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What's happening in the Pacific Northwest? For information and details regarding Northwest news, see our articles below.

Updated 2 days, 11 hours ago

BBCC student information not hacked during computer shutdown

MOSES LAKE — Personal information of Big Bend Community College students was not compromised as the result of a cy…

Updated 6 years ago
Virus: Seattle closes more streets to ease social distancing

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle will close six more miles of residential streets to vehicle traffic to create space for pedestrians and bicyclists during the coronavirus outbreak.

Updated 6 years ago
Many states fall short of mandate to track virus exposure

ATLANTA (AP) — As more states push to reopen their economies, many are falling short on one of the federal government's essential criteria for doing so — having an efficient system to track people who have been phy…

Updated 6 years ago
Oregon governor will lift delay on medical procedures

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hospitals, dentists' offices and other healthcare providers can resume attending to patients for non-urgent procedures on May 1, and Oregon is expecting “extremely large shipments” of protective …

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game

ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he won't approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to five times cur…

Updated 6 years ago
Virus: High court denies prisoners' request for release

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request to release thousands of inmates from the state's prisons due to the coronavirus outbreak after hearing oral arguments earlier in the da…

Updated 6 years ago
U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings f…

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Psychiatric hospital nurses call for administrative change

LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Union nurses are calling for the removal of five top administrators involved with oversight at Washington's largest psychiatric hospital, including the chief nursing officer and an assistant …

Updated 6 years ago
Lummi police officer shoots, wounds 1 in burglary probe

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A Lummi Nation Police Department officer shot and wounded someone suspected in a burglary, authorities said.

Updated 6 years ago
Inslee: Construction projects can resume, with distancing

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Thousands of construction workers could soon be back on sites across the state to finish existing projects after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday announced a plan that allows those jobs to…

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Man convicted of killing 2 argues for release after 32 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of the men convicted in the double murder of a Terrabonne couple 32 years ago argued Thursday for his immediate release from prison, but a lawyer for the victims’ family said he should rem…