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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…
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Friday:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
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.
Spokane Tribe celebrates compensation from dam construction
WELLPINIT, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Tribe of Indians is celebrating the adoption of federal legislation that will compensate the tribe for 2,500 acres of land lost to the reservoir created by Grand Coulee Dam.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" 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.
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 …
Man convicted of stabbing 2 people to death who tried to stop racist rant against black women on Portland, Oregon, train
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Man convicted of stabbing 2 people to death who tried to stop racist rant against black women on Portland, Oregon, train.
Man guilty of killing 2 who tried to stop his slurs on train
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist tirade against two young black women on a Portland, Oregon, commuter train was convicted of murder Fri…
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…
Greyhound says it will stop letting Border Patrol agents conduct routine immigration checks on its buses
SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound says it will stop letting Border Patrol agents conduct routine immigration checks on its buses.
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.
Police searching for man who killed Edmonds 7-Eleven clerk
EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) — Police in the Seattle suburb of Edmonds are looking for a man they believe shot and killed a 7-Eleven clerk and poses a serious threat to the public.
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.