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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…
Report: Idaho could save money by building state prison
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's prisons are overcrowded and dilapidated, the inmate population is rapidly growing and taxpayers could save millions by building a prison, state auditors told a panel of lawmakers on Tues…
Documents released that prompted ouster of lawmaker
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Washington House of Representatives on Tuesday released a trove of documents supporting a recent report that branded an arch-conservative state lawmaker a ``domestic terrorist'' and got hi…
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.
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.
High volume leads to payout delay in family leave program
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Officials with Washington state's new paid family leave law are warning of delays in payouts of the weekly benefits due to the high volume of people applying since the law took effect at the s…
Gonzaga's longest serving president, Bernard Coughlin, dies
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The longest serving president in the history of Gonzaga University has died.
Lieutenant governor, immigrant activists win JFK awards
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Washington state's lieutenant governor and the founders of an immigrant rights group have been named winners of this year's John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards.
Senate makes tweaks to workplace conduct rules
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — While the Washington Senate will continue to automatically release full investigative reports on sexual harassment or discrimination by senators, other types of workplace complaints against la…
Heavy rain sends massive boulders crashing on Oregon highway
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rockslides triggered by unrelenting rain have closed local roads and highways around Oregon, including a highway near Crater Lake National Park that was closed for hours Tuesday after two boul…
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.
Impact from non-stop rain felt around Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The unrelenting rain around Oregon this week is having an impact, with multiple roads and highways closed around the state due to flooding and rockslides.
Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms
SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of nurses and other employees at a Seattle hospital system began a three-day strike over staffing levels, wages and other issues Tuesday, forcing administrators to close two emergency depar…
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.
US beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials offered a reality check Tuesday about the scary new virus from China: They're expanding screenings of international travelers and taking other precautions but for now, they i…