

From Visual Capitalist (9/15/2020) (Recommended listening: Sonny and Cher’s The Beat Goes On…) Even before COVID-19 resulted in shuttered storefronts and surging online orders, e-commerce was a booming industry. It’s now estimated that $1 million is now spent per minute online. Amazon ships an astounding 6,659 packages every minute to keep […]

Community Child Care Center In Pullman Receives State Grant To Expand Capacity

December 31, 2020

Community Child Care Center in Pullman has received a state grant to expand its capacity. The Washington Department of Commerce has allocated a nearly 63,000 grant to the childcare center in Pullman.

Positivity Rate For Coronavirus Testing At Pullman Regional Hospital Drops To 6.6%

December 31, 2020

The positivity rate for coronavirus testing at Pullman Regional Hospital has dropped to 6.6%. 20 tests came back positive at PRH for the two-week period ending on Tuesday. That’s down from a 7.5% positivity rate and 27 confirmed cases for the prior two-week period released a week ago.

17 Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Whitman County Thursday

December 31, 2020

17 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Thursday. Whitman County Public Health reports that most of the new patients are in the age groups 39 and younger. Four are over 80 years old. There are 10 coronavirus patients from Whitman County in the hospital. That’s one […]

Positivity Rate For Coronavirus Testing At Gritman Medical Center In Moscow Drops To 5.3%

December 31, 2020

The positivity rate for coronavirus testing at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow has decreased to about 5.3%. 15 tests came back positive at Gritman during the week ending on Tuesday. That’s down from the previous week’s 7.5% positivity rate with 52 confirmed cases. The data includes samples tested from the […]

Idaho State Troopers are Out in Full Force this New Years Weekend

December 30, 2020

Idaho State Police are reminding everyone that they will be out in force this New Years’ holiday. Extra patrols will be conducted, over the weekend, across Idaho. ISP is joining partner law enforcement agencies throughout the state to increase safety for families traveling home during the holidays by reducing DUI […]

12 New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Latah County

December 30, 2020

12 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Latah County on December 30th. There have been 2,020 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Latah County since the start of the pandemic. 1,737 people previously diagnosed with coronavirus in Latah County have recovered. There have been 6 coronavirus related deaths in Latah […]

13 Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Whitman County Wednesday

December 30, 2020

13 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Wednesday. Whitman County Public Health reports that most of the new patients are in the age groups 39 and younger. One is over 80 years old. There are 9 coronavirus patients from Whitman County in the hospital. That’s one […]

Friday Holiday Closures For New Year’s Day

December 30, 2020

All government offices are closed on Friday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Buses will not be running, trash will not be picked up, there’s no mail and banks will be closed on Friday.

Up To 9 Inches Of Snow Possible As NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning For Palouse

December 30, 2020

The National Weather Service is now predicting that up to 9 inches of snow could fall on the Palouse through tonight. The agency has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Palouse calling for between 5 and 9 inches of snow through Thursday morning at 10:00.