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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Boeing cuts compound virus's threat to Seattle-area economy
SEATTLE (AP) — In normal times, news that Boeing is cutting 10 percent of its workforce would be dire in the Seattle area, a region synonymous with aerospace decades before Microsoft and Amazon moved in.
Washington's stay-at-home order won't be lifted Monday
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday the state has to see more progress in several areas, including the daily number of new coronavirus cases and deaths, before social distancing restrict…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
1 in 5 Washington workers have filed unemployment claims
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — One in five workers in Washington have filed unemployment benefit claims since March, and nearly $1.5 billion in benefits have been paid out in that time frame, including federal money that ha…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Heart disease main underlying condition in COVID-19 deaths
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The number of known deaths from the coronavirus in Oregon topped 100 on Wednesday.
6 more ex-Catlin Gabel students claim sex abuse by teachers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Six more students of The Catlin Gabel School have sued the school saying they were abused by faculty members.
Idaho committee OKs $150 million of coronavirus rescue money
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A committee helping oversee Idaho’s $1.25 billion share of the federal government’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package on Wednesday voted to distribute money to local governments based on …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto America' game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:
Oregon aims to include brewpubs, wineries in reopening
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is planning to allow its famed microbreweries and wine tasting rooms to reopen when it starts loosening stay-home orders, rejecting a federal recommendation that bars remain closed.
Driver, 18, arrested after skateboarder run over, killed
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly drove into a skateboarder in a Vancouver, Washington, parking lot Wednesday and killed him.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
Washington man charged with selling drugs to 'stop' COVID
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington state naturopath with a history of quackery is now facing federal charges that he promoted mislabeled drugs as being able to “stop” the new coronavirus.