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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…
2 active-duty soldiers die in shooting
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Two active-duty soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have died in a shooting, authorities said.
31 pounds of meth seized, Salem woman arrested
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A woman was arrested and methamphetamine, cash and a firearm were seized during an operation in which police served warrants on residences in the Salem area, police said.
Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new worke…
Feds refuse again to list bi-state grouse along state line
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two years after a U.S. judge ordered the Trump administration to reconsider its refusal to protect sage grouse populations along the California-Nevada line, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has …
Health care workers falling ill amid lack of protections
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Confronted with a lack of protective equipment, health care workers treating coronavirus patients are reusing masks that are supposed to be used once and then discarded and are even making their …
More than a dozen COVID-19 cases at psychiatric hospital
SEATTLE (AP) — At least 12 workers and four patients at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital have tested positive for the new coronavirus and one patient has died from the disease, officials said Monday.
Expert: Social distancing may be working in King Co
A look at virus-related developments in Washington:
Pacific snake eel, rarely seen in Oregon, found near Astoria
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A Pacific snake eel, a species rarely seen in waters as far north as Oregon, was found in the sand near Astoria over the weekend.
Virus: Firefighters ask public to be honest if they're sick
SEATTLE (AP) — Firefighters and first responders in Washington state are seeking donations of protective gear and ask the public to be honest about their symptoms when they call for help so that workers can prepare.
Yellowstone slaughters wild bison to shrink park's herds
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is done capturing wild bison for the year after rounding up almost 550 of the wild animals and sending most to slaughter as part of a population control program, par…
Virus: Fire fighters ask public to be honest if they're sick
SEATTLE (AP) — Fire fighters and first responders in Washington state are seeking donations of protective gear and ask the public to be honest about their symptoms when they call for help so that workers can prepar…
Justices decline challenge to Seattle 'democracy vouchers'
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Seattle's first-in-the-nation “democracy voucher” program for public financing of political campaigns.
Idaho lawmaker flouts stay-at-home order with church service
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho lawmaker led a church service on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order by Gov. Brad Little to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
WA high court to hear prisoner virus case
A look at virus-related developments in Washington:
How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic knocks primary election after primary election off schedule, Democrats argue the outbreak shows the country needs to move toward one of their longtime goals — wides…