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Grant County Treasurer retires after 4 decades
EPHRATA — For Darryl Pheasant, it’s always been about the details. “He knew how everything worked,” said Grant …
Warren rallies packed Seattle crowd, slams Bloomberg
SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren rallied a rowdy crowd in Seattle Saturday night as ballots for Washington state's March 10 presidential primary began arriving in mailboxes of the s…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Idaho Cash' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Idaho Cash" game were:
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:
Industrial gas company reaches Clean Air Act settlement
PASCO, Wash. (AP) —
Man charged in truck stop stabbing sent to state hospital
ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) — A Colorado man charged in what Oregon prosecutors say was a hate crime stabbing has been found unfit for trial and will be sent to the Oregon State Hospital before his legal case can move forwa…
Yellowstone plans upgrades to decades-old employee housing
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park plans to replace dozens of decades-old trailers used by park workers, part of an initiative to upgrade employee housing.
Former soldier sentenced to 15 years for child pornography
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing child pornography.
Oregon highway between Bend and Salem reopens
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The main Oregon highway connecting Salem and Bend reopened Saturday after a tanker crash and gas spill forced a week-long closure.
Twin boys die in north-central Idaho house fire
WEIPPE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say twin 3-year-old boys died in a house fire in the north-central Idaho town of Weippe early Friday.
Bernie Sanders campaign headquarters in Seattle vandalized
SEATTLE (AP) — Police are investigating after someone threw a large rock through a glass door at Bernie Sanders’ Seattle presidential campaign headquarters.
Oregon business tax greeted with confusion, consternation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ross Stock has known since last spring that his softwood lumber mill in Toledo would be subject to Oregon’s new, $1 billion business tax. Nine months later, though, he still doesn’t know what …
$5.9M lawsuit filed over alleged illegal parking in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland intentionally allows drivers to park vehicles illegally close to crosswalks and intersections, making it difficult to navigate the city and potentially deadly for all road users, a la…
Man found dead believed to be husband of dead woman
MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. (AP) — A man found dead next to a car outside the King County Sheriff’s Office in Maple Valley is believed to be the husband of a 57-year-old woman who was found dead Wednesday in the couple’s h…