September 2020

The thesis authored by a recent Washington State University graduate will be featured in a national publication later this year.  Kaitlyn Van Vleet graduated from WSU in May with a criminal justice degree from the Honors College. While at WSU Van Vleet was active in the School of Music performing […]

Moscow Police have completed their investigation into the violent confrontation that occurred during Saturday’s protest against the city’s pandemic orders. A video on YouTube shows a masked man and a maskless man arguing.  The video shows the masked man throwing coffee on the maskless man who punches the coffee thrower […]

Three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Tuesday. Whitman County Public Health reports that all of the new patients are between 20 and 39 years old and are stable and self-isolating. This brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Whitman County to 1312 since […]

Three blocks of Main Street in downtown Moscow will be closed Wednesday for repairs.  The city will be patching the asphalt on Main between 3rd and 6th Streets.  Main will be closed to traffic from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM Wednesday.

Shipping on the Lower Snake River has returned to normal operations after cables anchoring the floating guide wall at Lower Monumental Dam broke. An operator at the lock near Kahlotus noticed the floating guide wall drifting out of alignment in mid-June.  An inspection in late July found that the cables […]

There will be coronavirus testing in Tekoa today following last week’s announcement that 2 individuals at the high school tested positive for COVID-19. Whitman County Public Health has announced that Washington State University’s mobile clinic will be testing for coronavirus in Tekoa today.  It’s available to anyone who has been […]

The University of Idaho has identified several coronavirus hot spots on Greek Row.  UI President Scott Green updated the campus community about the situation in an email on Monday. Recent campus testing conducted by the UI found several hot spots on Greek Row leading to 8 houses being placed in […]

12 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Latah County on Monday, September 28th. Bringing the total number of Coronavirus cases confirmed in Latah County to 407 since the pandemic began.  No one has died from Coronavirus in Latah County. 243 people previously diagnosed with Coronavirus in Latah County […]

69 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County over the weekend and on Monday. Whitman County Public Health reports that all of the new patients are stable and self-isolating.  Nearly all of them are in the age groups 39 years old and younger.  One is a man between […]

Moscow Police are investigating a violent confrontation that occurred during Saturday’s protest against the city’s pandemic orders. Video from the event posted on YouTube shows a maskless man and a masked man apparently arguing.  The masked man tosses coffee on the maskless man who then punches the coffee thrower several […]