mosquitoes

Washington Representative Dan Newhouse recently introduced a bill aimed at preventing the Chinese government from buying public or private land in the U.S.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Health officials say West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Yakima County. The Washington state Department of Health said Thursday it's the first confirmed detection in the state this year. Last year, nine people in Washington were reported to have contracted West Nile...

SEATTLE (AP) — Heath officials have confirmed two more cases of Zika virus in King County. That brings the total to four in the county and eight in Washington state. Public Health Seattle & King County said Wednesday the new cases involved a woman in her 30s who had traveled to Honduras and a woman in her 40s who had visited Haiti. Bo...