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'Affordability is first'
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake and the Republican Caucus Chair for the Washington State Senate, shared …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are in
George Floyd. Sacagawea. The guy who invented air conditioning.
Everett police investigating fatal shooting in park
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Police in Everett are investigating after a man was shot and killed Monday afternoon.
$300 jobless boost available week of Sept. 21
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Those unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic will start receiving an additional $300 in unemployment benefits later this month.
Idaho unemployed to get retroactive payments with Trump plan
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho will start making $300-a-week unemployment payments this week under President Donald Trump’s supplemental plan, Gov. Brad Little said Tuesday.
Sheriffs reject governor's plan to curb Portland violence
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sheriffs from two counties in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, on Monday emphatically rejected a plan by the state’s governor for their deputies to help patrol the city following last weekend'…
Idaho police say suspect killed after firing at police
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Boise police officers fatally shot a man who was firing his gun from inside a trailer, authorities said.
Seattle mayor asks state Supreme Court to stop recall effort
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is arguing that the push to recall her is based on a policy disagreement, not a violation of any law or standard, and her lawyers say the petitioners leading the recall hav…
Couple believed dead after house explosion, standoff
HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a husband and wife are believed to be dead after a standoff with police ended in a gun battle, explosions and a at a home near Hoquiam, Washington.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
GOP fails to gather enough signatures for Gov. Brown recall
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Republican Party didn't gather enough signatures by Monday’s deadline to recall Gov. Kate Brown.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
54 guinea pigs rescued from hoarding situation
SEABECK, Wash. (AP) — Dozens of guinea pigs were rescued from a home in Seabeck in what the Kitsap Humane Society called a “hoarding situation.”
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Drilling, mines, other projects hastened by Trump order
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, haz…