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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: May 7-14, 2026
MOSES LAKE — College athletes are in the final stretch of their seasons as they battle for new records and champio…
85-year-old woman killed, son arrested
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A man was arrested Tuesday east of Albany after the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 hang-up call, investigated and discovered his 85-year-old mother had been killed.
COVID-19 outbreak at employment department slows operations
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An 11-person COVID-19 outbreak at the Wilsonville office of the Oregon Employment Department will likely cause further delays in handling claims, officials said.
Name of man shot by cop released, man's condition unknown
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Almost a week after a Vancouver police officer shot and wounded a man at a home during a disturbance call, investigators have identified him as 23-year-old Irving Rodriguez.
US Air Force appeals ruling against urban training in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is appealing a federal court ruling preventing exercises that had military jets coordinating with plain-clothed soldiers on the ground in cities in Idaho as part of an urban w…
Man accused of setting fires at protest faces new charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man who has pleaded not guilty in federal court to setting fire to a building during a September protest is now accused in Multnomah County Circuit Court of arson.
Hacker who stole information from Nintendo sentenced
SEATTLE (AP) — A computer hacker who stole information from Nintendo and was also caught with child pornography on his computer was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison.
Police guide that calls BLM a terrorist group draws outrage
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent law enforcement training group is promoting a lengthy research document riddled with falsehoods and conspiracies that urges local police to treat Black Lives Matter activists as t…
Vehicle fatally hits 1 girl, injures another in Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A girl was killed and another was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a crosswalk in Nampa, authorities in Idaho said.
Waiting for passengers, American puts Boeing Max in the air
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first flights with paying passenger…
Supreme Court wrestles with non-unanimous juries case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled with whether to require new trials for potentially thousands of prisoners who were convicted by non-unanimous juries before the court barred the practice e…
Spokane police arrest man and recover stolen Christmas trees
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Spokane police have arrested a man suspected of stealing around 50 Christmas trees from a local hardware store. Police also recovered all the stolen trees.
Coast Guard's Polar Star heads to Arctic due to COVID-19
SEATTLE (AP) — The crew of the Polar Star, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only working heavy-duty icebreaker, is preparing for a rare mission north to the Arctic after the coronavirus pandemic scuttled their usual journey.
US lawmakers unveil anti-slavery constitutional amendment
NEW YORK (AP) — National lawmakers introduced a joint resolution Wednesday aimed at striking language from the U.S. Constitution that enshrines a form of slavery in America’s foundational documents.
Wolves blamed for cow killed in southwestern Oregon
BUTTE FALLS, Ore. (AP) — The Rogue Pack of gray wolves has made its way back to Jackson County in southwestern Oregon and killed a cow, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Businesses fined, warned over COVID-19 mask violations
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The vast majority of Skagit County businesses are complying with emergency rules to curb the spread of COVID-19, but a few have been cited and fined for violations.