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The U.S. is out of the World Cup, but the excitement continues for the final games
SEATTLE – The United States men's national team ended its World Cup tournament with a loss to Belgium 4-1 Monday a…
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.
Moses Lake Mayor: State may revoke Phase 2 if numbers do not improve
MOSES LAKE — Governor Jay Inslee has indicated to local elected leaders that Grant County has one month to improve its coronavirus numbers or risk moving back from Phase 2 of the state’s four-stage reopening plan, …
NY wants court to declare mail disruptions unconstitutional
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general added Tuesday to the growing pile of lawsuits seeking to halt disruptions to the U.S. Postal Service ahead of November's presidential election, saying several communities…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lotto' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Coos Bay Speedway liquor license suspended over virus rules
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has suspended the alcohol licensee of Coos Bay Speedway Enterprises, saying they violated public health social distancing and face covering requirements.
Revved by Sturgis Rally, COVID-19 infections move fast, far
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have departed western South Dakota, but public health departments in multiple states are trying to measure …
Woman, child killed in car crash on Warm Springs Reservation
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — A Warm Springs woman and a 5-year-old girl were killed and a 10-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26, police said.
COVID: Oregon will apply for federal lost wages assistance
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Employment Department
Pilot in deadly Oregon crash worked for Montana chopper firm
THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — A helicopter pilot who died late Monday while fighting a wildfire in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest worked for a private company based in Bozeman, Montana that was under contract for ae…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Crowd shatters glass to get to Idaho House session on virus
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Angry, maskless spectators forced themselves into the Idaho House special session on the coronavirus pandemic Monday, shattering a glass door, rushing into the gallery that had limited seating b…
Police union HQ targeted at Portland protest, 25 arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters repeatedly set fire late Monday night to a police union headquarters building and were repelled by officers spraying tear gas, officials said. Twenty-five people were arrested amid …