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Updated 1 week, 1 day ago

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 …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Oregon Senate president, 76, hospitalized with hip pain

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, the longest-serving legislator in Oregon history, is in a Portland hospital after experiencing severe hip pain.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Man killed by Spokane County sheriff's deputy ID'd

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man killed by a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy Friday has been identified as 25-year-old Clando Anitok.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Proud Boy brawler banned from Portland protests for 2 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A member of the far-right Proud Boys who was involved in brawls at Portland protests is barred from participating in city demonstrations for the next two years, a Multnomah County judge ruled …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game

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

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game

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

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Nevada, other states part of $200K PayPal charity settlement

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The attorneys general of Nevada and 20 other states have reached a $200,000 agreement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund Inc. to settle complaints over its handling of charitable contributions thr…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Work begins on new cap and trade bill for Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A climate change bill that could dominate the 2020 Oregon legislative session got its first public hearing as lawmakers try to find a compromise on an issue that led to GOP senators walking out o…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
$4 million settlement after street-sweeper death in Bellevue

SEATTLE (AP) — The family of a man who was crushed to death by a street sweeper in Bellevue has agreed to settle a wrongful death case for $4 million.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
House panel rejects Idaho Human Rights Commission rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a rules package that outlines how the state investigates discrimination complaints involving employment, housing, education and public accommodations.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Lawmakers eye change to closed Idaho presidential primaries

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — New legislation introduced Tuesday would require Idaho voters who want to participate in a closed presidential primary to affiliate with that party 90 days before the primary.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Max crisis: Boeing airplane orders plunge to a 16-year low

CHICAGO (AP) — Boeing orders and deliveries of new jetliners plunged last year as the company struggled with the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max, which had been its best-selling plane.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
National Security Agency tips off Microsoft to major Windows security flaw, company issues fix for it Tuesday

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — National Security Agency tips off Microsoft to major Windows security flaw, company issues fix for it Tuesday.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Salem moves forward with plan to allow car camping

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Salem, Oregon, has voted unanimously to draft an emergency declaration legally allowing car camping in certain areas.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
American Airlines sees more delay in return of Boeing Max

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines said Tuesday it is removing the Boeing 737 Max from its schedule for two more months and canceling nearly 20,000 flights through early June, an acknowledgment of the ongoi…