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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…
OR Lottery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Monday:
Idaho cowboy ranches diverse herd: Horses, cows and camels
UCON, Idaho (AP) — Jeral Williams is a cowboy. He has 200 cows on his property near Ucon that he tends, several head of bison, six horses, two mules and a donkey. He wears a cowboy hat and sports a large mustache t…
Four hostages freed after 16-hour standoff in Issaquah
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — SWAT teams rescued four people Sunday after a 16-hour standoff between police and a man who barricaded himself in his sister's home.
Elizabeth Warren to campaign in Seattle Saturday
SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will campaign in Washington a day after the ballots for the March 10 presidential primary are sent to the state's nearly 4.5 million voters.
Man facing prison term for plot to obtain $1M in stolen TVs
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Maryland are recommending a prison sentence of more than five years for a man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to obtain hundreds of stolen televisions worth more than $…
Hanoko the elephant euthanized at Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An Asian elephant that spent more than 20 years at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium was euthanized Saturday night after a “severe decline in her health,” zoo officials announced.
Jury decides convicted Oregon meth dealer should lose home
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Yamhill County jury has concluded that police can seize the home of a woman convicted of a felony drug crime under Oregon’s civil forfeiture law.
Spokane area continued upward trend in employment in 2019
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An increasing population and a booming economy have spurred employment growth around Spokane, according to state labor officials.
Police seek suspect who robbed 3 Portland banks in 1 hour
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man robbed three Portland banks in less than one hour last week, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Crash kills Idaho Transportation Department employee
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Transportation Department died as he worked along U.S. Highway 20 in southeast Idaho.
3 wounded by gunfire in northeast Portland neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three men suffered gunshot early Sunday in a northeast neighborhood of Portland.
Clallam County investigates death of woman found in forest
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Clallam County are investigating the death of a woman found in a forest.
Idaho cowboy ranches diverse herd: Horses, cows and camels
UCON, Idaho (AP) — Jeral Williams is a cowboy. He has 200 cows on his property near Ucon that he tends, several head of bison, six horses, two mules and a donkey. He wears a cowboy hat and sports a large mustache t…
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…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: