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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 …
Oregon reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday reported 11 new deaths related to the coronavirus, pushing the state’s death toll to 408.
Canadian mining company sues US over Idaho water pollution
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Canadian company seeking U.S. approval for three open-pit gold mines in central Idaho is suing the U.S. government, contending U.S. officials are allowing water pollution at the already heavil…
Federal appeals panel says state can protect Hanford workers
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Washington has a right to create laws giving employees of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation easier access to health benefits if they become il…
Washingon gov. declares state of emergency over wildfires
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statewide emergency proclamation on Wednesday because of multiple wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington, as well as the Olympic Peninsula.
Inslee orders more COVID-19 testing for farm workers
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday updated his coronavirus proclamation so that it requires agricultural employers to test their workforce broadly when health officials identify an outbre…
Environmental group sues Idaho prison over pollution claims
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Correction is being sued in federal court by an environmental group that says a north-central Idaho prison is dumping pollution into the waterways that feed the Snake Riv…
COVID: Oregonians can apply for $500 state stimulus check
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians still waiting for their unemployment benefits can apply for a one-time payment of $500 beginning Wednesday.
Idaho governor calls special session due to pandemic
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday called the part-time Legislature back into a special session due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Slade Gorton, former Republican U.S. senator from Washington state, dies at 92
SEATTLE (AP) — Slade Gorton, former Republican U.S. senator from Washington state, dies at 92.
Slade Gorton, former Washington US senator, dies at 92
SEATTLE (AP) — Slade Gorton, a patrician and cerebral politician from Washington state who served as a U.S. Senate Republican leader before he was ousted by the growing Seattle-area liberal electorate in 2000, has …
Editorial Roundup: Idaho
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Idaho newspapers:
Oversight body investigating 40 protest policing complaints
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon’s independent police oversight body has opened investigations into over 40 complaints related to protest policing.
Portland protesters set fire to county government building
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters in Portland broke out the windows of a county government building, sprayed lighter fluid inside and set a fire in a demonstration that started Tuesday night and ended Wednesday morn…
Coast Guard searches for missing boater
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard was searching waters off Whatcom and Skagit counties for man reported missing between La Conner and Blaine, according to a press release from the 13th District Pacific …
Authorities: Vancouver man died accidentally in ravine fall
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Vancouver, Washington man who was found dead at the bottom of a ravine last week in Clackamas, Oregon, died accidentally.