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Sheriffs warn new state law could harm public safety, decrease prosecution rate
(The Center Square) - Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies’ automatic…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Judge reduces damages over murder of missing woman's sons
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A judge in Washington state has reduced the damages in a wrongful death case brought by Susan Cox Powell’s parents on behalf of her sons.
Oregon reduces number of confirmed wildfire fatalities
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon have reduced the confirmed number of fatalities from recent wildfires in the state from 10 to eight.
Alaska Airlines resumes flights with new smoke protocols
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines has resumed flights in and out of Portland, Oregon and Spokane, Washington with new wildfire smoke protocols.
Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft co-founder, dies at 94
SEATTLE (AP) — William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94.
14-year-old boy shot to death in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Police are investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in Yakima.
Idaho committee OKs $150 million for education funding
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A committee helping oversee Idaho’s $1.25 billion share of the federal government’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package on Tuesday approved spending $150 million to help educate students.
Police: Man who tried to rob cab driver shot in struggle
ALOHA, Ore. (AP) — An 18-year-old man was shot after he tried to rob a cab driver in suburban Portland early Tuesday, authorities said.
States face pressure to ban race-based hairstyle prejudice
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace.
Seeping under doors, bad air from West's fires won't ease up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dangerously dirty air spewing from the West Coast wildfires is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into cars through air conditioning vents and preventing people already shut away by t…
Idaho avoids bad wildfire season with quick responses, luck
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state appears to have avoided a tough wildfire season so far with a combination of quick responses by state and federal firefighters and good luck with weather, Idaho Gov. Brad Little said T…
Editorial Roundup: Idaho
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Idaho newspapers:
Trump's fossil fuel agenda gets pushback from federal judges
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal courts have delivered a string of rebukes to the Trump administration over what they found were failures to protect the environment and address climate change as it promotes fossil fu…
Yuengling, America's oldest brewer, invades the West Coast
Hey West Coast beer lovers, it's pronounced YING-ling.
Alaska Airlines suspends flights to Portland, Spokane
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines has suspended all flights in and out of Portland until 3 p.m. Tuesday as wildfire smoke inundates the region. It’s also suspending operations in Spokane and canceling some flights in …