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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…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:
Frustration mounts over virus-stalled ship in California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cruise officials and passengers confined to their rooms on a ship circling international waters off the San Francisco Bay voiced mounting frustration as the weekend wore on with no direction fr…
Washington virus deaths hit 16; 1/3 of Life Care staff sick
SEATTLE (AP) — The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in Washington state has reached 16, officials said Saturday, but even more might be attributed based on figures released by the nursing home at the center o…
Cruise officials, passengers frustrated as virus stalls ship
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cruise officials and passengers confined to their rooms on a ship circling international waters off the San Francisco Bay Area voiced mounting frustration as the weekend wore on with zero direc…
4 new coronavirus cases in Oregon, bringing total to 7
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have identified four new cases of coronavirus infection, bringing the total number of reported cases in the state to seven.
Senate OKs bill exempting menstrual products from sales tax
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate on Saturday unanimously passed a measure that exempts feminine hygiene products from the state's sales and use tax.
Coronavirus spreads in Washington as reported deaths hit 16
SEATTLE (AP) — The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in Washington state has reached 16, officials said Saturday as staff at two Seattle-area senior communities dealt with their first reported cases.
Coronavirus concerns strand cruise passengers off California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of anxious people were confined Saturday to a cruise ship circling in international waters off the San Francisco Bay Area, after 21 passengers and crew members tested positive for the…
Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows.
Homeless at 'double risk' of getting, spreading coronavirus
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — They often don't have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in grimy camps.
Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — From their keen taste for sun-ripened pot to their first meeting at a pro-marijuana rally in college in the 1990s, everything about Chip and Jessica Baker fits the stereotype of cannabis countr…
Body found inside a car that exploded
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A person has been found dead inside a car that exploded and erupted into flames in a Woodinville parking lot.
Trump's CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were: