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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 …
Ethics board dismisses staffer complaint against lawmaker
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Legislative Ethics Board on Monday dismissed an ethics complaint against Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos even though it found reasonable cause that she violated laws protecting confidential medi…
Timber companies, environmentalists sign 'historic' pact
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Environmental groups and timber companies in Oregon, which have clashed for decades, on Monday unveiled a road map for overhauling forest practice regulations, a step that Gov. Kate Brown called …
Police shoot and kill man near downtown Kennewick
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — One man is dead after a late-night shooting by police near downtown Kennewick.
Idaho's Medicaid Division budget to go above $3 billion
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The budget for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's Division of Medicaid will surpass $3 billion for the first time, state officials said Monday, with more than $2 billion of that coming…
Freeway partially reopens after Oregon flood, residents back
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Residents began the long process Monday of cleaning up from devastating flooding that hit northeast Oregon as receding waters revealed the full extent of the damage. Mobile homes were moved f…
NHP: Car passing in no-pass zone may have killed 4 in Nevada
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A preliminary investigation indicates a head-on crash that killed four people in northeast Nevada over the weekend was caused by the driver of a car from Oregon who attempted to pass in a no-passi…
House revenue committee rejects Idaho food tax proposals
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two attempts to introduce bills to repeal Idaho grocery taxes on food failed Monday and another was withdrawn by its sponsor, leaving only one grocery tax relief bill pending in the Legislature.
US speeds cases of translators, others blocked by travel ban
SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to speed up the cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq and hundreds of other refugees whose efforts to move to the United S…
Amazon wants to question Trump over losing $10B contract bid
Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company's losing bid for a $10 billion military contract.
Idaho residents buy more liquor, less beer
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho residents are buying less beer and more liquor, according to the state Liquor Division.
Bill would create office to collect firearm violence data
Democratic state lawmakers are pushing to create an office on firearm-violence prevention in order to improve data sources, collection methods and sharing mechanisms statewide.
US to prioritize cases of refugees delayed by travel ban
SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to speed up the cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq and hundreds of other refugees whose efforts to move to the United S…
Committee OKs carve out for media on birth date disclosure
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A House committee has approved a bill that exempts birth dates of state and local government employees from disclosure under the state’s public records law, but allows the media to continue to…
Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg opens Spokane office
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has opened an office in Spokane.
Amazon wants to depose Trump over loss of military contract
Amazon wants President Donald Trump to submit to questioning over the tech company's losing bid for a $10 billion military contract.