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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
OR Lottery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Sunday:
California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the U.S. death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that none of the passengers from …
Trial set for man accused of assault on flight to Las Vegas
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal magistrate has set a May 5 trial for a Nevada man accused of abusive sexual conduct and interference with airline crew members on a flight last year from Seattle to Las Vegas.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Officials set to receive thousands from ship hit by virus
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal and state officials in California were preparing Monday to receive thousands of people from a cruise ship that has been idling off the cost of San Francisco with at least 21 people aboa…
California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the U.S. death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that none of the passengers from …
No fans, no fun: Athletes uneasy over empty-arena solutions
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few players w…
Washington virus deaths hit 18 with 2 more from nursing home
SEATTLE (AP) — Two more residents at a nursing home at the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus in northwestern Washington have died, bringing the statewide total to 18, officials said Sunday.
Oregon declares state of emergency to fight new coronavirus
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Sunday to contain the new coronavirus after the number of confirmed cases doubled to 14 from the previous day.
California public venues, schools close to stop virus spread
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cruise ship with at least 21 cases of the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, but will remain in international waters for at least another day as officials worked on…
Trial set for man accused of assault on flight to Las Vegas
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal magistrate has set a May 5 trial for a Nevada man accused of abusive sexual conduct and interference with airline crew members on a flight last year from Seattle to Las Vegas.
Gates Foundation to help with coronavirus testing in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced it will begin offering home-testing kits for people in the Seattle area for the new coronavirus in the coming weeks.
Group makes headway in Iowa on old Route 20 designation
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Visitors to the small northeastern Iowa city of Dyersville can soak up all the Americana that embodies a baseball diamond built amid cornfields for the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.” At Fort Dodge…
Report from Ethiopia expected this week in Boeing Max crash
When air safety investigators release an interim report on the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max sometime before Tuesday, they are likely to place the blame on the jet’s automated flight control system …
Nursing homes face unique challenge with coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — From Miami to Seattle, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortages and screening visitors to protect a particularly vulnerab…