Sources: Komo News
The community of Medical Lake, Washington, U.S., is evacuated due to the Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington. 2023-08-18
President Joe Biden announces that the deadline for all states to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine will be moved up from May 1 to April 19. 2021-04-6
California surpasses New York as the U.S. state with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths. 2021-02-11
Washington reports their first cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in two people residing in Snohomish County. 2021-01-23
A shooting spree in Moscow, Idaho, U.S., leaves three dead and one injured. After a high-speed chase on Highway 195 ten miles away in the neighboring state of Washington, Pullman police arrest the suspect, John Lee. 2015-01-10
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico votes to become a U.S. state. If previous procedure is followed, Congress will now request that Puerto Rico establish a state constitution. Then, Congress would vote to approve it as a state, which it usually does. However, Congress is not obligated to follow this procedure, and by its vote, it ultimately must decide, which is not yet certain. Obama and Romney had both pledged to support the result of the referendum and to work with Congress on the issue. 2012-11-6
Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington is closed as police conduct a manhunt for a man who shot dead a park ranger on New Year's Day; the gunman, Benjamin Barnes, is eventually found dead. 2012-01-2
The Los Alamos National Laboratory in the U.S. state of New Mexico is temporarily closed due to a wildfire burning nearby. [http:--www.cnn.com-2011-US-06-27-new.mexico.los.alamos- (CNN)]A state of emergency is declared in Los Alamos County with mandatory evacuations. [http:--www.lamonitor.com-content-los-alamos-county-declares-state-emergency-wait-instructions-evacuate (Los Alamos Monitor)]date=August 2019 A state of emergency is declared in Los Alamos County with mandatory evacuations. [http:--www.lamonitor.com-content-los-alamos-county-declares-state-emergency-wait-instructions-evacuate (Los Alamos Monitor)]date=August 2019 2011-06-27
Three kindergarteners are wounded after a gun goes off in a school cafeteria in the U.S. state of Texas. The gun was brought to the school by a six-year-old child. 2011-04-19
Elias Abuelazam, an Arab Israeli arrested in the United States in connection with almost 20 stabbings across three U.S. states, agrees to face charges relating to one of the attacks. 2010-08-13