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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…
Pilot found dead in wreckage of small plane that crashed
ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A pilot in a small two-seat plane was found dead Thursday night in the wreckage of a crash near Arlington, Washington.
Commission suspends license of ex-doctor at Monroe prison
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Medical Commission has indefinitely suspended the license of a former head doctor at a prison in Monroe, citing evidence of inadequate care that harmed incarcerated people.
Auto detailer gets prison for not paying $1.5M in taxes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Battle Ground, Washington man who ran a Portland, Oregon auto detailing business was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for a scheme in which he hid his income and evaded paying…
Federal Way woman sentenced in aircraft fraud scheme
SEATTLE (AP) — A Federal Way woman who falsified documents in a fraud scheme designed to steal and sell aircraft was sentenced in federal court to four years, three months in prison, according to prosecutors.
Some GOP politicians push back on OR governor's restrictions
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Several Republican politicians and other officials were pushing back against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus, even as Oregon reported on Thursday the hig…
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:
Washington governor asked to rethink restaurant restrictions
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers and a hospitality association want Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to reconsider his four-week ban on indoor dining that took effect this week.
Coast Guard calls off search for missing Tulalip officer
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a Tulalip Tribal Police Department officer who was reported missing and presumed dead after the boat he was in capsized when a large rogue wave wal…
Trump pushes new environmental rollbacks on way out the door
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of environmental rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic dri…
At Paris trial, passengers recall disarming of train gunman
PARIS (AP) — When the bare-chested gunman suddenly appeared aboard the speeding Paris-bound train, laden with weapons and his mind allegedly filled with Islamic State group propaganda, passengers at first were stun…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
Fatal fire investigated as arson, possible homicide
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Court records show an Oct. 10 fatal house fire near Vancouver, Washington is being investigated as arson and potential homicide after the 75-year-old victim was found strapped to a chair in …
Idaho is top pick for Energy Department nuclear test reactor
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday that Idaho is its preferred choice ahead of Tennessee for a test reactor to be built as part of an effort to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry b…
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:
Public health officers under stress from COVID-19 pandemic
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Public health officials throughout the state have resigned or been fired in recent weeks as coronavirus case counts reach record highs.