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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 …
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Investigators withhold details after deputies kill Black man
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A week after deputies fatally shot a 21-year-old Black man near Vancouver, Washington during a drug investigation, law enforcement officials have yet to clarify whether he fired a handgun at…
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Idaho Supreme Court eyes state's public defender system
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho on Friday asked the Idaho Supreme Court to declare the state’s public defender system inadequate under the U.S. Constitution and order…
Investigation launched into protester who was hospitalized
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's police oversight board said Friday it will investigate the arrest of a protester who was seriously injured during an arrest this week.
Oregon officials announce new COVID-19 restrictions
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Following a record-breaking day of COVID-19 cases in Oregon, officials on Friday announced new restrictions that will be implemented in at least five of the state's counties as part of a two-week…
Portland, Oregon commissioner's home vandalized after vote
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People in Portland threw flares and paint-filled balloons at the house of a city commissioner for Oregon's largest city after he cast the deciding vote against cutting $18 million from city's …
Spokane board fires chief health officer during pandemic
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Despite a fast-rising number of coronavirus cases, the Spokane County Health Board has fired health officer Dr. Bob Lutz.
Washington man admits to insider trading of Amazon stock
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man has pleaded guilty to using inside information from a relative who previously worked for Amazon to make profitable stock market trades.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Hot spring chicken: 3 cited for Yellowstone culinary caper
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Cooking chickens in a Yellowstone hot spring landed three people in hot water.
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More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count
Police arrested dozens of people in Seattle, Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon overnight during protests demanding a tally of all votes in the US election, and smaller groups backing President Donald Trump returned …