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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…
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.
Chuck E. Cheese sued over hair stuck in ticket machine
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland center for 20 minutes.
Students suffer minor injuries after school bus overturns
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Two elementary students have minor injuries after a school bus overturned in Bellevue.
Pence tells governors money for coronavirus costs is coming
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday reassured governors that they will be reimbursed for at least some of the costs of responding to the spread of the coronavirus, as several states began setting aside …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were: