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What's happening in the Pacific Northwest? For information and details regarding Northwest news, see our articles below.

Updated 2 days, 20 hours ago

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…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Man who wanted to see Trump gets time served in standoff

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Washington state man who said he was traveling to see President Donald Trump has been sentenced to time served for assaulting Secret Service special agents in West Virginia.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon surpass 40,000

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Health officials say Oregon has surpassed 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Trespassers find body in abandoned home south of Spokane

VALLEYFORD, Wash. (AP) — A woman being held in the Whitman County Jail recently told law enforcement officers that she found a body in the garage of an abandoned-looking home in Valleyford, which is just south of S…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Portland NAACP leader resigns following abuse allegations

The president of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the NAACP has submitted his resignation after numerous people accused him of sexual and psychological abuse.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
More than 17% of Washington voters have returned ballots

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Voters in Washington state are returning their ballots much earlier than in previous years, with 17.6% of the state’s more than 4.8 million voters already having cast their votes two weeks bef…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game

ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
More than 17% of Washington voters have returned ballots

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Voters in Washington state are returning their ballots much earlier than in previous years, with 17.6% of the state’s more than 4.8 million voters already having cast their votes two weeks bef…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Idaho's coronavirus cases spike again, doctors urge action

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is seeing its largest coronavirus spike since the pandemic began, with new cases increasing by 46.5% percent over the past two weeks. That trend has some health care experts urging Gov. Br…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into storm …

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Washington state issues more COVID restrictions for colleges

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee will now require colleges and universities to provide quarantine facilities for all students if they are exposed to COVID-19.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon surpass 40,000

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Health officials say Oregon has surpassed 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Energy Department to drill east Idaho well to clean up waste

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A well will be drilled early next year at a federal nuclear site in eastern Idaho to remove hazardous waste from a Lake Erie-sized aquifer that supplies water to cities and farms in the re…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Energy Department to drill E. Idaho well to clean up waste

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A well will be drilled early next year at a federal nuclear site in eastern Idaho to remove hazardous waste from a Lake Erie-sized aquifer that supplies water to cities and farms in the re…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Man who wanted to see Trump gets time served in standoff

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Washington state man who said he was traveling to see President Donald Trump has been sentenced to time served for assaulting Secret Service special agents in West Virginia.