The Latest: Cal State Long Beach campus announces quarantine

LONG BEACH, Calif. — All California State University, Long Beach, students who live on campus have been placed in quarantine after five students tested positive for COVID-19 and all in-person instruction will be halted for two weeks. University President Jane Close Conoley said in a statement that the school became aware late Friday of students who did not heed guidance related to COVID-19 precautions and congregated socially off campus earlier this month. Five of those students have now tested positive for the illness, including four who live on campus and one who lives off campus. The university is working with public health officials and will assist with contact tracing in the community.

The Latest: Cal State Long Beach campus announces quarantine

LONG BEACH, Calif. — All California State University, Long Beach, students who live on campus have been placed in quarantine after five students tested positive for COVID-19 and all in-person instruction will be halted for two weeks. University President Jane Close Conoley said in a statement that the school became aware late Friday of students who did not heed guidance related to COVID-19 precautions and congregated socially off campus earlier this month. Five of those students have now tested positive for the illness, including four who live on campus and one who lives off campus. The university is working with public health officials and will assist with contact tracing in the community.

Priest River Ace Hardware celebrates 50 years

PRIEST RIVER — The customers have been and are his favorite part of being in business, said Roger Gregory, reflecting on his hardware store’s 50th year of business.

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145 employees at Costco near Yakima positive for COVID-19

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Health officials said this week that 145 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Costco store near Yakima, but the store remains open while the Yakima Health District investigates.

145 employees at Costco near Yakima positive for COVID-19

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Health officials said this week that 145 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Costco store near Yakima, but the store remains open while the Yakima Health District investigates.

145 employees at Costco near Yakima positive for COVID-19

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Health officials said this week that 145 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at a Costco store near Yakima, but the store remains open while the Yakima Health District investigates.

Starbucks seeing recovery as global stores reopen

Starbucks says it’s seeing steady recovery as its stores reopen, but it expects the impact of the new coronavirus to last well into the fall.

Ephrata pot store officially opens

EPHRATA - Grant County's only licensed retail marijuana store officially opened its doors Tuesday afternoon in Ephrata.

Family values lead to honor

Ace Hardware receives regional business award

POST FALLS — The local Ace Hardware stores owned by Sandy and Nancy Seright and their son, Brett, received a regional award for family-owned businesses.

Community must pull together and help thrift store find a home

The Sandpoint Senior Thrift Store has given too much to the community and helped too many people for us not to help the group now.

Beer run turns into armed robbery

MOSES LAKE — Police are looking for two alleged armed robbers who stole beer from a local convenience store Wednesday night, according to the Moses Lake Police Department.

Target temporarily closing stores due to protest dangers

Target is temporarily closing 105 stores in 10 states after several were broken into during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week.

SUV crashes through convenience store wall

A Ford Explorer rolled across U.S. 93 in South Kalispell on Thursday morning and crashed through the cinder block west wall of the Zip Trip convenience store.

Whitefish police

Whitefish police arrested 18- and 15-year-old girls for shoplifting from a grocery store on U.S. 93. The next day, they arrested a 24-year-old employee of the same store for fraudulently cashing out a Coinstar receipt.

The Latest: UK shopping mall owner faces bankruptcy

LONDON — British shopping mall owner Intu is scrambling to avoid bankruptcy after failing to strike a deal with its creditors after being hammered by lower rent payments from retail clients in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mom, daughter make good weight loss team

MOSES LAKE - Cynthia Beyer, 46, and her daughter, Mystia, 16, are traveling the last stretch of their weight-loss journey together.

Cool nights, hot entertainment fill the community

The temperatures may be dropping and the nights getting longer, but the entertainment options are heating up as there in no end to the fun ahead this week.