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Fest food
MOSES LAKE — You don’t need a map to find where Spring Fest is set up in McCosh Park. The aromas wafting on the br…
Supreme Court affirms block of key PolyMet mine permit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a
Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases
When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospita…
AP sources: Feds search Rudy Giuliani's NYC home, office
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office on Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones
AP source: Feds execute warrant at Rudy Giuliani's NYC home
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at the Manhattan home of Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s attorney, a law enforcement official told The Associated Pre…
Wary Supreme Court weighs student's Snapchat profanity case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leaving educat…
Video: Latino man pinned by California cops before he dies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a Latino man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week …
'Fetal heartbeat' in abortion laws taps emotion, not science
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. Michael Cackovic has treated his share of pregnant women. So when Republican lawmakers across the U.S. began passing bans on abortion at what they term “the first detectable fetal heartb…
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if…
Video shows California man pinned by officers before he dies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that en…
Immigration groups launch $50 million effort for citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of immigration advocacy groups is launching a $50 million effort aimed at defending President Joe Biden on
Biden to pitch sweeping 'family plan' in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to pitch
US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. It wa…
Othello mayor rescinds emergency power proclamation
OTHELLO — Othello Mayor Shawn Logan rescinded on Monday a declaration of civil emergency signed in March 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, as it was no longer needed, and he never used the power it gave hi…
Othello site for medical student research into pandemic impact
Kirsten Myers said the early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t really cover what was going on outside large cities.
Mayor, council, school board seats open in 2021
Many local races are on the ballot in November, including city councils, school boards, hospital boards, and fire districts.