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Cougs name Citowicki new women's soccer head coach
PULLMAN — Washington State athletics announced Chris Citowicki as its new head coach of the Cougars women’s soccer…
Oregon's COVID-19 case count surpasses 25,500
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 222 new coronavirus cases Wednesday.
SW Washington school district furloughs 475 support staff
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A southwest Washington school district is furloughing nearly 500 employees for the new school year, which begins online next week.
Pilot killed in Oregon wildfire was ex-Montana State player
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed while fighting an Oregon wildfire was a former basketball player at Montana State University and flew search and rescue missio…
ACLU sues over federal response to Portland, Oregon protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging U.S. agents sent by President Donald Trump to protect a federal courthouse targeted by Black Lives Matter protesters il…
University of Oregon: Fall classes will be mostly online
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon announced Wednesday it will operate primarily virtual classrooms this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Secretary of state issues new postage rule for ballots
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman has issued an emergency rule change that requires county officials to use first-class mail at least 15 days before Election Day when sending ballots to …
Seattle officer on leave over comments, conduct at protest
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police sergeant is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into his conduct at a demonstration earlier this month, after a video circulated showing an officer apparently drivi…
Bundy arrested at Idaho Statehouse for second time in 2 days
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy was arrested Wednesday for the second time in two days at the Idaho Statehouse.
Growing wildfire keeps road closed outside Old Faithful
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire that closed a road near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park continued to grow.
Idaho lawmakers resume special session to deal with virus
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers meeting in a special session resumed work Wednesday on bills dealing with the coronavirus pandemic following two chaotic days culminating with the arrest of anti-government activ…
VIRUS DIARY: Dreams of Buffett songs and warm distant shores
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Working from home. Unwilling to go anywhere. Getting tired of the pine trees outside my spare bedroom window.
UPS driver suspected in I-5 shootings held on $1M bail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Roseburg man suspected of shooting cars along Interstate 5 in Oregon from his UPS tractor-trailer rig remained in jail Tuesday on $1 million bail.
Portland protesters smash City Hall windows, 23 arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters in Portland smashed windows at City Hall in a demonstration that started Tuesday night and stretched into Wednesday morning and police made 23 arrests as they dispersed the crowd in…
Seattle’s MoPOP lays off 32 as museums prepare to reopen
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state museums received some encouraging news last week, as Gov. Jay Inslee cleared a path for many to reopen amid the corovirus pandemic.
Officials investigate drowning in Green River Gorge park
BLACK DIAMOND, Wash. (AP) — King County sheriff’s detectives were investigating a drowning near the Green River Gorge State Park on Tuesday evening.