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More rain for Cascades, high winds for Columbia Basin this week
LEAVENWORTH — A second strong winter storm is projected to hit Washington this week, bringing heavy rains back to …
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.
Officials: 300 attend wedding leading to virus outbreak
RITZVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Health officials are asking more than 300 attendees of a wedding near Ritzville on Nov. 7 to get tested for COVID-19 after several people tested positive.
State seeks to bar Eyman from controlling political money
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state is seeking to bar initiative promoter Tim Eyman from having any future financial control of political committees as a judge hears arguments that he solicited kickbacks, launde…
Attorney general deciding charges in police restraint death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol has finished its investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died while being restrained by Tacoma police officers.
Oregon businesses worry about lack of economic backstop
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In March life in Oregon, and across the country, came to a screeching halt.
Kayaker dies in SW Washington creek
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Sunriver man died after getting trapped underwater while whitewater kayaking northeast of Vancouver, Washington, deputies said.
Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holid…
Nampa police say hit-and-run victim has died from injuries
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Police in Nampa say a hit-and-run investigation is now a homicide case after the victim died of her injuries.
About 90K sex abuse claims filed in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
NEW YORK (AP) — Close to 90,000 sexual abuse claims have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America as the Monday deadline arrived for submitting claims in the organization’s bankruptcy case.
Man sues Washington jail over lack of gluten-free food
SEATTLE (AP) — A Michigan man says he lost about 35 pounds and was malnourished to the point of unconsciousness during a three-week stay in a Washington state jail early this year because staff failed to provide hi…
2 Oregon counties continue push to join Idaho
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — People in two counties in rural Oregon voted to push their lawmakers to consider moving their communities into Idaho, which they say is more representative of their political views.
US casinos recovering from virus, but challenges remain
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America's casinos are recovering from months of closures necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, having regained 81% of the gambling revenue they saw in the third quarter of last year, …
AP VoteCast: Washington voters sour on state of nation
Voters in Washington made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: Idaho voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in Idaho made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
AP VoteCast: Oregon voters sour on state of nation
Voters in Oregon made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.