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Grant County Treasurer retires after 4 decades
EPHRATA — For Darryl Pheasant, it’s always been about the details. “He knew how everything worked,” said Grant …
Main Mount Rainier highway to be closed for weeks
Authorities say the main highway to Mount Rainier National Park will remain closed until mid-March or possibly longer due to the extensive damage caused by flooding, washouts, landslides and fallen trees during rec…
United and American push back expected return of Boeing Max
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines and American Airlines said Friday they are removing the grounded Boeing 737 Max from their schedules longer than previously planned, which means thousands more flights will be cancele…
Trump appointees weigh plan to build pipeline in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Thursday was the day that a federal agency had been expected to make a decision on a proposed natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal in Oregon, and both opponents of the project and the …
House approves carve out for media on birth date disclosure
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington House on Friday passed a bill that exempts birth dates of state and local government employees from public disclosure, but allows the media to continue to have access to them.
Death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto's appeals nearing legal end
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One of Idaho’s death row inmates is nearing the end of his legal appeals, and that could prompt prison officials to prepare for his execution before the end of the year.
Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star in lawsuits against Trump, convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, who represented porn star in lawsuits against Trump, convicted of trying to extort Nike.
Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sportswear gian…
Police: Vancouver homeowner shoots kills burglar
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a man was shot and killed while breaking into a home in Vancouver, Washington.
United pushes back expected return of grounded Boeing planes
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines said Friday it is removing the grounded Boeing 737 Max from its schedule until early September, forcing it to cancel thousands more flights.
Idaho, other western states to study big game range land
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has been awarded a grant to study how elk herds move through a northern Idaho migration corridor also used by grizzly bears and wolverines.
AP Exclusive: Agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
SEATTLE (AP) — A Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by The Associated Press confirms that bus companies such as Greyhound do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on board to conduct routine checks for im…
Oregon Editorial Round-Up
From The Bulletin, Feb. 12, on how to donate to victims of the Umatilla County floods:
Oregon landfill took 2M pounds of radioactive fracking waste
ARLINGTON, Ore. (AP) — A chemical waste landfill near the Columbia River in Oregon accepted hundreds of tons of radioactive fracking waste from North Dakota in violation of Oregon regulations that has alarmed envir…
Sports gambling bill passes Washington state House
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill allowing sports gambling in Washington's tribal casinos was approved by the state House.
Man found guilty in death of Vancouver 5-year-old girl
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Clark County Superior Court jury on Thursday convicted Ryan Burge of killing his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter while babysitting.