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Task force recommendation could protect WA public employees' jobs from AI advances
(The Center Square) - A proposed recommendation by the State Attorney General’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force…
US: Snake River dams will not be removed to save salmon
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. government announced Friday that four huge dams on the Snake River in Washington state will not be removed to help endangered salmon migrate to the ocean.
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:
First Asian giant hornet found in Washington state trap
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state agriculture workers have have trapped their first Asian giant hornet.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
Shootings increase during Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During the two-month span of protests in Portland, Oregon, following the killing of of George Floyd authorities say Oregon's largest city has seen a spike in shootings, vandalism, arson and mu…
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Saturday:
Company to open beef processing facility in S. Idaho
JEROME, Idaho (AP) — A beef processing company said Friday it will open a new plant in south-central Idaho and hire 400 workers.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were:
Nike’s layoffs in Oregon will total at least 500
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike has filed documents with the state of Oregon that show its recently announced layoffs will eliminate at least 500 jobs at the company’s world headquarters near Beaverton.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 4PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 4PM" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Friday:
Drunk driver who killed 3 children gets 30-year sentence
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A drunk driver who killed three children when he crashed into the back of a vehicle in which they were passengers has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Portland, Oregon, protests relatively calm after US drawdown
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Leaders in Portland, Oregon, caught their breath and moved forward with cautious optimism Friday after the first nightly protest in weeks ended without any major confrontations, violence or