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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…
Coroner: Idaho couple, 2 men killed in fatal Nevada wreck
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A couple from Idaho and two men in a car driven by a man from Las Vegas were identified Monday as the four people killed in a head-on wreck on a northeast Nevada highway during the weekend.
College grant funding bill signed into law
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed the first new law of this year's legislative session, a measure that changes the structure of a new business and occupation tax surcharge levied on some profes…
Oregon Dem candidate bows out of race for 2nd-highest office
A former leader of Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives announced Monday she was suspending her run for the state's second-highest office as a Portland newspaper prepared to publish an article about her…
Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigration officers, bringing two new lawsuits and launching a coordin…
Feds suing NJ, Seattle county over 'sanctuary' policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is filing suit against the state of New Jersey and King County, Washington — home to the city of Seattle — over “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigration officers…
Officials seek voluntary evacuations due to landslide risk
FALL CITY, Wash. (AP) — Residents of dozens of homes east of Seattle near Fall City were advised to evacuate because of landslide danger.
Justice department sues King County over ban at Boeing Field
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit Monday against King County seeking to overturn the county's ban on all immigration deportation flights at Boeing Field in Seattle.
Psychiatric hospital patient dies, another hospitalized
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — State health officials said one patient died and another was hospitalized after they were found unresponsive in the room they shared at Western State Hospital.
Woman, man die in East Olympia mobile home fire
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a woman and a man were found dead in a mobile home fire in East Olympia.
Idaho Lawmakers eye plan for taxing exempt properties
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation for a constitutional amendment introduced Monday could end up reducing some property taxes by removing exemptions for others.
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…