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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…
Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses
SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound, the nation's largest bus company, said Friday it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents without a warrant to board its buses to conduct routine immigration checks.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths
HONOLULU (AP) — Family members used to describe Lori Vallow as an attentive mother who had her kids’ best interests at heart.
Washington Supreme Court reverses appeal win in murder case
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state Supreme Court has unanimously reinstated the convictions of a man who fired 48 shots at a Tacoma gas station in 2016.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 7PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
US pushes changes to Western land plans that judge blocked
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Interior Department officials are seeking to bolster their case for easing restrictions on energy development, mining and grazing in Western states inhabited by a declining bird species.
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.
Man arrested in connection with woman's death
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — A 23-year-old Renton man, arrested in Clallam County on Wednesday evening, is accused of killing his girlfriend, whose body was found on Valentine’s Day in the Olympic National Forest.
Washington State U to hire lawyer to review provost case
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Officials for Washington State University say the school plans to hire an outside lawyer to review how administrators treated the school’s former provost, who described receiving sexist perfor…
Helicopter sharpshooters to kill Grand Teton nonnative goats
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A disputed effort to help native bighorn sheep in Grand Teton National Park was scheduled to start Friday with a helicopter buzzing over rugged peaks with sharpshooters aboard tasked with kill…
1 killed in shooting at Idaho senior complex, suspect dead
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 87-year-old man opened fire on three women at a senior citizens apartment complex in southwestern Idaho, killing one and injuring two others before fatally shooting himself, police said Frida…
Efforts to expel Rep. Shea from Washington Legislature ended
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Efforts to expel a controversial state representative from the Washington Legislature are likely over after no Republicans would sign a letter calling for state Rep. Matt Shea's expulsion.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — The mother of two Idaho children missing since September was arrested Thursday in Hawaii.