Appeals court upholds $18M campaign finance fine

SEATTLE (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the largest penalty for campaign finance violations ever assessed in Washington state.

Idaho's coronavirus surge overwhelms primary care clinics

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's unchecked spread of the coronavirus has become so overwhelming in some areas that medical care providers are struggling to even answer all the phone calls from would-be patients, a healt…

Oregon reports 876 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon recorded 876 new presumptive or confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and five new deaths.

Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Celebrations marking Veterans Day gave way to somber virtual gatherings Wednesday, with many of the nation’s veterans homes barring visitors to protect their residents from the surging coronavi…

New secretary of state to examine election system warnings

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State-elect Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, said she will examine the “critical warnings” that the state's former elections director voiced before he was fired last week by the incu…

Major storm headed for Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE (AP) — A major storm carrying high winds, drenching rain and heavy snow is headed for the Pacific Northwest, according to weather experts.

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.

Bremerton hospital sees another coronavirus outbreak

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Another COVID-19 outbreak has been reported at St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, where at least six people have been infected since early November.

Irrigation district board sets meeting

The board of directors for the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, by telephone.

Portland, Oregon man sentenced in attack near summer protest

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for beating the driver of a truck that crashed near an August protest in downtown Portland, Oregon. The incident inflamed tensions t…

WA-Winners

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:

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:

Destruction of murder hornets nest doesn't end threat

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — When scientists in Washington state destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the U.S., they discovered about 500 live specimens in various stages of development, officials…

Small tornado touches down in St. Helens, buildings damaged

ST HELENS, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down north of Portland in St. Helens, Oregon.