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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 …
Judge rejects most of challenge to Tim Eyman's $30 car tab measure, which officials say guts transportation budgets.
SEATTLE (AP) — Judge rejects most of challenge to Tim Eyman's $30 car tab measure, which officials say guts transportation budgets.
House approves ban on race-based hairstyle discrimination
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington House has passed a measure that would ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles.
A man was shot while driving on a Seattle street
SEATTLE (AP) — A 25-year-old man was shot Wednesday morning while driving on Aurora Avenue, according to Seattle police.
Idaho legislative committee advances affirmative action ban
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education.
Correction: Drunken Driving Bar Lawsuit story
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In a story February 11, 2020, about a Prineville, Oregon, bar being sued for over-serving a man who killed two people in a drunken driving crash, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name…
Oregon Forestry agency says it will soon run out of money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials at the Oregon Department of Forestry say just seven months into the state’s two-year budget cycle they’ve spent most of the money lawmakers approved for the entire biennium and now need…
Bill to allow sports betting advances to state House floor
SEATTLE (AP) — The chance to bet on sporting events is a step closer to reality in Washington state after a House appropriations committee approved a bill allowing tribal casinos to offer such bets.
Sheriff's deputy who killed wife returning to Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former Spokane County sheriff’s deputy convicted of murdering his wife has been released by the Department of Corrections and is expected to return to Spokane this week.
Salem City Council revisits controversial sidewalk ordinance
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Salem, Oregon, is debating an ordinance that would bar people from sitting and sleeping on city sidewalks.
Housing market in Spokane County remains strong
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The housing market in Spokane County continues to be brisk, with a lack of available homes for sale and the median closing price approaching $275,000.
Audit: Some WSU employees misreported time worked and leave
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Some employees of Washington State University were responsible for the misappropriation of thousands of dollars between 2014 and 2019.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Epilepsy treatment side effect: New insights about the brain
SEATTLE (AP) — Though Genette Hofmann is still using her brain, last month she donated a bit of it — to science.
Correction: College Grant Funding story
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — In a story February 10, 2020, about college grant funding, The Associated Press erroneously reported the rate of taxation certain businesses pay was increasing to 1.75 percent from 1.5%. Busin…
Price worries remain after judge OKs T-Mobile's Sprint deal
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has cleared a major path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, citing T-Mobile's track record in promoting competition, even as legal scholars and consumer advocates warn abo…