Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO - The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning for 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, June 4. A Red Flag warning means weather conditions could lead to wildfire growth. "A dry cold front will move across the region late tonight into Friday. This will increase the westerly winds and deliver low relative humidity values beginning late Friday morning and continuing into the evening," the warning said. "Rapid fire spread with any new or existi.ng fires is possible."...
CHENEY - Eastern Washington University has switched gears and is now requiring students, faculty and staff to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The revised policy and reasons behind it were highlighted in a June 3 email from interim President David May to the campus community. May previously announced in a May 6 email that the university would not be requiring vaccinations - allowing students, faculty and staff to make a personal decision about receiving one of the three shots available. In announcing the recent change to...
PASCO - Despite Gov. Jay Inslee's efforts to encourage residents to get vaccinated against coronavirus, most Eastern Washington residents are not jumping on the bandwagon. On Thursday, June 3, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a new giveaway program that allows vaccinated residents to enter a drawing for freebies from businesses, sports teams and government agencies, including universities. He is pushing get 70% of residents vaccinated. The state Department of Health is estimating...