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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…
Inslee visits Brewster, latest COVID-19 hot spot in state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee visited Okanogan County on Thursday, site of the latest hot spot in a coronavirus pandemic that has hit the counties of central Washington state.
Portland State disarms campus police after Black man's death
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland State University said Thursday it will disarm its campus police force, more than two years after officers from the department shot and killed a Black man who was trying to break up a …
State sees decrease in initial, total jobless benefit claims
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state saw a decrease in both new weekly and total claims for unemployment benefits.
Initiative backers call it quits on education ballot drive
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho group that had been collecting online signatures for an education initiative called off the effort on Thursday following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against them late last month.
Police dog shot and killed, suspect injured in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Tacoma, Washington, police dog was killed and a murder suspect was wounded as police exchanged gunfire with the fleeing man.
Justices overturn $2.9M award to Yakima nurses for unpaid OT
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has narrowly overturned a decision awarding $2.9 million to home care and hospice nurses in Yakima who said they were pressured to work unpaid overtime and miss meal brea…
House Republican leader says he had COVID-19
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox is the first Washington lawmaker known to have tested positive for COVID-19, posting on Facebook this week that he has completed a self-isolation period and…
Protesters hold up US detention of 2 in Oregon for 12 hours
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol officers late Wednesday used pepper spray on demonstrators in Bend, Oregon, as they pushed their way through a crowd to get to two men detained by immigration agents inside a b…
Man stopped by ICE agents near courthouse files federal suit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington County man on Wednesday filed a federal suit against the United States, alleging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents unlawfully detained him outside the county courtho…
Portland protest clashes re-emerge near US courthouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters and police clashed in downtown Portland in a demonstration that lasted into the predawn hours of Thursday, with some in the crowd setting a fire and exploding commercial grade firew…
Man shot in the head, left in lake identified after 25 years
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A man who was shot in the head and dumped in Lake Stickney in the late ’80s has been identified nearly 26 years after his body was found.
1 dead in shooting at Tacoma parking lot
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police said a person was killed Wednesday evening after multiple shooters opened fire in a Tacoma parking lot.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
Wildland firefighter in Idaho tests positive for coronavirus
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildland firefighter who was working with about 270 other people on a small fire in Idaho has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Wednesday.
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: