September 2020

Coronavirus testing for Washington State University employees begins on Tuesday. The Washington National Guard will start free testing of WSU faculty and staff near The Hills on Grand student apartment complex on North Grand Avenue.  WSU administrators want all employees who regularly work on campus to get tested.  The National […]

The Washington State University Regents will not convene for a special meeting to try to address the budget deficit in the athletics department. The regents postponed a decision 2 weeks ago to revise the Cougar Athletics budget to reflect a 30-million-dollar loss in revenue caused by the economic fallout from […]

Pullman Regional Hospital is no longer conducting coronavirus tests without a doctor’s order.  According to a post on the PRH Facebook page, the hospital moved to physician-order only coronavirus testing over the weekend.  Palouse Medical on Bishop Boulevard in Pullman is providing coronavirus assessments along with testing.

The 33-year-old Pullman man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and trying to set her house on fire has been sent to prison after pleading guilty. Darlo Tolan was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison Friday by Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey.  Tolan previously pleaded guilty to felony […]

The positivity rate for coronavirus testing at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow increased to nearly 10% last week.  Gritman officials released their first coronavirus testing and hospitalization report on Friday. Three people have been hospitalized at Gritman for coronavirus.  Friday’s press release was the first time that Gritman officials reported […]

Tomorrow’s Moscow Farmers Market has been canceled over what city officials are calling a potentially hostile situation with an expected protest against the city’s pandemic orders.  City officials announced the closure late Friday afternoon. City hall is expecting large crowds of protestors tomorrow.  Officials say the protestors have stated that […]

33 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Latah County on Friday, September 25th. Bringing the total number of Coronavirus cases confirmed in Latah County to 395 since the pandemic began. This was the single highest number of daily confirmed cases, topping the previous high on Thursday, September 24th […]

28 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Friday. Whitman County Public Health reports that all of the new patients are stable and self-isolating.  All of the new patients are in the age groups 39 and younger. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Whitman […]

City of Moscow officials are warning that groups from around the country may be coming to town to protest the city’s pandemic orders and that they may lead to violence. City officials released a statement this afternoon in the wake of Wednesday’s “Psalm Sing” outside city hall that led to […]

The temporary changes to Main Street in downtown Pullman will be removed next week. The City of Pullman tested some ideas from its downtown master plan this Summer.  Main Street was reduced from 3 lanes to 2 and back-in angled parking was added to the Southside of the street.  The […]