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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 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
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Idaho lawmakers approve execution-drug secrecy rule
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers have approved a new administrative rule for Idaho's prison system designed to ensure secrecy surrounding the source of the state's lethal injection drugs.
County computers still down 1 week after ransomware attack
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One week after an Oregon county was hit by a cyberattack, the county computers remain unplugged while a cybersecurity firm tries to negotiate with criminals who deployed the ransomware, a county …
Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growth
Microsoft on Wednesday gave another solid quarterly report card to Wall Street, as it plows ahead in selling its cloud computing services to big businesses and the government.
Lawmakers try to nail down presidential primary voting rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Voters can wait until the last minute to choose a political party to participate in the Idaho Democratic or Republican presidential primaries in March under legislation proposed Wednesday.
Navy settles lawsuit, won't scrape ship hulls in Puget Sound
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday agreed to a 10-year moratorium on scraping the hulls of decommissioned vessels in Puget Sound.
Grounded jet sends Boeing to first annual loss in 2 decades
Boeing, an icon of American manufacturing, suffered its first annual financial loss in more than two decades while the cost of fixing its marquee aircraft after two deadly crashes soared to more than $18 billion.
Bill would allow King Co. to tax business to build housing
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A measure that would allow King County to tax large businesses to raise money to build affordable housing to fight the region’s homelessness crisis has been introduced in the Legislature.
Prosecutor: Michael Avenatti saw dollar signs in Nike fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — A deep-in-debt Michael Avenatti threatened to deploy his big social media and television presence like a “modern weapon” to try to extort up to $25 million from Nike, a prosecutor claimed Wednesday …
Oregon Democrats seek to change quorum rules, end walkouts
SALEM, Ore (AP) — Democrats in the Oregon Statehouse are now seeking to have voters change its quorum rules, so walkouts by lawmakers can no longer stymie legislation.
Coyote bites woman cross-country skiing in Yellowstone
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A coyote has bitten a cross-country skier in Yellowstone National Park.
Officials: 1 hospitalized after school bus runs stop sign
CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — Officials say a man was hospitalized and a child sustained minor injuries after a school bus ran a stop sign in southwestern Idaho Wednesday morning.
Anacortes man not guilty of assault charge, third strike
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A 37-year-old Anacortes man was found not guilty Monday of a charge that could have landed him in prison for the rest of his life.
EPA announces $2.2 million grant for drinking water program
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $2.2 million grant for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to help identify sources of lead in drinking water in schools and child-care facilitie…