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Washington reaches record-high fuel prices
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices in Washington hit a record high Monday at an average of $5.67. The previous record was set…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
Oregon suspends license of doctor who refuses to wear mask
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Medical Board has indefinitely suspended the medical license of a doctor who said at a pro-Trump rally that he doesn’t wear a mask at his Dallas, Oregon, clinic and doesn't require his…
Climber rescued from volcanic crevice on Mt. Hood
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A mountain climber has been rescued and will survive after falling into a volcanic crevice near the summit of Mt. Hood.
Virus cases continue climbing in US during holiday season
Coronavirus infections across the U.S. continue to rise as the country moves deeper into a holiday season when eagerly anticipated gatherings of family and friends could push the numbers even higher and overwhelm h…
Washington AG vows lawsuit over fast National Archives sale
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has vowed to fight the rapid sale of the National Archives facility in Seattle in court, saying it’s “outrageous” that there wasn’t more public notice given a…
Corrections officer fatally shoots woman at Spokane jail
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A corrections officer at the Spokane County Jail fatally shot a woman in the facility’s lobby, authorities said.
Nevada electors legally bound to vote for winning president
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — When former state Sen. Terry Care went to the Nevada Legislature in 2013 to lobby for a bill to bind presidential electors to the candidate that receives the most votes, he didn't consider …
Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction.
Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As days turned into years, Brett Woolley came to accept that his father’s murderer would never be found — and that his family’s private tragedy had become a Wild West legend, the kind of thing f…
Seattle mayor wants to ban gas heat in some new buildings
SEATTLE (AP) — Mayor Jenny Durkan said this week Seattle should ban natural gas heat in some new buildings in response to a two-year increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
Man sentenced to nearly 6 years for shooting brother
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Woodburn man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for shooting his brother outside of their parents home earlier this year.
'Our kids are the sacrifices': Parents push schools to open
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — The activism of Jennifer Dale began when she watched her third grade daughter struggle with distance learning, kicking and screaming through her online classes.
UW professor fired for sexual misconduct involving student
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington has fired a professor and former director of its young scholars program, after finding he exploited his position to have “inappropriate sexual contact” with a 17-year-old…