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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 …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
Idaho nuclear lab needs 2035 deadline extended for research
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The director of the Idaho National Laboratory said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy and Idaho will have to reach another supplemental agreement so the nuclear research lab can continu…
Health official: 63.5% of Idaho adults are overweight
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An official with Idaho's public health districts said Friday that 63.5% of adults in the state are overweight, a 10% increase over the last two decades.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Idaho parks department eyes voluntary trail pass program
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation said Friday that his agency is starting a voluntary trail pass program as part of a long-range goal to raise awareness and eventually…
Principal on leave for post on Kobe Bryant's death resigns
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A high school principal in Washington state has resigned after a Facebook post suggested the late NBA superstar Kobe Bryant deserved to die.
Panel approves bill to repeal non-binding tax advisory votes
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Senate panel has advanced a measure that would repeal the requirement that non-binding tax advisory votes appear on ballots for future elections.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
Boeing gets good and bad news on its grounded 737 Max plane
LONDON (AP) — Boeing has found a new problem with changes it is making to software on the 737 Max, but the company says the issue will not further delay the grounded plane’s return to flight.
Parole board rejects bid by man convicted of killing runner
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roger Beck’s bid for eventual release has been rejected again by the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, which found Thursday that the convicted killer of runner Kaye Turner in…
Accusations follow EPA's ouster of California regional boss
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency abruptly pushed out its top regional official for California and other points West, touching off an unusual public dispute between the two over the reason why.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Winds knock out power for thousands in western Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of Puget Sound Energy customers lost power as a cold front moved through western Washington Friday evening.
Principal on leave for post on Kobe Bryant's death resigns
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A high school principal in Washington state has resigned after a Facebook post suggested the late NBA superstar Kobe Bryant deserved to die.