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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 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Sunday:
UW model: Washington could start safely reopening May 18
SEATTLE (AP) — Modelers at the University of Washington are starting to tackle a big question as the arc of the novel coronavirus pandemic appears to be flattening in places like Washington state: When will it be s…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
OR Lottery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Monday:
With no school, calls drop but child abuse hasn't amid virus
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — With schools closed and teachers unable to report suspected cases of abuse and neglect, child welfare agencies have lost some of their best eyes and ears during a stressful time for families wh…
Hundreds urge governor to let them go back to work, school and church
OLYMPIA — Hundreds of protesters assembled at the capitol in Olympia on Saturday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s “stay home, stay healthy” order.
Young climate activists slowed by pandemic, but not defeated
Jamie Margolin had not expected to be sitting in her bedroom right now.
’Under siege': Overwhelmed Brooklyn care home tolls 55 dead
NEW YORK (AP) — As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there was little sign of trouble at the Cobble H…
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 …
As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option
ATLANTA (AP) — Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person — a mo…
Protesters rally against Washington stay-at-home orders
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered at the Washington state Capitol on Sunday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus, holding signs that read …
Inslee takes Trump to task for fomenting 'insubordination'
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee again blasted President Donald Trump’s call to “liberate” parts of the country from state stay-at-home and other orders designed to combat the spread of the coronavi…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were: