U.S. regulators have rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river to save threatened salmon. They say the proposal backed by environmentalists would destabilize the power grid and increase greenhouse emissions. bit.ly/2PwuRok

Employees from Amazon and other companies are working from home amid the nation's worst coronavirus outbreak, and the downtown Seattle restaurants and shops that rely on them are feeling the pain. bit.ly/2Q1bSm3

AP source: Washington governor to ban events in Seattle area of more than 250 people to fight new coronavirus.

BREAKING (AP): Seattle Public Schools to close due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

BREAKING (AP): Gov. Jay Inslee orders all K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties to close due to coronavirus.

BREAKING (AP): Washington Gov. Jay Inslee orders all schools in state closed for six weeks due to coronavirus.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Washington state Democratic primary, capturing 5 of 6 states that voted last week.

ER doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area, which leads the U.S. in deaths, face a shortage of the gear they need to protect themselves. At least two doctors there are already infected. bit.ly/2vwpmzk

Church over state: Washington's lieutenant governor has announced he won't run for reelection because he plans to begin training to become a priest. bit.ly/3a6Z1Hh

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck north of Boise, Idaho, with people across a large area reporting shaking. bit.ly/2UPJzc5

BREAKING (AP): Gov. Jay Inslee: WA schools to remain closed for rest of school year due to coronavirus

BREAKING (AP): Gov. Brown: Oregon schools to remain closed through the school year because of coronavirus

Some conservative politicians across the U.S. claim state government coronavirus restrictions trample civil liberties, reinforcing fringe beliefs that officials would use a national emergency to limit freedoms. bit.ly/2VcpfDj

Apple detectives: A team of amateur botanists has rediscovered 10 apple varieties in the Pacific Northwest that were planted by long-ago pioneers and had been thought to be extinct. bit.ly/3cmZS7j

Workers at a troubled psychiatric hospital in Washington state told The Associated Press that they were exposed to the coronavirus, then sent for testing they believe is flawed and may have exposed them again. bit.ly/3eYO3GD

No more camps packed with firefighters. With the coronavirus risk, the U.S. is reimagining how to fight wildfires but offering few details on getting the equipment and testing needed to keep crews safe. bit.ly/3bpiAdK

In Alaska, you get a check from the state's oil wealth just for living there. But with no income or statewide sales taxes, low oil prices and an economy struggling in the pandemic, the unique payout is in jeopardy. bit.ly/2y0kL9M

BREAKING (AP): Judge tosses out Oregon's coronavirus restrictions.

Voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a tax on the ultra-wealthy and big business to address a homeless problem that has become increasingly difficult to control. bit.ly/3gaejOI

(AP): Official: Washington state has lost hundreds of millions of dollars to fraudulent jobless claims.