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  • Fairchild announces first COVID-19 case

    JOHN McCALLUM, Managing Editor|Updated Mar 17, 2020

    AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WASH. -- Fairchild Air Force Base officials have announced that one of their airmen has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. In a March 16 news release, officials said they are monitoring the situation after samples sent to a Department of Defense lab produced positive results. The individual is in self-isolation at their off-base residence and base officials have notified Spokane Regional Health District authorities. Additionally, Col. Derek Salmi, the Installation Commander, has declared an on-base...

  • Inslee: 'We will get through this'

    JOHN McCALLUM, Managing Editor|Updated Mar 17, 2020

    SEATTLE – If Washington is to stop the spread of coronavirus and the disease it carries, COVID-19, the most important step is to essentially keep our distance from each other. That was the most important aspect of personal protection outlined by Gov. Jay Inslee and others at a Monday, March 16, press conference in Seattle. That includes not only health directives to maintain a “social distance” of a minimum of 6 feet between each other, but also evaluate our routines and if at all possible, simply stay home as much as possi...