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Adams County ballot features competitive federal, state and local races
RITZVILLE — Filing week has closed in Adams County, and voters will see a crowded and competitive ballot in the 20…
Former cop-turned-model charged with workers' comp fraud
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A former small town police chief has been charged with fraud for collecting workers' compensation benefits while working in the world of pinup models.
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Saturday:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 7PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:
Mitt Romney calls for US commission to deal with wildfires
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah announced legislation Thursday to establish a national commission focused on diminishing future wildfire disasters.
OR Lottery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Saturday:
Justices strike down Eyman's $30 car tab initiative
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976, a measure that would have steeply discounted the price of car registrations at $30 while gutting transport…
Seattle officer burned by thrown piece of burning lumber
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a Seattle Police officer was burned after a man threw a burning piece of lumber inside the officer’s cruiser.
Scammers seize on US election, but it's not votes they want
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you're registered to vote.
Scammers seize on US election, but it's not votes they want
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you're registered to vote.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Bellevue district delays plans for in-classroom learning
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Because of rising numbers of coronavirus cases in King County, the Bellevue School District is delaying in-person learning until January.
US awards $1.4 billion to help build small reactors in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday awarded a Utah energy cooperative about $1.4 billion to help build a dozen small nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho.
2 drug measures on Oregon ballot
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — War veterans with PTSD, terminally ill patients and others suffering from anxiety are backing a ballot measure that would legalize controlled, therapeutic use in Oregon of psilocybin mushrooms, w…
Oregon reports 418 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The transmission rate of COVID-19 continues to increase as Oregon health officials announced an additional 418 new confirmed cases Friday and six additional deaths.
Seattle hospital: COVID outbreak killed 1, infected staff
SEATTLE (AP) — A hospital in Seattle has confirmed a coronavirus outbreak killed one patient and sickened three others.