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Control of Congress at stake in Washington CD3
(The Center Square) - One of the most hotly contested Congressional elections that could determine control of Cong…
Senator fined $500 for ethics violation in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Legislative Ethics Board has fined Democratic Sen. Mona Das $500 because she announced a new business at an event she attended in her role as a legislator and solicited support for future …
9 Washington virus deaths, schools to mull online classes
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state reported a total of nine coronavirus deaths Tuesday as schools in the Seattle area mulled teaching students online in the event of prolonged closures over health concerns.
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 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.
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.
Spokane adopts law to quiet anti-abortion protests
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane City Council has adopted a new law that seeks in part to dampen the loud protests outside of the Planned Parenthood Spokane Health Center.
7th virus death, schools to mull online classes
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state reported a seventh death from coronavirus as schools in the Seattle area mulled teaching students online in the event of prolonged closures over health concerns.
Washington state health officials report 9 total coronavirus deaths
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials report 9 total coronavirus deaths.
Washington state reports seventh death from coronavirus
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state reports seventh death from coronavirus.
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.
Washington State hires law firm to probe provost controversy
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State University has hired a law firm to review the brief tenure of a former provost and executive vice president, including claims she was a target of sexist criticism.
Woodland man sentenced for burglary, sexual assault
WOODLAND, Wash. (AP) — A Woodland man was sentenced to nearly a decade in prison Monday after admitting to burglarizing and sexually assaulting a Kalama woman in 2018.
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 …
Virus spurs suburban Seattle schools to mull online classes
SEATTLE (AP) — A suburban school district north of Seattle was closed Tuesday for training on conducting remote lessons in the event of prolonged school closures due to virus outbreak and a private school said it w…
Man convicted of sexually abusing children gets 86 years
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A man was sentenced to spend 86 years in prison for the sexual abuse of two children in 2012.