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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 …
Appeals court sends murder case back to court
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An 18-year-old man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder as a 16-year-old in 2018 has had his case returned to Skagit County Superior Court.
Couple sentenced for murder of Eugene college student
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Portland couple convicted of killing a 21-year-old Lane Community College student last year in a case of mistaken identity was sentenced Thursday in Lane County Circuit Court.
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…
Officials find loaded handgun in bag at Boise airport
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — TSA security guards found a loaded handgun Thursday at the Boise Airport, officials said.
2 men arrested in 2009 murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly 11 years after two people broke into a Clackamas County apartment and killed Joseph Patrick Haley, police have arrested two men.
States step up funding for Planned Parenthood clinics
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Severalstates have begun picking up the tab for family planning services at clinics run by Planned Parenthood, which last year quit a $260 million federal funding program over a Trump adminis…
Homeless measures, carbon cap alive, most gun measures fail
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington lawmakers are more than halfway through their 60-day legislative session, clearing a key deadline for policy bills and receiving good news on the revenue front ahead of the release …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
Lack of funding for ferry worries Anacortes
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — The Elwha ferry will be retired from service if the state Legislature cuts funding for it, a move that would impact the Anacortes to Sidney, British Columbia, route and further strain the Wa…
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:
Man pleads guilty to helping suspect in deputy shooting
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A Kalama man pleaded guilty this week to assisting the escape of the man who killed Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin DeRosier in April.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
Bills to limit size of firearm magazines fail in Legislature
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Bills that would have limited how many rounds can be stored in gun magazines and what guns can be sold did not pass in Olympia.
House panel OKs Idaho bill to ban transgender women athletes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation preventing transgender women from participating in sports that align with their gender identity headed to the House on Thursday.