Washington hospitals are already near capacity as the number of COVID patients increases.
The armed man made racist statements and said he would kill Jayapal while outside her Seattle home.
An explosion at 'America's Stonehenge" badly damaged one of the stones at the site shrouded in conspiracy theories.
Authorities closed Sound Transit light rail service and MLK Blvd. in Seattle as the bomb squad investigated
Washington was one of three states with no guidance on ending the mask mandate prior to the announcement.
New cases may peak in Washington this week, but the surge in hospitalizations will continue through February.
Washington hospitals are running out of options as the state takes the final measures to avoid crisis standards of care.
Thousands of complaints against a COVID testing company that started in an axe throwing lounge sparks multiple investigations.
Forecasts predict Washington hospitals will be completely overwhelmed with over 3,800 COVID patients by February.
Historic snowfall and record flooding has cutoff Western Washington from the rest of the United States.