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Updated 1 day, 13 hours ago

Field study

MOSES LAKE — Six decades of agricultural collaboration between the Columbia Basin and Japan were celebrated Monday…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Man in his 70s becomes 1st person in Oregon to die of virus

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man in his 70s has become the first person in Oregon to die from the new coronavirus, the Oregon Health Authority said.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
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:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
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:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Vail, Alterra close 49 ski resorts amid virus outbreak

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As ski resorts across the United States grappled with how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus without having to close, industry giants Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company decid…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were:

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Governor: Schools to provide childcare for medical workers, first responders

GRANT COUNTY — In addition to ordering the closure of all K-12 schools in the state, Governor Jay Inslee has asked district superintendents to provide childcare free of charge for healthcare workers and first respo…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Party's over: 4 states close bars, restaurants over virus

On Saturday night, revelers in many parts of the country ignored warnings against attending large gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus. On Sunday, it became clear that in many places, the party is over.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Inslee to order all bars/restaurants to close to fight virus

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday night that he would order all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of COVID-19 in the stat…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to order all bars and restaurants to close to fight coronavirus

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to order all bars and restaurants to close to fight coronavirus.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Brown weighs shutting bars/restaurants to fight COVID-19

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday evening she's considering shutting down bars and restaurants in the state as Public Health officials have announced that three more people have tested positi…

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a government official.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
3 new virus cases in Oregon; 1 is staff member at vets home

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public Health officials in Oregon have announced that three more people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the number of confirmed cases there to 39.

Updated 6 years, 4 months ago
Starbucks to close some cafes, move to to-go model in rest

SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks says it's moving to a to-go model for all its stores in the U.S. and Canada for at least two weeks over concern about the new coronavirus.