There is still a massive security presence in Olympia at the end of a peaceful Inauguration Day. Washington State Patrol (WSP) stated it believes the major response helped keep things quiet.
Everyone 65 and older can now get the COVID-19 vaccine as Washington includes more people in the next distribution phase and launches an ambitious plan to vaccinate 45,000 people per day.
Washington state’s election director was forced into hiding after an Iranian website launched calling for the assassination of U.S. election officials.
More than 60 volunteers are celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service by helping at Washington’s largest hunger-relief agency, Food Lifeline.