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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…
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…
Oregon comedian plans to file claim against US government
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A comedian from Portland, Oregon, who was detained by Border Patrol agents at the Greyhound bus station in Spokane last year is planning to file a claim against the federal government.
Coroner confirms suspect in Selah homicide shot himself
SELAH, Wash. (AP) — A 30-year-old Selah man police said strangled his wife died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the abdomen, the Kittitas County coroner said.
8-year-old driver crashes into another vehicle
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Police were called Tuesday to a Walmart in Renton following a vehicle crash in the store's parking lot in which one of the drivers was 8 years old, authorities said.
Man who shot acquaintance and buried gun sentenced
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A man who fatally shot an acquaintance in Lakewood and then buried the gun was sentenced Tuesday.
Brown wants to ask voters to approve affordable housing tax
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has filed a resolution for the legislative session that starts next week asking voters to amend the state constitution to allow for real estate transfer taxes, which are as…