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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…
Nonprofit funds lawyers to defend news media in 5 states
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A nonprofit press freedom group announced on Tuesday that it would provide pro bono legal services in five states to help local news organizations defend their right to gather and report the…
NY lawsuit targets shuttered sex marketplace Backpage
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she was exploited for years starting at age 12 by a sex trafficker who used the shuttered website Backpage.com to sell her is suing the founders of the site under New York's
Health officials: Person who recently traveled to China is 1st in U.S. to be diagnosed with new type of viral infection
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials: Person who recently traveled to China is 1st in U.S. to be diagnosed with new type of viral infection.
Wyoming, Montana seek Supreme Court ruling on coal exports
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule on Washington State's denial of a permit for a port facility that could boost U.S. coal exports.
2 pedestrians killed in Vancouver crash
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police say two pedestrians were killed in a crash in Vancouver, Washington, Tuesday morning.
WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast
WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Idaho legislation would limit rerunning failed bond votes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bond elections that fail won't be allowed before voters again for a minimum of 11 months under proposed legislation introduced Tuesday.
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WA Current Conditions as of 10:00 AM PST Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Tuesday, January 21, 2020
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WA Forecast for Thursday, January 23, 2020
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WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Monday, January 20, 2020
Murder trial begins in fatal Portland light-rail stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged with fatally stabbing two men who authorities say confronted him during a racist rant on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train goes to trial Tuesday, two years after the killings …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were: