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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 …
Father, son killed in vehicle crash near Springfield
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A father and son were killed Saturday when their car went down an embankment between southeast of Springfield.
Idaho Senate committee approves school curriculum standards
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's public school curriculum standards will stay in place for another year after they were adopted by a panel of Idaho senators.
Chocolate bars that may contain milk being recalled
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) —
MIT: Hackers could alter ballots in widely used voting app
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An internet voting app that has been used in pilots in West Virginia, Denver, Oregon and Utah has vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to change a person's vote without detection, accor…
Man who died after China trip tests negative for coronavirus
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 71-year-old man who was found dead in his home after returning from a trip to China does not appear to have been infected with the new coronavirus, the Ada County Coroner said, but more testin…
NASA's space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no water
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto.
US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and several subsidiaries, accusing the company of a brazen scheme to steal trade secrets from competitors in…
Newspaper chain McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) — McClatchy, the publisher of the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers, has filed for bankruptcy protection as it struggles to pay off debt while revenue shrinks because m…
Supreme Court upholds billions of dollars in transit funding
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday upheld vehicle registration tax increases in the Puget Sound area, a decision that preserves billions of dollars in voter-approved money earmarked for light t…
McClatchy has 30 papers in 14 states, operations continue
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Murder charges filed regarding 5 deaths near White Swan
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Murder charges have been filed in federal court in Yakima, Washington, in connection with a shooting rampage that left five people dead outside the town of White Swan last summer.
Sanders tops in Washington fundraising among Democrats
SEATTLE (AP) — Bernie Sanders has raised more money in Washington state than any of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Parents of Portland man who died in fire file $6M suit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The parents of a man who died in a fire in Portland have filed a nearly $6 million lawsuit against the apartment owners and the man accused of setting the fire.
Lawmakers pass bill to limit immigration detention center
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma would not be allowed to expand under a bill that the state House of Representatives approved Wednesday.
Man steals luggage, sets it on fire in Seattle airport
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — SEATAC, Wash — A Des Moines man has been arrested for allegedly taking a military member's luggage, setting the luggage on fire and destroying a 9/11 memorial all at the Seattle-Tacoma Internat…