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File photo. Potatoes scoot by on belts at Balcom and Moe in Pasco, Wash. They get a rinse, are sized and then put in bags destined for America's supermarkets. The potato farmer and packer-shipper has been in business since the 1920's.

Coronavirus Pandemic Yields Different Realities For Northwest Potato And Apple Growers

The coronavirus pandemic continues to make its presence known in all facets of daily life, including agriculture. That extends to some supply and demand...

Retired Vice Admiral Raquel Bono came to Olympia in mid-March to fill the newly-created position of COVID-19 health systems response coordinator.

Retired admiral nicknamed 'Rocky' wades into thick of Washington state virus response

When the coronavirus outlook got scary and hairy in mid-March, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recruited an outsider to join his crisis management team. He...

Glenn Fine, then acting inspector general at the Department of Defense, testifies during a 2017 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Fine was the defense department's acting inspector general until April 6, when President Trump replaced him.

In Another Pushback Against Oversight, Trump Removes Pandemic Inspector General

President Trump removed the head of a group charged with overseeing the coronavirus package passed by Congress. Trump has bristled at the oversight actions of several inspectors general.

Facebook Grants For Coronavirus News Coverage: 3 Questions With Campbell Brown

Campbell Brown, Facebook's head of news partnerships, describes the company's $100 million investment in local news agencies.

On April 3, Iraqi volunteers in full hazmat gear prayed over the coffin of a 50-year-old who died of COVID-19. She was buried at a cemetery specifically opened for such deaths, some 12 miles from the holy city of Najaf.

Coronavirus Is Changing The Rituals Of Death For Many Religions

The virus is upending burial traditions across cultures, from the washing of the body of a loved one in Iraq to the gathering of mourners in Israel.

Urban and Rural Schools Provide Devices, Internet Access to Students

Due to public closures from the COVID-19 outbreak, Oregon K-12 schools will begin remote learning on April 13th. Urban and rural school districts are…

Fate Of 'Interim Emergency' Relief Bill Uncertain As Parties Debate Size, Timing

Senate Majority Leader McConnell wants another $250 billion for small businesses. Top Democrats are asking for $250 billion more for state and local governments, but the White House is pushing back.

Oregon Governor Extends Statewide Closures For Schools, Restaurants

Dine-in service at restaurants and bars in Oregon is now banned indefinitely. The total number of known coronavirus cases in the state stood at 1,239 as of Wednesday afternoon.

Gen Z Under Lockdown: How They're Coping, From TikTok To Virtual Drinks

Gen Z has been criticized for not taking social distancing seriously. We talk to teens and people in their early 20s around the world about why they're staying home — and how they're staying sane.

Bernie Sanders Suspends Presidential Campaign

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is ending his presidential bid, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden victorious in the Democratic primary.

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