Articles by Evan Ellis

Washington State University has reversed its decision to start charging students for coronavirus testing. WSU Spokesman Phil Weiler says that they decided to return to free coronavirus testing for students after the story was first reported here at pullmanradio.com Wednesday morning.  The Cougar Health Services webpage which announced the charges […]

A popular longtime Pullman Chinese restaurant will be reopening next year. The New Garden Restaurant on South Grand Avenue temporarily closed in mid-October when owner Lan Quach-Lam got sick.  Her son Kevin Lam says that Lan is recovering. Lam says the family plans to reopen New Garden on January 1st […]

14 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.  Six coronavirus patients from Whitman County are in the hospital.  That’s one more than was reported on Tuesday.  All other […]

Washington State University has named an interim dean for its College of Arts and Sciences. Associate Dean for Faculty in the college Todd Butler will take over the job next month.  Butler will replace Matthew Jockers who is resigning as dean on New Year’s Eve.  Jockers will remain as a […]

The North Idaho man accused of pointing a handgun at officers in Pullman at the end of a high-speed car chase has reached a plea agreement in federal court. 33-year-old Dustin Pearson of Blanchard pleaded guilty this week as charged to felon in possession of a firearm in U.S. District […]

UPDATE: WSU Reverses Decision And Is Not Charging Students For Coronavirus Testing December 2, 2020 Evan Ellis News Washington State University has reversed its decision to start charging students for coronavirus testing. WSU Spokesman Phil Weiler says that they decided to return to free coronavirus testing for students after the […]

Ten new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Tuesday. Whitman County Public Health reports that nearly all of the new patients are in the age groups 39 and younger.  Five coronavirus patients from Whitman County are in the hospital.  That’s the same number of hospitalizations that were […]

The positivity rate for coronavirus testing at the University of Idaho is holding steady at 5.5%. 22 tests of UI faculty staff and students came back positive last week. The UI returned to a mix of in-person classroom and online instruction this Fall.  Classes have moved all online for the […]

A Pullman biotechnology company has developed a new surveillance testing approach for coronavirus. Veterinary Medical Research & Development’s new method utilizes samples from facemasks for early detection of COVID-19.  The new process can detect people who are asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic.  A press release from VMRD says the new method has […]

Four finalists have been announced for the University of Idaho’s College of Law Dean. UI Law Professor Brian Kane, University of Kansas Law Professor Lumen Mulligan, Associate Dean of the College of Law at Loyola University New Orleans Johanna Kalb, and University of Toledo Law Professor Geoffrey Rapp are up […]