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Q&A: Martinez, Thompson outline priorities for 13th District
EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, voters across Central Washington's sprawling 13th Legislative District will …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
Investigations opened in Seattle pier collapse
SEATTLE (AP) — Two workers who were hurt when a pier along Seattle’s waterfront partially collapsed as crews were demolishing portions of it have left the hospital as investigations into the incident have been star…
Latest: Alaska Airlines cancels some flights over wildfires
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
COVID-19 deaths surpass 2,000 in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — More than 2,000 people in the state have now died due to the coronavirus, according to The Washington state Department of Health.
Both workers hurt in Pier 58 collapse out of hospital
SEATTLE (AP) — Two workers who were hurt when a pier along Seattle’s waterfront partially collapsed as crews were demolishing portions of it have left the hospital, officials said.
Judge says Oregon GOP didn’t miss voter guide deadline
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county judge has decided the Oregon Republican Party should be permitted to place its November election statement in the state voting guide although the secretary of state’s office says the par…
Easing fires not as simple as climate change vs. forest work
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Deadly West Coast wildfires are dividing President Donald Trump and the states' Democratic leaders over how to prevent blazes from becoming more frequent and destructive, but scientists and other…
Court: Idaho Fish and Game road check stations can continue
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife officials can continue setting up checkpoint stations to stop all vehicles to enforce hunting and fishing regulations, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled.
Latest: Over 4,200 structures destroyed by California fires
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
Wildfires raise fight over climate change as Trump visits
BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led st…
Idaho Supreme Court considers lethal injection records case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Board of Correction didn't follow its own public records rules when prison officials refused to turn over some lethal injection records, American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho attorne…
Trump spurns science on climate: 'Don't think science knows'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role in historic West Coast in…
Wildfires during pandemic intensify economic pain in West
The fires consuming the forests of California and Oregon and darkening the skies over San Francisco and Portland are also damaging a regional economy already singed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Facebook to buy REI’s new headquarters near Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Facebook will buy REI’s new and unused Bellevue campus for nearly $368 million, the social media giant said on Monday.
Trump, Biden face off on West Coast wildfire, climate change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role and renewed his unfounded…