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State actuary: $4 billion pension transfer raises odds of future taxpayer bailouts
(The Center Square) - State pension officials warned Tuesday that a new law allowing the Legislature to pull nearl…
Idaho House committee OKs bill to end daylight saving time
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho residents wouldn't have to fall back or spring ahead for daylight saving time under legislation introduced Thursday.
Shootings in downtown Seattle prompting calls for action
SEATTLE (AP) — A shootout in downtown Seattle during the evening commute that left a woman dead and a 9-year-old boy injured was the third violent incident this week in a part of the city long known for rampant dru…
Controversial Washington lawmaker spreads views across West
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state lawmaker whose actions surrounding an armed standoff with federal agents were dubbed “domestic terrorism” in a recent report has for years been spreading his anti-government…
Home searched after cybercrime targets Florida school board
Cybercrime investigators searched a South Carolina home in a nationwide effort to track down suspects they say stole more than $206,000 from a Florida school board.
Sheriff: Remains found near Salmon River may be Boise man
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho County officials say human remains found along the Salmon River earlier this month may belong to a Boise man who disappeared on a fishing trip in 2017.
Jury convicts man of sexually assaulting woman on flight
SEATTLE (AP) — A 42-year-old California man has been convicted by a federal jury in Seattle of two felony charges stemming from the sexual assault of a woman on a flight from London to Seattle.
Man who helped kidnap storage warehouse manager gets 5 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One of two men who kidnapped a Public Storage warehouse manager at gunpoint, mistakenly thinking the manager had stolen their nearly 500 pounds of marijuana, was sentenced Wednesday to five ye…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto America' game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:
Lawmaker proposes wolf-free zones in southern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones, and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing opportunities under legislation proposed Wednesda…
Further action unlikely against controversial lawmaker
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Democratic leaders of the state House of Representatives may not take any further action against a Republican lawmaker who has been accused of “domestic terrorism“ unless they get enough Repub…
Judge orders Microsoft to release tax records in IRS dispute
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge says it's likely that Microsoft was trying to avoid or evade paying U.S. taxes and is ordering the company to hand over financial documents from more than a decade ago.
3 wounded in Salem shooting, 1 critical
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say 3 people were wounded in a shooting in east Salem Tuesday night.
Bill would eliminate most elections in odd-numbered years
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A House panel is considering a measure that would eliminate elections in Washington state in odd-numbered years, with supporters arguing it would increase voter participation and opponents say…
Man fatally shot in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Police say a man was fatally shot at Westlake Center in downtown Seattle.
Lawmakers consider severe restrictions on vaping products
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Middle and high-school students joined administrators, parents and doctors Wednesday in urging a state Senate committee to pass severe restrictions on nicotine vaping products, decrying how so…