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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 …
Police: Oregon pair got kids "blasted" on marijuana
TALENT, Ore. (AP) — A couple in Oregon has been arrested after police say they got two 13-year-olds high on marijuana at their home and then sent text messages to friends bragging about it.
Oregon pair arrested for getting kids "blasted" on marijuana
TALENT, Ore. (AP) — A couple in Oregon has been arrested after police say they got two 13-year-olds high on marijuana at their home and then sent text messages to friends bragging about it.
Idaho wildlife officials criticized for elk hunt
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game are being criticized for taking part in a research project that led to the killing of 206 elk across southern Idaho from Pocatello to Nampa in …
Police: Man posed as teen online, assaulted children
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors in Oregon say a 26-year-old man posed as a high school student on social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram and then sexually assaulted children when they met with him…
US land agency seeks to ID public parcels that lack access
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. land managers say they will release by mid-March a priority list of federal lands that need but don’t have public access.
Coast Guard board to investigate deadly crab boat sinking
SEATTLE (AP) — The Coast Guard has formed a Marine Board of Investigation to determine the causes of the sinking of the Scandies Rose, a Seattle-managed crab boat that went down with five of its seven crew members …
Groups want federal protection for wolverines
Wolverines are the largest members of the weasel family, but they look more like small bears with bushy tails.
Seaside man gets 20 years for encouraging child sex abuse
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — A Seaside man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for encouraging child sex abuse.
California patient is 3rd US case of new virus from China
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A patient in Southern California is the third person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with the new pneumonia-like virus from China, health officials said.
Tech startups come to the Mountain West, but can they grow?
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tech startups have been migrating into cities all around the Mountain West, from Denver to Salt Lake to Boise.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were:
Salem lawyer charged with strangling, assaulting woman
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Salem attorney is facing strangling, assault and other charges as well as an Oregon State bar investigation after being accused of strangling, assaulting and harassing a woman in Clackamas Coun…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Saturday:
Woman sleeping near garage run over, dies in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 47-year-old woman who was sleeping near an apartment complex garage was run over and has died at a hospital, police said.