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Huskies win regular season finale over Ducks
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Washington Huskies (20-9) capped off regular season play with a 70-69 road victor…
Othello woman injured in car accident
Kelsey Williams, 24, was driving east on State Route 240 at the Richland city limits Dec. 25 when her car was hit by a car driven by Selina Gilbert, 20, of West Richland.
States grapple with next steps on evictions as crisis grows
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Ryan Bowser looked somber as he sat in his cramped Oregon apartment, worried whether he, his pregnant girlfriend and her 10-year-old daughter would have a roof over their heads in the new yea…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto America' game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Idaho Cash' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Idaho Cash" game were:
Person dies after a knocked-over candle burns tent
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A person has died after they were burned in a tent fire near a freeway Wednesday, Portland Fire & Rescue said.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were:
Oregon deputy shoots man wanted on Washington warrant
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A man wanted on a Washington state warrant was shot by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy Wednesday after the man was found on BLM land and displayed a knife, authorities said.
Ten states sue Google for 'anti-competitive' online ad sales
DALLAS (AP) — Ten states on Wednesday brought a lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of “anti-competitive conduct" in the online advertising industry, including a deal to manipulate sales with rival Fa…
Washington state urges schools phase in classroom learning
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is loosening school reopening guidelines amid a resurging coronavirus pandemic and pleading with reluctant teachers to return to the classroom, particularly those tasked wi…
Farmers ordered to pay back wages over COVID-19 quarantines
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Three area farmers have been ordered to pay more than $11,000 in back wages after denying paid sick leave to employees who were advised to self-quarantine following potential COVID-19 exposure.
Texas AG announces multistate lawsuit against Google
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday announced a multistate lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of “anti-competitive conduct" in the online advertising industry.
Washington officials see encouraging signs in virus data
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Coronavirus infections remain rampant, but health officials in Washington state said Wednesday they’re seeing some encouraging signs in recent data, just as front-line workers begin receiving …
New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nuclear reactors appears to align with the goals of the inc…
Documents: Man killed by police carried resold sheriff gun
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The firearm a man carried when police killed him had been a duty weapon used by law enforcement, according to records released by prosecutors in Clark County, Washington.