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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…
Legislation sets Idaho's minimum marriage age at 16
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation setting 16 as the minimum age for a person to get married in Idaho headed to the full House on Tuesday.
Bill freezing property taxes for year heads to Idaho Senate
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation imposing a one-year, statewide freeze on property taxes headed to the Idaho Senate despite dire warnings from city and county governments that the effects could be devastating.
Police: Man bought Girl Scout cookies with counterfeit bills
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Salem man was arrested after he purchased Girl Scout cookies more than once using counterfeit money, police said.
Sea lion wanders far from water in Washington state
A sea lion wandered far from water in southwest Washington state.
School bond, levy elections could end for March and August
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Under legislation approved by a House committee Tuesday, school districts would no longer use March and August elections to ask voters to approve bonds and levies.
'A world of hurt': 39 states to investigate Juul's marketing
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine conten…
House GOP joins Senate in Oregon climate battle walkout
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon state House didn't show up Tuesday, expanding a GOP protest over a measure that aims to curb global warming.
3 structures at high risk of collapsing at Hanford site
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Three radioactively contaminated structures are at high risk of collapsing on a former nuclear weapons production site, but could be stabilized by filling them with a concrete-like grout with…
39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine conten…
Officials: Faulty light caused fire that killed twin boys
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say an electrical fault in a light fixture caused a house fire that killed twin 3-year-old boys in the north-central Idaho town of Weippe.
Hayden officials say prison re-entry center not wanted
HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) — Hayden city officials say they don’t want a re-entry center built in their northern Idaho town.
Minnesota investigating ex-hockey assistant sex allegations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota says it is investigating allegations that a former men's hockey assistant sexually abused players more than 30 years ago.
No checkout needed: Amazon opens cashier-less grocery store
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants to kill the supermarket checkout line.
Man dies in Seaside house fire
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — A Seaside man died early Monday in a blaze that destroyed his home and threatened several others, city officials said.
Authorities: Person climbing fence hit by train in Maryland
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Metro linesin a Washington, D.C. suburb were delayed Tuesday morning after a pedestrian climbed a fence near the tracks and was struck and trapped underneath a moving train, authorities confir…