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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…
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:
Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday signed into law two anti-transgender bills, making Idaho the first among states that introduced some 40 such bills this year to enact them.
Study: Social distancing seems to be helping in King County
SEATTLE (AP) — Public health officials and researchers said Monday social distancing appears to be helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Seattle area, where many of the first U.S. deaths occurred, but Washingt…
Idaho to hold May primary by mail only due to coronavirus
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney said Monday that the state primary will be held on May 19 as planned, but it will be conducted by mail with no in-person voting due…
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…