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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…
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…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
State Patrol settles with Anti-Trump protester for $105K
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Patrol has agreed to pay $105,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he was wrongly accused of assaulting a state trooper during a 2017 protest against P…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
Bill would ease penalties for HIV exposure in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state health officials want to change a rarely used law that makes it a felony to intentionally expose a sexual partner to HIV, saying the current penalties don’t have an impact on …