Oregon judge orders clean energy ballot measures to proceed

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county judge in Oregon on Thursday ordered the secretary of state to process two clean energy ballot initiatives that environmentalists want to bring before voters in November, after the state …

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game

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

Panel finds FAA followed procedures in approving Boeing Max

A government advisory committee has concluded that federal regulators followed established procedures when they certified the Boeing 737 Max and did not delegate too much safety analysis for the plane to Boeing.

Missing woman's estranged husband named person of interest

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The estranged husband of a missing Albany woman is now a person of interest in a police investigation, authorities sad.

Woman dies in northeastern Oregon snowmobile crash

WESTON, Ore. (AP) — A woman died in a snowmobile crash Wednesday while trying to traverse winter weather conditions to her home, according to the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office.

2 people found burned near hop yard were homicide victims

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice announced Wednesday that a woman and man whose bodies were found partially burned near a Moxee area hop yard earlier this month died from internal trauma.

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 …