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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 introduce bill for a pilot hatchery project
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican state legislators have introduced a bill, which includes a pilot hatchery project in Bellingham, that they believe will help increase the salmon population and help the orca whales.
737 Max costs double, Boeing posts first loss in 2 decades
Boeing, an icon in 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 doubled to more than $18 billion.
Boeing posts first annual loss since 1997 as Max costs rise
Boeing posted its first annual loss in more than two decades as the financial fallout from two deadly crashes of its marquee aircraft has mushroomed to more than $18 billion.
Idaho agency wants to spend $408,000 a year to count wolves
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's top wildlife official on Tuesday requested authorization from state lawmakers to spend $408,000 to count wolves.
Carbon monoxide leak at vacation rental sends 25 to hospital
DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say 25 people were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a vacation rental home in an Idaho mountain town.
Bremerton detective resigns following theft accusation
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A 15-year veteran detective with the police department in Bremerton, Washington, has resigned amid theft allegations during a 2019 drug investigation.
Grand jury: Officer acted in self-defense in fatal shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing in the Portland police fatal police shooting of 51-year-old Koben Henriksen who was seen waving knives at passing cars in early D…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Oregon man arrested in Washington on child enticement charge
SEATTLE (AP) — A Portland, Oregon, man was arrested after he authorities say he traveled to Washington state to sexually molest a 5-year-old girl.
Salem to reconsider homeless camping ban
SALEM, Ore. (AP) —
Starbucks' results top estimates but coronavirus slows sales
It was a happy holiday at Starbucks, but the company's sales momentum could start to slow due to the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Gonzaga's longest serving president, Bernard Coughlin, dies
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The longest serving president in the history of Gonzaga University has died.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Trial begins in fatal Portland, Oregon light-rail stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two men who were fatally stabbed and a third who was severely injured in an attack on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train likely did not know the man charged in the case was holding a small f…
Another endangered Northwest orca missing, feared dead
SEATTLE (AP) — Another endangered orca is missing and presumed dead in the Pacific Northwest, a large male who had fathered many of the population's calves in the past three decades.