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'Affordability is first'
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake and the Republican Caucus Chair for the Washington State Senate, shared …
Investor in Portland eviction protest says he'd sell home
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The real estate investor who owns the Portland, Oregon house that anti-gentrification protesters have surrounded with barricades has offered to sell the property back to the former owners.
Idaho store closes after group of mask-less customers enter
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — An outdoors store in northern Idaho temporarily closed after 25 to 30 customers entered and refused to put on masks when asked by the store's staff.
Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving
With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christ…
State park proposal would end beach driving at Cape Kiwanda
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cars on the beach at Cape Kiwanda could become a thing of the past.
Inmate at Washington prison dies of coronavirus
TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — A prisoner at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen, Washington, died of COVID-19 on Thursday.
Man pleads guilty to reduced charge in pipeline break-in
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Oregon man awaiting a new trial after a court of appeals overturned a burglary conviction for breaking into a Kinder Morgan oil pipeline facility in Western Washington has pleaded guil…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
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:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
A $4.3M state grant will help provide shelter for homeless
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A $4.3 million state grant will pay for new initiatives expected to provide a nightly safe place to stay for about 90 homeless people across Snohomish County, chipping away at a shelter bed sh…
Editorial Roundup: Idaho
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers:
EPA: Oregon wildfire hazardous waste cleanup complete
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it has completed the cleanup of household hazardous waste from properties burned in Oregon wildfires.
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:
2 men linked to death of woman found on rural road
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have identified two men in connection with the death of a Silverton woman, whose body was found along a rural Multnomah County road last month.
As virus spreads, teacher shortage drives school closures
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — Some Central Oregon schools that were offering in-person instruction this week canceled those plans for the rest of the year, as more staffers and students quarantined because of exposure to th…