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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 …
Idaho lawmaker wants panel to look at boosting air service
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker wants his colleagues to take a closer look at ways to improve air travel across the state.
Photos of 'king tides' globally show risks of climate change
DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) — Tourists, nature lovers and amateur scientists are whipping out their cameras to document the effects of extreme high tides on shorelines from the United States to New Zealand, and by doing s…
Court dismisses court challenge to Trans Mountain pipeline
TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed legal objections to the contentious Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would nearly triple the flow of oil from the Alberta oil sands to the …
Spokane real estate developer sentenced for fraud cases
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A prominent Spokane, Washington, real estate developer was sentenced Wednesday to one year of home confinement and a $60,000 fine involving a bizarre scheme in which people smashed motor vehic…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 7PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:
2 Idaho-based trout farms combine in acquisition deal
FILER, Idaho (AP) — Idaho trout farm Riverence Holdings has announced the acquisition of its larger competitor Clear Springs Foods and now controls the majority of the market share in the state.
House panel rejects Idaho math, science, English standards
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House panel on Wednesday rejected math, science and English standards used to make sure Idaho's 300,000 students are meeting specific criteria.
Gray whale license plate funds $300K in research, protection
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Sales of Oregon's new gray whale license plate have raised about $300,000 for Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, which uses the funds to study the massive mammals that migrate f…
LinkedIn CEO steps aside after 11 years, says time is right
NEW YORK (AP) — The LinkedIn professional networking service is getting a new CEO.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
Feds: Hanford's Plutonium Finishing Plant is demolished
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A factory that produced two-thirds of the nation’s Cold War-era plutonium for nuclear weapons has finally been completely demolished.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Warrants served in 1996 disappearance of California student
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities served search warrants Wednesday at locations in California and Washington state in the investigation of the disappearance of college student Kristin Smart in 1996.
Canadian court rejects challenge to pipeline, tankers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — An estimated 400 oil tankers a year are likely coming to inland waters of the Salish Sea, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, shared by Washington and British Columbia.