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What's happening in the Pacific Northwest? For information and details regarding Northwest news, see our articles below.

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‘Our new normal’: WA confronts another year of drought

Washington’s Department of Ecology announced a statewide drought emergency Wednesday, marking the fourth consecuti…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Idaho Cash' game

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

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game

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

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Seattle school board approves fall online learning plan

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle school board on Wednesday unanimously voted to begin the academic year remotely.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
WA-Winners

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
WA-House-2-nominated

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
REI to sell new headquarters, shift work to other sites

SEATTLE (AP) — Outdoor retailer REI said it is walking away from its nearly completed corporate campus in suburban Seattle and will shift headquarters operations to sites across the Seattle area as the coronavirus …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Primary turnout in Washington state highest seen in decades

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state saw its highest primary turnout in more than five decades, with 55% of the state's 4.6 million voters returning ballots for last week's election, setting the stage for a poten…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Giant Idaho forest project on hold again after court ruling

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A giant Idaho forest project favored by some environmental groups but decried by others is on hold again following a federal court ruling.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Tear gas at Portland protests raises concern about pollution

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The presence of U.S. agents has diminished in Portland, Oregon, but city officials are still cleaning up tear gas residue from the streets, dirt and possibly the storm drains after the chemical w…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Detectives use family tree to ID cold-case shooting victim

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Detectives have used genetic genealogy to identify a long-unknown shooting victim whose body was found in a Snohomish County lake more than a quarter-century ago.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
No prosecution for many arrested at Portland's protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during the protests that have racked Oregon’s largest city for more than two months won't be prosecuted.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Multnomah Falls reopens to the public with coronavirus rules

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s tallest waterfall and one of the state’s most popular attractions has reopened to the public with new guidelines in place amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
King County sheriffs investigate body found in dumpster

BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — Detectives are investigating after a man's body was found inside a dumpster in Burien late Tuesday evening.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Ex-nurse sentenced to federal prison for distributing heroin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Vancouver, Washington, woman who worked as a registered nurse in Portland, Oregon, has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for conspiring to sell drugs.