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BBCC student information not hacked during computer shutdown
MOSES LAKE — Personal information of Big Bend Community College students was not compromised as the result of a cy…
Schrier, Herrera Beutler face tight reelection fights
SEATTLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier were in tough reelection fights in Washington's closely split 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts, while two Democrats …
Police misconduct agency on the watch during Election Day
SEATTLE (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in Washington state's larger cities were prepared Tuesday to respond to unrest during the election while police misconduct investigators warned that they'll be watching the o…
Washington state voters to decide 1st sex ed referendum
SEATTLE (AP) — The fate of sex education will be decided in Washington’s only statewide ballot measure in the November election.
Portland mayor challenged from left amid Oregon protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Portland mayor fought for a second term in an election upended by the city’s sustained protests against racial injustice and police brutality and by the national attention from Presid…
2 drug ballot measures in Oregon could be pioneering in US
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon, the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, could be the first state to do the same with hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine, as well as legalize the…
Republicans look to maintain both Idaho US House seats
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson has swept aside challenges from within his own party in primaries and then Democratic contenders in general elections to retain his seat in Congress representin…
Jordan, Risch vie for Idaho's U.S. Senate seat
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democrat Paulette Jordan is no stranger to long shots, occasionally touting her trips to the shooting range during her campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Jim Risch. Still, Jordan's race against Risch …
Nike says Oregon HQ layoffs will reach 700 by January
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike said Monday it expects to eliminate 700 jobs at its Oregon headquarters near Beaverton by early January as part of a broader restructuring the company announced during the summer.
49 Seattle work-release facility residents have COVID-19
SEATTLE (AP) — Over half the residents of a work-release facility in Seattle have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Washington state Department of Corrections.
Merkley, Perkins face off in Oregon Senate race
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is running for reelection against Republican Jo Rae Perkins, who made national headlines this year for her support of the wide ranging and baseless QAnon interne…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
Oregon records 1,600 COVID-19 cases over weekend and Monday
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Over the span of three days — Saturday, Sunday and Monday — officials from the Oregon Health Authority have reported more than 1,600 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.
Ballot returns at nearly 73% in Washington with one day left
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — One day out from Election Day, nearly 73% of Washington state’s more than 4.8 million voters have already cast their votes.
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Tuesday:
Bodies of 2 men recovered from Mount Rainier
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park have recovered the bodies of two men from Tolmie Peak in the northwest corner of the park, officials said.