President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president confirmed on Twitter.
Trump’s positive test comes just hours after the White House announced that senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus after traveling with the president several times this week.
Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more than 200,000 people nationwide. Read more
Boeing will relocate all 787 Dreamliner production from Everett to South Carolina, the company confirmed Thursday.
Boeing has assembled the Dreamliner in Everett for more than a decade.
Washington leaders and the community are bracing for the financial impacts of Boeing's move on top of the tumultuous effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the airline industry. Read more
Pierce County health officials advised the Puyallup School District to halt the plan for in-person learning until the county sees a decline in new coronavirus cases.
There is an exception for some 700 students, mostly in special education, who returned to class Tuesday for the first time since the statewide quarantine went into effect last school year.
There is no timeline yet for elementary through high school students to return to the classroom. Families still have the option to continue with remote learning, even when students are allowed back in the classroom. Read more
At least 104 students associated with UW's Greek Row have tested positive for coronavirus.
None of the students reported severe symptoms or needed hospitalization.
University of Washington officials said the students were told to isolate at their current residence. This is the 2nd outbreak for UW's Greek Row this year. Read more
The Seattle Storm are headed back to the WNBA Finals for the 4th time in their 20-year franchise.
The Storm face the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of the Finals airing on ESPN 2 at 4 p.m. Friday.
The Storm won the WNBA Championship in 2004, 2010, 2018 and hopefully -- in 2020! Read more
Also see: Seattle local forecast
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