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Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
Tribal casinos in WA closing due to coronavirus
SEATTLE (AP) — A look at coronavirus-related developments in Washington:
Inslee: Vetoes will save $445 million over next three years
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee said he vetoed 147 separate budget items last week as the COVID-19 virus and response to the outbreak put the state’s economy on hold.
Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to survive
Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financial losses that could total more than $100 mill…
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:
REI: Stores stay shut, workers furloughed, no pay for CEO
SEATTLE (AP) — REI said Monday it would keep its 162 retail locations closed and furlough some of its roughly 14,000 employees without pay for 90 days as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to halt much of the retail i…
Trump approves flood disaster declaration, funding available
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says Oregon will receive federal help for flooding and storms that happened in February in the northeastern section of the state.
California lends 500 ventilators to 4 states, 2 territories
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The White House said Monday that 500 ventilators on loan from California will be shipped to Nevada, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam as t…
California loans 500 ventilators to 4 states, 2 territories
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The White House said Monday that 500 ventilators on loan from California will be shipped to Nevada, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam as t…
Officials opt to keep schools closed in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Schools in Washington state will remain physically closed for the remainder of the school year while more than 1.2 million public and private K-12 students continue distance learning at least …
Idaho officials extend statewide school closure
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Monday extended the statewide school closure because of the coronavirus through the end of the academic year, or until social distancing requirements are lifted.
Schools in Washington to remain closed rest of school year
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and state schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal announced Monday that due to the coronavirus outbreak schools will remain physically closed for the remainder of the s…
Gov. Jay Inslee: WA schools to remain closed for rest of school year due to coronavirus
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee: WA schools to remain closed for rest of school year due to coronavirus.
California to lend 500 ventilators to national stockpile
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday the state would lend 500 ventilators to the national stockpile for use by New York and other states experiencing a crush of coronavirus-relate…