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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 18-25, 2025
MOSES LAKE — Colleges around the state continue to compete for dominance ahead of the holiday break. See where you…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
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Secretary of State Kim Wyman wins 3rd term in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Secretary of State Kim Wyman has been reelected to a third term, continuing a more than five-decade trend of Republicans holding that office and becoming the lone statewide elected Republican …
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Colorado agency says it's planning on wolf reintroduction
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's wildlife agency said Thursday it considers a ballot initiative to reintroduce the gray wolf into the state to have passed after a group that opposes the initiative conceded the race and the…
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Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington's 3rd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington's 3rd Congressional District.
Republican Herrera Beutler wins a 6th term in Congress
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler has won a sixth term in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
Daily coronavirus case counts jump in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington set a daily record for new coronavirus cases this week and has counted more than 1,000 cases per day for two days. The state Department of Health says 1,469 infections were tallied on Tues…
Oregon man charged with conspiring to aid Islamic State
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man was indicted Thursday after authorities said he supported the Islamic State group by distributing articles on how to kill and maim with a knife and encouraging readers to carry out …
Portland, Oregon rejects bid to cut $18M more from police
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City commissioners in Portland, Oregon on Thursday rejected a budget amendment that would have slashed another $18 million from the Portland Police Bureau amid months of racial justice protest…
Oregon shatters daily COVID-19 case record with 805 cases
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 805 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, shattering the state's previous daily record of 600.
Steven González will be next chief justice of Supreme Court
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Justice Steven González has been elected as the next chief justice of the Washington state Supreme Court.
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.