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More rain for Cascades, high winds for Columbia Basin this week

LEAVENWORTH — A second strong winter storm is projected to hit Washington this week, bringing heavy rains back to …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Idaho Cash' game

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Idaho Cash" game were:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
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:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megabucks' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Caravan of Trump supporters rallies in Oregon's biggest city

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A caravan of supporters of President Donald Trump drove into downtown Portland Saturday night to show their support of him in a part of the city that has been the site of nightly protests for …

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Cases of COVID-19 in Whitman County triple in past week

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases in Whitman County has nearly tripled in the past week, one of the highest growth rates in the nation.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Huntsman will not mount write-in bid for Utah governor

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman says he will not attempt a write-in campaign to reclaim his old job.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
County voters to decide on Second Amendment sanctuary status

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A measure on the November ballot will ask voters in a northwestern Oregon county whether it should be a Second Amendment sanctuary.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Activists: Militias tolerated, Kenosha protesters arrested

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by one of their colleagues, and they'd recently gotten a tip about “suspicious vehicles” from ou…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Concrete wall goes up around Seattle police precinct

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle city workers have built a wall of concrete blocks around the police department’s East Precinct following a suspected arson fire at the building earlier this week while officers were inside th…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Amid virus lockdowns, prison ministry groups had to adapt

Normally Teresa Stanfield spends her days in prisons talking with inmates about how she changed the course of her troubled life, and how they can do the same. But the coronavirus has locked her on the outside.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Protests erupt at Portland police building, mayor's condo

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fires set outside a police union building that's a frequent site for protests in Portland, Oregon, prompted police to declare a riot early Saturday and detain several demonstrators.

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by one of their colleagues, and they'd recently gotten a tip about “suspicious vehicles” from ou…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here…

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:

Updated 5 years, 3 months ago
2 inmates from same Oregon prison die on same day

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Two inmates from the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution died of COVID-19 within hours of each other, prison officials said Thursday.