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'A Taste of Ireland' set to showcase Irish music, dance and fun
MOSES LAKE — Three Eastern Washington venues will get their Taste of Ireland this spring when “A Taste of Ireland …
White separatist who spewed racial hatred dead at 82
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Metzger, the notorious former Ku Klux Klan leader who rose to prominence in the 1980s while promoting white separatism and stoking racial violence, has died at age 82.
Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat
School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious abou…
Portland, Oregon hospitals cut some surgeries in COVID surge
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several major hospitals in Portland, Oregon, are curtailing some elective surgeries amid a surge in COVID-19 cases as intensive care unit and non-ICU hospital beds alike fill up.
Gov. Jay Inslee to hold televised address on COVID-19
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and his wife, Trudi, will give a statewide televised update Thursday evening on COVID-19, which health officials have warned is accelerating rapidly throughout the s…
Homeless amputee dies in Bend from cold weather exposure
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A homeless man and double leg amputee died in Bend, Oregon this week as temperatures hovered around freezing and strong, gusting winds hit the region.
Democrats won't reach 2/3rd supermajority in Legislature
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic lawmakers will fall short of winning enough state legislative seats to prevent Republicans from staging walkouts that have halted action at the Capitol in recent years.
FBI investigating hack involving black students at Gonzaga
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI and Spokane police are now investigating an incident in which the Gonzaga University Black Student Union was hacked during a Zoom meeting and bombarded with racial and homophobic slurs.
Mayor of Portland suburb recalled in special election
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The residents of a Portland suburb have voted to recall their mayor.
Suspected gunman fatally shot by cops in Woodinville ID'd
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 22-year-old man shot and killed by two King County Sheriff’s deputies in Woodinville on Monday.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
Portland looks to remove gender from city charter
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Words including she, he, herself and himself may be purged from Portland’s founding document.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier wins 2nd term in 8th District
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier has won a second term in Washington’s closely divided 8th Congressional District.
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:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: