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Soap Lake City Council approves new consultant despite mayor's objections
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract for municipal consulting …
Keystone XL pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the contentious project Wednesday after Canadian officials failed to persuade President Joe Biden to reverse his cancellat…
Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the…
Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president set to meet queen
LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone.
Prison break: 29 inmates escape federal lockups in 18 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 18 months, 29 prisoners have escaped from federal lockups across the U.S. — and nearly half still have not been caught. At some of the institutions, doors are left unlocked, security…
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world — h…
Fire destroys trailer northwest of Ephrata
A fire apparently started by a child playing with a lighter destroyed a travel trailer near Rimrock Meadows RV Park, about 17 miles northwest of Ephrata Tuesda…
Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
Fire near Soap Lake destroys structures, recreation equipment
SOAP LAKE — A fire destroyed a house, an outbuilding and camping trailers at two homes Wednesday afternoon, about two miles southeast of Soap Lake.
Trump DOJ seized data from House Democrats in leaks probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department under former President Donald Trump seized data from the accounts of at least two members of the House Intelligence Committee in 2018 as part of an aggressive crackdown on l…
NY Times: Trump DOJ investigated House Dems, seized data
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats called for an investigation on Thursday after The New York Times reported that the Justice Department under President Donald Trump seized the com…
Panel: Lawmaker should be removed over Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Almost a half-year after a Republican legislator let violent, far-right protesters into the Oregon State Capitol, a committee of six lawmakers on Thursday unanimously supported a resolution that …
Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame
WASHINGTON (AP) — “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES,” claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. “An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Democrat-run cities across the country w…
The Latest: Biden presents UK's Johnson with a US-made bike
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — The Latest on the
Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline's demise
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages on as emboldened environmentalists target other projects and pressure Presid…
Leaders head to COVID-themed G7 summit with vaccine pledges
FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Group of Seven leaders began arriving at a luxury seaside resort in England on Thursday for a Group of Seven summit where some of the world's richest nations will pledge to share coronaviru…