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Washington gas prices continue October decline, but remain well above year-ago levels
MOSES LAKE — Washington drivers are paying less at the pump than they were at the start of October, continuing a g…
Seattle police settle wrongful-death lawsuit for $1.5M
SEATTLE (AP) — The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home…
Spokane jail officer fatally shot woman in facility lobby
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Spokane County Jail corrections officer shot and killed a woman in the lobby of the facility, the first fatal shooting the jail has recorded.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
Surfer bitten by shark at popular Oregon surfing spot
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — A surfer in Seaside, Oregon, was bitten by a shark and suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his lower leg.
Rockslide on Oregon coast temporarily traps people
OCEANSIDE, Ore. (AP) — A rockslide that partially blocked an Oceanside shore-access tunnel forced stranded beachgoers to scramble up a large hillside and rescuers to help others through the remaining opening as the…
Supreme Court rejects appeal to limit transgender students
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up an appeal from parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify,…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Mother IDs man killed by deputies in northeastern Minnesota
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies in northeastern Minnesota shot and killed a man after he fled officers who were investigating a shoplifting report, authorities said.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Tuesday:
25 more women sign on to sex abuse lawsuit against ex-doctor
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Twenty-five more women have joined four former patients in an amended civil lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by former suburban Portland physician David B. Farley and negligence by his health cli…
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced she will not run for reelection following a term beset by pandemic, protests
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced she will not run for reelection following a term beset by pandemic, protests.
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Monday:
Virus outbreak in Seattle jail sends 16 inmates to isolation
SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Jail in downtown Seattle experienced its first COVID-19 outbreak believed to have originated inside the facility, sending 16 inmates into medical isolation, according to the Departmen…