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Field study
MOSES LAKE — Six decades of agricultural collaboration between the Columbia Basin and Japan were celebrated Monday…
Iditarod mushes on; fans being urged to skip finish in Nome
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — As Iditarod mushers drove their dog teams across Alaska on Saturday, race officials scrambled to make last minute changes prompted by concerns over the new coronavirus, including asking fan…
Washington health officials short on supplies to fight virus
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials are fighting the new coronavirus on two fronts — containment, while trying to ensure hospitals can care for people who become sick, and to date, they have not receiv…
Koelsch Senior Communities to pay $450K over sex harassment
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Koelsch Senior Communities based in Longview, Washington, has agreed to pay $450,000 to a former Vancouver employee who said she was sexually harassed repeatedly and retaliated against when s…
Medford considers hemp ban
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Medford city leaders are considering a ban on growing hemp within the city.
'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through cl…
Idaho health officials report 1st coronavirus case in state
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials said Friday that the state's first case of the new coronavirus is a woman in her 50s in southwestern Idaho in highly populated Ada County, which includes Boise.
Oregon prepares for fallout from coronavirus, school closure
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that the state will help find childcare for the children of frontline medical workers and first responders as schools statewide are closed for two weeks to slow the…
Walla Walla secures line of credit to help with flood damage
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Walla Walla City Council unanimously approved on Wednesday a $2 million line-of-credit from Baker Boyer Bank to help with flood-recovery efforts
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Cement truck driver arrested after hitting deputy's car
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — A cement truck driver was arrested Thursday after a crash that involved a King County deputy in Tukwila.
Bill Gates says he is stepping down from Microsoft board
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Friday he is stepping down from the company's board to focus on
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were:
Senate committee kills bill involving guns in schools
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation allowing Idaho school district employees with an enhanced concealed weapons license to carry a concealed weapon on school property was killed by a Senate committee Friday.
Authorities: Officer fatally shoots man who had gun
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A police officer shot and killed a man who had a gun in Camas, Washington, authorities said.