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State actuary: $4 billion pension transfer raises odds of future taxpayer bailouts
(The Center Square) - State pension officials warned Tuesday that a new law allowing the Legislature to pull nearl…
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Judge orders competency evaluation in Vancouver shooting
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — An 80-year-old man accused in a deadly shooting in the lobby of an apartment building for seniors in Vancouver will undergo a court-ordered competency evaluation.
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Judge won't stop Idaho tribe lawsuit against mining company
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the Nez Perce Tribe that seeks to force a Canadian gold mining company to acquire permits for pollution discharged from its central Idaho facility will be a…
Idaho News Coverage Advisory
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Man who raped, trafficked girl gets over 7 years prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after his conviction for sexually trafficking a girl he started grooming when she was 11 years old, authorities said Friday.
Marysville pays $85,000 over immigrant's detention
MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — The city of Marysville has agreed to pay $85,000 to a Mexican immigrant who was twice held in custody on the basis of immigration detainers, despite court orders that he be released from ja…
Rare salt formations appear along the Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rare salt formations have been documented for the first time on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and they could yield insights about salt structures found on Mars before they disappear for g…
Health officials: At least 2 Idaho kids have died from flu
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho state health officials say at least two children have died of influenza-related causes recently and a third child's death is under investigation because it appears to be flu-related.
Watchdog: Officer's ruse contributed to suspect's suicide
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department's civilian watchdog has found that an officer's ruse in a 2018 hit-and-run case contributed to the driver's suicide.
Military deserter from Washington arrested in Oregon
YACHATS, Ore. (AP) — A deserter from the U.S. Army has been apprehended in Oregon after he was reported missing from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington.
Former theme park worker sentenced in embezzlement case
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — The former chief financial officer of Silverwood Theme Park has been sentence to up to 14 years in prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from the northern Idaho amusement park.