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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…
Bill targeting predatory medical debt collectors advances
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation intended to create transparency in medical bills sent to patients and to rein in predatory medical debt collectors advanced to the Idaho House on Wednesday.
US jury in Las Vegas mulling accused Vagos racketeering case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jurors in Las Vegas began deliberating Wednesday whether federal prosecutors proved after five months of contentious testimony that eight accused Vagos biker gang members conspired in a broad crimi…
Man described as burglar fatally shot by homeowner ID'd
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Clark County medical examiner has identified a person who police say broke into a house and was fatally shot by a homeowner Thursday as a 19-year-old Vancouver man.
DOJ to investigate wrongful arrest of black man in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal civil rights investigation will be launched into the 2017 wrongful arrest of an African American man who says he was targeted because he complained about a racially hostile work envi…
Sheriff: Woman shoots husband, self near Florence
FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) — A 71-year-old woman shot and wounded her 75-year-old husband and then fatally shot herself north of Florence, authorities said.
Correction: Tax Ballot Typo Dispute Settled story
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — In a story February 11, 2020, about a dispute over a tax ballot measure to pay for emergency dispatching services, The Associated Press erroneously reported the state where the agency, Columb…
Men accused of murder in Seattle shooting plead not guilty
SEATTLE (AP) — Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges including first-degree murder in connection with the gang-related gunfight they’re accused of instigating in downtown Seattle last month. One woman was…
Court: Convicted rapist can argue his lawyer was ineffective
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man convicted of rape in Idaho and sexual assault in Pennsylvania after prosecutors said he duped then drugged and assaulted women in both states will get a chance to argue his Idaho attorney …
Wrongful-death civil trial over police killing of man begins
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The father and therapist of a man killed by a Eugene police officer five years ago took the stand Tuesday during a federal wrongful-death case, opening a trial that questions whether that office…
Settlement approved in discrimination suit against Motel 6
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has given final approval to a $10 million settlement in a class-action discrimination lawsuit that alleged Motel 6 employees in Phoenix shared the whereabouts and private information of guest…
Sheriff's sergeants on leave amid misconduct investigation
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Two supervisors with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office are on paid leave while the agency conducts official misconduct investigations.
Students push universities to stop investing in fossil fuels
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Students alarmed by climate change are stepping up pressure on universities to pull investments from fossil fuel industries, an effort that is gaining traction at prestigious schools like Ge…
Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Senate
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the Senate on Wednesday.
Finally let off cruise, passengers desperate for flight home
BANGKOK (AP) — The cheers of celebration have faded. The waving of roses has ceased. Having finally reached a friendly port in Cambodia willing to accept them after nearly two weeks of uncertainty at sea, hundreds …
Boeing asks lawmakers to suspend preferential tax rate
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state lawmakersintroduced bills Wednesday,at The Boeing Co.’s request, to suspend the aerospace giant's preferential business and occupation tax rate unless the United States and Eu…