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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…
Nevada initiative proposes open non-presidential primaries
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker has proposed a ballot initiative in Nevada to open non-presidential primary elections to voters of all political parties.
Not all born in American Samoa want US citizenship
HONOLULU (AP) — Growing up in American Samoa, Filipo Ilaoa’s neighbors were his cousins on a plot of land full of banana and breadfruit trees shared by his extended family and overseen by a chief elected by his rel…
Audit claims misappropriation of funds at Washington Beef Commission
RENTON — A Washington Beef Commission employee resigned in August 2018, and the King County prosecutor is reviewing possible charges after the employee allegedly misappropriated $35,007 from the commission. The Was…
Oregon flooding abates; authorities report body found
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Waters covering roads in flood-hit northeastern Oregon were starting to recede, allowing residents to return and assess the damage from weather that appears to have left one person dead.
Storm, floods cause damage at Mount Rainier National Park
LONGMIRE, Wash. (AP) — Mount Rainier National Park was hit by flooding and landslides that closed all roads to the park and damaged roads, trails and buildings.
Oregon flooding abates; part of interstate still closed
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Waters covering roads in flood-hit northeastern Oregon were starting to recede, allowing residents to return and assess the damage.
Flooding starts to abate; part of interstate still closed
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Waters covering roads in flood-hit northeastern Oregon were starting to recede, allowing residents to return and assess the damage.
Seattle City Council to vote on winter eviction ban
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on legislation meant to halt residential evictions during the coldest, wettest months of the year, despite Mayor Jenny Durkan warning against the …
Should Washington stop building roads? Some think so
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state legislators are considering whether to remove “congestion relief” and “improved freight mobility” from their transportation goals, a departure from the American passion to expand hig…
New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The new commissioner of the nation's fourth-largest city police force will start work Monday amid a surge in homicides and calls for action to address ongoing allegations of racism and gender di…
Idaho ski resorts work to attract younger skiers
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — People get old, even die.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Idaho Cash' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Idaho Cash" game were:
Oregon candidate, once a Trump critic, now embraces him
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In 2018, the Republican party's candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald Trump's environmental stance and said he didn't want to be linked to div…
Public hearing on climate bill draws big crowd in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — So many people flocked to the Oregon State Capitol to testify Saturday at a public hearing on a climate change bill that the allotted time for each to speak was reduced to 90 seconds.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: