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Washington wolf population climbs to record high after 17% annual increase
OLYMPIA — Washington’s gray wolf population grew by more than 17% in 2025, reaching its highest level since wolves…
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Friday:
Man in jail custody dies in apparent suicide
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man in custody at the Marion County Jail died from an apparent suicide.
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:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Idaho virus surge hits older adults; hospitalizations rise
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An initial surge of coronavirus infections after young adults ignored social distancing and didn’t wear face coverings when the state started reopening is now playing out among older generations…
Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they…
Oregon reports 307 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 307 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the state Friday, as officials continue to urge residents to stay apart to slow community spread of the disease.
Charges: Partner fired shot that killed suburban officer
SEATTLE (AP) — Charging documents filed Friday in the fatal shooting of a suburban Seattle police officer say it was the officer’s partner, not the suspect, who fired the deadly shot.
Fatal helicopter crash in Marion County, Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — At least one person is dead following a helicopter crash in rural Oregon Friday morning, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect, in what the ACLU on F…
Idaho adds 25,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate drops
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly 25,000 people returned to work in June as Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6%, the Idaho Department of Labor said Friday.
Officer shot, wounded in Salem
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in Salem, Oregon, was shot early Friday morning and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Man in jail custody dies in apparent suicide
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man in custody at the Marion County Jail died from an apparent suicide.
Report: Officer killed man in mental crisis, shot colleague
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Sandy police officer who fatally shot a Tualatin man experiencing a mental health crisis July 3 also shot and wounded a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy during an attempted arrest in Welche…