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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…
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Tuesday:
Oregon governor forming draft plan to reopen economy
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon governor's office on Monday circulated its own version of a three-phase federal guideline to lift restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, including allowing childcare facilities to…
Child care: Dent-sponsored bill made law
OLYMPIA — Regulations and training certifications for child care and early learning providers are being rolled back in an effort to increase access for parents with preschool-age children after the state legislatur…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
Oregon governor forming draft plan to reopen economy
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon governor's office on Monday circulated its own version of a three-phase federal guideline to lift restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, including allowing childcare facilities to…
Lawsuit filed to stop Idaho-Wyoming natural gas pipeline
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop a proposed underground natural gas pipeline from Idaho to Wyoming, saying it would harm protected grizzly bears and other wildlife…
US Supreme Court bans nonunanimous jury verdicts in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Until Monday, Oregon was the only state that still allowed nonunanimous jury convictions.
4/20 uncertainty: Marijuana industry tested in virus crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers …
Feds to track, share information on nursing home outbreaks
NEW YORK (AP) — Calling nursing homes ground zero of the coronavirus crisis, federal officials said Monday they plan to start tracking and publicly sharing information on infections and deaths in such facilities to…
State report finds population of wolves grew 11% in 2019
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The wolf population in Washington state increased by at least 19 animals in 2019, despite multiple lethal removals due to wolf-livestock conflict, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlif…
Supreme Court bans nonunanimous jury verdicts in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Until Monday, Oregon was the only state that allowed nonunanimous jury convictions.
New swab material to boost COVID-19 testing process
SEATTLE (AP) — As state and federal leaders develop plans to re-open the country after weeks of a coronavirus shut down, health experts say one thing must happen first — more people need to be tested. But a shortag…
Work resuming at Boeing plants following virus shutdown
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing this week is restarting production of commercial airplanes in the Seattle area, putting about 27,000 people back to work after operations were halted because of the coronavirus.
Supreme Court: Criminal juries must be unanimous to convict
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant, settling a quirk of constitutional law that had allowed divided votes to result in con…
4/20 fizzle: Pot industry tested as virus slams economy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers …