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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…
Body found inside Issaquah home believed to be gunman
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A body has been found inside a charred Issaquah home where an armed man had held his sister and her family hostage for hours this weekend, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Woman's body investigated as a homicide
BLYN, Wash. (AP) — A body found Friday in the Olympic National Forest in Clallam County is being investigated as a homicide, according to the sheriff’s office.
Jet boats on Applegate River cause a stir
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Anglers and residents who live near the Applegate River in southwestern Oregon are upset that jet boats are speeding down the river, disturbing the quiet and possibly stirring up silt that …
Ranchers hit by Oregon flooding get donated hay for animals
TOLLGATE, Ore. (AP) — A club of off-roading enthusiasts in northeastern Oregon has revved into action to help livestock owners hit by extreme flooding this month.
Judge orders Tacoma officials to get public records training
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — City of Tacoma department heads will get court-ordered public records training after a recent ruling in a lawsuit against the city.
Oregon wrestles with building facilities in tsunami zones
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Experts say the big one is coming to the Pacific Northwest: a massive earthquake that will cause buildings and bridges to collapse and unleash a tsunami that will devastate the coast.
Man fatally shot in Renton homeless camp
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Police say a 27-year-old man was shot and killed after an altercation at a Renton homeless encampment Sunday.
Person injured when propane tanks explode in homeless camp
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — One person was injured when several small propane tanks exploded at a homeless camp in Bellingham, police said.
Bernie Sanders to campaign in Washington ahead of primary
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is set to campaign Monday night in Washington, a state he handily won in the 2016 caucuses.
Goat packing gains toehold, but feds want forests goat-free
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Pack horses are tried and true, and mules are proven hunting-gear haulers.
Livestock disease found in elk in Montana's Ruby Mountains
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — State officials say the livestock disease brucellosis has been found in elk in southwestern Montana’s Ruby Mountains, the latest evidence that the disease continues to slowly spread among wild…
3 wounded by gunfire in northeast Portland neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three men suffered gunshot early Sunday in a northeast neighborhood of Portland.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto America' game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were: