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Q&A: Martinez, Thompson outline priorities for 13th District
EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, voters across Central Washington's sprawling 13th Legislative District will …
Man arrested after Tesla crashes, sends batteries flying
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man crashed a Tesla while going about 100 mph (161 kph), destroying the vehicle, a power pole and starting a fire when some of the hundreds of batteries from the vehicle broke windo…
Editorial Roundup: Idaho
Recent editorials from Idaho newspapers:
Idaho's largest city to begin enforcing mask orders
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of Idaho's largest city says local police will begin enforcing mask orders starting next week in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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.
Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs
SEATTLE (AP) — A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by…
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…
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…
Former church leader sentenced to 125 years for rape
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A former music ministry leader at a Eugene church has been sentenced to 125 years in prison for rape of a child.
Passengers recall gunman's dramatic capture at Paris trial
PARIS (AP) — One of the passengers who wrestled and disarmed an Islamic State gunman aboard a high-speed train, foiling what could have become a mass slaughter, recounted Thursday how he had been motivated by a fie…
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…
Nearly 50 cats removed from Central Washington home
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Dozens of cats have been removed from a Yakima County residence in the second large-scale hoarding situation in the the county in the past month.
New charges filed in White Swan killings
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — For the first time, murder charges have been specifically described in a federal indictment against two men accused in the June 8, 2019, shooting deaths of five people outside White Swan.
2 suspects arrested after man fatally shot during robbery
FIFE, Wash. (AP) — Two suspects are in custody after a man was shot and killed Wednesday evening in a residential neighborhood in Fife.
American train attack witness hospitalized in Paris
PARIS (AP) — An American who had been scheduled to appear as a star witness at the trial in Paris of an Islamic State operative was hospitalized Thursday in the French capital, casting doubt on whether he would sti…
FAA OKs 737 MAX to return to the skies
SEATTLE — The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a series of repairs and upgrades that will allow the grounded 737 MAX aircraft to return to service.