Washington to end free at-home COVID testing program
Washington state will soon end its free, at-home COVID test program, more than a year after its launch.
The fungus from ‘The Last of Us’ does live in WA — but it’s rare VIEW
Cordyceps, a parasitic fungus popularized by a new HBO show, is one of many mushrooms found in WA. It won't turn you into a zombie,...
WA ready to try a new approach to keeping more nurses on duty VIEW
Controversial proposed legislation would have required hospitals to meet strict, standardized nurse-to-patient ratios. But a compromise could be ahead.
WA to end masking requirement in health care, correctional facilities
Public health leaders say they are ending mask mandates at health care facilities partially because COVID, RSV and influenza rates have continued to decline.
Key food benefit ends in WA, and hunger is already hitting hard VIEW
Federal pandemic-era food assistance benefits end this week, worrying local food banks already struggling to keep up with the cost of groceries and gas.
WA lawsuit says FDA rules complicate access to abortion pill
Washington's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the FDA, accusing it of unnecessarily complicating access to an abortion medication pill.
Leonard Cobb, whose firefighter and CPR training programs saved WA lives, dies at 96 VIEW
Leonard Cobb developed Medic One, one of the country's first efforts to train firefighters to provide emergency medical care.
WA sewage is flush with information about COVID and more
As Washington epidemiologists continue to study how wastewater predicts COVID trends, they're ready to start branching out and searching for other viruses.
Arson suspected in Delridge fire that sent 1 to hospital
Seattle firefighters saw flames coming from the three-story building when they arrived, and found a 35-year-old man standing outside, apparently injured.