Jerome man dies in avalanche near Ketchum

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed in an avalanche in central Idaho on Wednesday afternoon.

Storms cut power in Washington state mountain towns for days

SKYKOMISH, Wash. (AP) — Rural mountain communities outside Seattle that have been without power for days and cut off from the outside world by a series of winter storms saw some relief as convoys brought in food an…

Washington Supreme Court Justice Charles Wiggins to retire

Olympia, Wash. (AP) — Washington Supreme Court Justice Charles Wiggins announced Thursday he will retire at the end of March.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:

Man killed in road rage shooting confrontation near Tacoma

LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A 48-year-old man from DuPont died in a road rage shooting near Tacoma Wednesday evening after he and a 42-year-old man exited their vehicles with guns, according to the Pierce County Sheriff…

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:

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Idaho House expels member convicted of fraud by Texas jury

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho House of Representatives on Thursday expelled one of its members a day after he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government.

Teen who fled with mom to avoid cancer surgery has operation

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon teenager who was taken out of state by her mother to avoid surgery for a rare type of liver cancer has had the operation while in the custody of the state welfare officials, several …

Officials: 23 cases of vaping-related illness in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Health officials said Thursday more cases of severe vaping-related lung disease have been confirmed in Washington state, bringing the total number to 23,

Pileup injures 33, spills diesel fuel on Idaho highway

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A fuel tanker and several other vehicles crashed on an Idaho highway, injuring 33 people and spilling diesel fuel, authorities said.

Southwest joins rivals in again delaying Boeing jet's return

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said Thursday it has taken the grounded Boeing 737 Max out of its schedule until early June and is dropping more than 8% of its planned flights as a result.

Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

DETROIT (AP) — Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people.

Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

Microsoft is pledging to become 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits.

EPA petition asks for action on tainted drinking water

Eight state and national health and environment groups are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take emergency action because they say Oregon regulators have failed to curb nitrate contamination in dr…