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Farmworker wage complaints in WA caught in state agency backlog, report finds
Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went un…
Farmer must pay EPA $100K penalty, remove rock embankments
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — To settle a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit, an Oregon farmer must pay a $100,000 civil penalty, remove two rock embankments and convert a field into a forest.
Bankruptcy judge orders Eyman to pay $270K in contempt fines
SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, the anti-tax voter initiative promoter and Republican candidate for governor, has until April 19 to pay $270,000 in fines and attorneys’ fees accumulated for refusing to follow court order…
Boeing to restart limited local work on jets
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing told employees Friday afternoon that “a safe and orderly restart of limited operations” will begin at a few Washington state sites as early as Monday.
Many special ed families still waiting during virus closures
SEATTLE (AP) — In some ways, school closures have afforded 11-year-old Tristan some reprieve from his daily grind at Salmon Bay K-8 in Seattle.
Idaho lawmakers want nuclear waste ready to get trucked away
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s congressional delegation wants the U.S. Department of Energy to prepare spent nuclear fuel for trucking out of eastern Idaho ahead of a 2035 deadline.
Oregon limits hunting, fishing, to state residents
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is banning all non-resident hunting, fishing and shellfishing activity, starting at midnight Friday, in an effort to stop a surge of non-resident anglers mostly from Washington.
Native Americans put digital spin on traditions amid virus
Native Americans across the U.S. are organizing online and social-distancing powwows and posting videos of dances as a way to offer hope and spiritual support during the coronavirus pandemic.
Supreme Court: Inslee, WA must protect inmates from virus
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court late Friday told Gov. Jay Inslee to protect the health of inmates in the state during the coronavirus outbreak and gave officials until Monday to detail the steps that ha…
Sunny holiday weekend causes concerns about potential crowds
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — With warmer temperatures and sunny weather expected throughout Washington state over the holiday weekend, Gov. Jay Inslee and other local leaders on Friday implored people to stick to social d…
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:
As Trump rails against mail voting, some allies embrace it
President Donald Trump is claiming without evidence that expanding mail-in voting will increase voter fraud. But several GOP state officials are forging ahead to do just that, undermining one of Trump’s arguments a…
Boyfriend of missing woman sentenced for unrelated crimes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The boyfriend of North Plains woman reported missing in December was sentenced crimes not specifically related to her disappearance, officials said.
Prosecutors: Man fatally stabbed ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend
SEATTLE (AP) — A 39-year-old man was charged Thursday with second-degree murder, accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in a Kent parking lot, according to King County prosecutors.
OR Lottery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Friday:
Judge: State's lawsuit over immigration arrests to continue
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge says Washington state's lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from making civil immigration arrests at courthouses can continue.