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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 …
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Thursday:
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Thursday:
COVID-19 cuts short 1st Alaska cruise of stunted season
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The first cruise in an already decimated southeast Alaska cruise season came to a devastating end Wednesday when a small ship carrying 36 passengers returned to Juneau because one of the gu…
Portland fines feds for illegal fence around courthouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It’s been nearly a week since federal officers withdrew from guarding Portland’s federal courthouse during nightly protests, but a large fence they installed is still there and city officials …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Inslee releases virus guidelines for nursing home visitors
Gov. Jay Inslee has announced how visitors may return to nursing homes and other long term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Protesters rally in Portland as mayor decries violence
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Violent clashes between protesters and police in Portland, Oregon, this week have ratcheted up tensions in the city days after an agreement between state and federal officials appeared to brin…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
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State Sen. Marko Liias advances to November ballot in lieutenant governor primary
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State Sen. Marko Liias advances to November ballot in lieutenant governor primary.
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Portland mayor decries violent protesters as props for Trump
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, a city wracked by nearly 70 consecutive nights of unrest, on Thursday angrily denounced those who attempted to set a police precinct on fire with officers statio…
Inslee releases virus guidelines for nursing home visitors
SEATTLE (AP) — Calling it a “big step forward,” Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced how visitors may return to nursing homes and other long term care operations — six months after the country's first known corona…
Changes to Oregon public pension benefits upheld
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the reductions in public employee pension benefits that state lawmakers passed last year to help address the state’s pension funding deficit and rein i…