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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…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Man shot in leg by deputy during raid gets $1.25M settlement
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Pierce County Sheriff's Office has agreed to pay $1.25 million to a man who was shot in the knee by a deputy during a SWAT team raid at a residence in Bonney Lake.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
2 face federal terror charge over train track interference
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities in Seattle have charged two people with a terrorist attack on train tracks, suggesting they were motivated by opposition to the construction of a natural gas pipeline across Briti…
Police: Officers shoot person with knife in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Officers shot someone after they were suspected of violated a restraining order in Eugene, according to police.
Protesters gather at regulator's home over COVID-19 gym fine
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — About 50 protesters converged on the Silverton, Oregon, home of a state workplace safety regulator to protest a large fine levied against a Salem gym owner.
Oregon surpasses 75,00 cases of COVID-19
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The total amount of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon, since the start of the pandemic, surpassed 75,000 on Monday.
Lawsuit filed to prevent disease in bighorn sheep herds
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit that seeks to prevent disease outbreaks in bighorn sheep herds living in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has been filed in federal court in eastern Washington.
Idaho reaches grim milestone: More than 100,000 virus cases
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has reached an alarming milestone, with health officials reporting that more than 100,000 residents have been infected with the coronavirus.
Pictographs west of Bend vandalized, police seek tips
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Pictographs west of Bend were recently vandalized and Forest Service officials are seeking help from the public as authorities investigate.
Washington psychiatric hospital sees spike in COVID-19 cases
SEATTLE (AP) — More than 30 patients and staff at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital are suffering from coronavirus — the biggest spike in cases to date — and more than 150 have tested positive since t…
Idaho AG reaches gas price settlement with 3 fuel retailers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho gas retailers have reached a settlement agreement with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden after Wasden's office launched an investigation into their fuel prices.
Protesters gather at home of regulator over COVID gym fine
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — About 50 protesters converged on the Silverton, Oregon, home of a state workplace safety regulator to protest a large fine levied against a Salem gym owner.
Washington launches statewide COVID-19 notification app
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state on Monday launched a statewide coronavirus exposure app, joining more than a dozen states that have already enlisted the use of smartphone technology in the ongoing effort to …