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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 Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Idaho approves money for hospital staff, vaccine training
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials on Wednesday approved spending $5 million of federal coronavirus relief money to help hospitals hire additional staff to help care for a crush of COVID-19 patients.
Oregon relaxes some restrictions, like restaurant dining
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Bars and restaurants can reopen for limited outdoor service next week but many restrictions will remain in place until a vaccine against the coronavirus is widely available, Oregon Gov. Kate Brow…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
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:
Unique Idaho salmon numbers rise, but extinction looms
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A unique population of salmon that for thousands of years has been reproducing in one of Idaho’s wildest places experienced a small increase in adults returning to spawn this year.
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:
Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings
Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their ho…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:
Judge rejects challenge to Oregon's 2-week virus rules
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has declined to bar or alter Gov. Kate Brown’s two-week freeze that prohibits indoor and outdoor dining at restaurants and bars in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavir…
Officials mull loosening COVID restrictions for schools
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state health officials are considering changing the disease metrics that guide school district reopening decisions during the pandemic.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Thursday:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were: