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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 …
House passes bill to let State Patrol destroy crime guns
SEATTLE (AP) — After years of trying, the Washington state House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that allows the State Patrol to destroy guns they confiscated during criminal investigations.
Washington lawmakers seek to protect kids' lemonade stands
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Local governments would be prohibited from interfering with kids who want to set up lemonade stands under bills being considered in the Washington House and Senate.
Boise State sues Mountain West Conference over TV contract
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State University filed a legal complaint against the Mountain West Conference over a TV contract.
Cyberattack knocks out Oregon county's computer system
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A coastal Oregon county was struggling Thursday to get its computer and telephone systems running again after it was hit by a cyberattack.
Idaho schools chief seeks 5.3% budget hike to $2 billion
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho schools chief Sherri Ybarra on Thursday proposed a 5.3% hike in public school funding to just under $2 billion from the state's general fund.
Oregon graduation rate hits 80%
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon schools raised the statewide high school graduation rate for the class of 2019 to 80% and slightly narrowed racial and economic inequities, according to figures made public early Thursd…
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…