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Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds
WASHINGTON — The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, a…
Dallas Morning News names Melinda Gates 'Texan of the Year'
DALLAS (AP) — The editorial board of The Dallas Morning News announced Saturday that it has picked philanthropist Melinda Gates as its “Texan of the Year,” in part for her work to help combat the coronavirus pandem…
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Monday:
Fast rollout of virus vaccine trials reveals tribal distrust
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The news came during a hopeful time on the largest Native American reservation.
Inslee extends restaurant closure by one week
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday extended to Jan. 11 his order closing restaurants and bars to indoor dining and limiting the size of indoor and outdoor social gat…
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.