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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 …
Wildfires intensify economic pain in the 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.
Latest: Suspicious fires prompt search for truck in Oregon
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
Trump, Biden facing off on wildfires, climate change
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden focused their presidential battle on the wildfire-scorched West Coast Monday, with Trump meeting fire officials in California while Biden decl…
Man arrested after shooting car thief
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police say two people were arrested after a man shot another man who he says was driving his brother’s stolen car.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were:
Pier on Seattle's waterfront partially collapes, injuring 2
SEATTLE (AP) — A pier along Seattle's waterfront partially collapsed Sunday as crews were demolishing portions of it, injuring two workers.
Groups turn to hotels to shelter fire evacuees amid virus
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Fearing one disaster will feed another, relief groups are putting some people who fled their homes during West Coast wildfires into hotels to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, stringing up sh…
Latest: Three more found dead in Northern California blaze
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Three more bodies located in rubble of Northern California fire, bringing death toll from recent California blazes to 22
CHICO, Calif. (AP) — Three more bodies located in rubble of Northern California fire, bringing death toll from recent California blazes to 22.
Winds a worry as death toll reaches 35 from West Coast fires
BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — Nearly all the dozens of people reported missing after a devastating blaze in southern Oregon have been accounted for, authorities said over the weekend as crews battled wildfires that have…
Amazon to hire 100,000 to keep up with online shopping surge
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire another 100,000 people to keep up with a surge of online orders.
Fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit
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…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were: