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Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…
Ex-Pierce County housing official charged with $6.9M fraud
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The former finance director of a public housing authority in Washington state has been indicted on federal charges that she stole nearly $7 million from the agency.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
2 boys shot at Portland apartment complex
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two boys are in the hospital after they were shot inside a Northeast Portland apartment complex Monday afternoon, police said.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
Idaho bill aimed at abortion funding heads to Senate
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill in Idaho that would ban any public money from going to organizations that provide abortions headed to the Senate on Tuesday.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
Boise man charged with seeking murder of child, her parents
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise man is being held on a $5 million bond after prosecutors said he molested a 7-year-old girl and then asked someone to have the child and her parents kidnapped and murdered.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
2 men shot in Klamath Falls, police seek suspect
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Two men were shot in Klamath Falls around midnight Saturday, according to Klamath County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Chris Kaber.
US senators: Budget proposal stifles contamination cleanup
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Trump administration's proposed budget for the U.S. Energy Department drew criticism Tuesday as Democratic senators voiced concerns that spending to clean up sites contaminated by decad…
Man found dead in house fire with gunshot wound
HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) — A 25-year-old man was found dead with a gunshot wound inside a burning home in eastern Oregon Monday night.
Virus hammers business travel as wary companies nix trips
Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business trips, but they've dealt a gut punch to a travel industry already reeling from the virus outbreak.
Bill to allow sports gambling in Washington moves to Senate
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill to allow sports gambling in Washington state, but only at Indian casinos, has been approved by a state Senate committee despite concerns about a controversial emergency clause attached …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting girl
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man faces multiple criminal charges after authorities say he took a 4-year-old girl away from her mother then sexually assaulted the child on a Southeast Portland street.