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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 …
Confederate memorial owners undeterred by recent removals
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (AP) — The recent destruction of memorials to Confederate leaders since the death of George Floyd hasn't deterred the operators of a park visible from Interstate 5 north of Vancouver, Washington.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Surge in COVID-19 cases driven by Eastern Washington
While the coronavirus first pounded the greater Seattle area, the epicenter has moved east across the Cascade Range
Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher jailed for raping student, dies
SEATTLE (AP) — Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher who married her former sixth-grade student after she was convicted of raping him in a case that drew international headlines, has died. She was 58.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Feds unseal 2018 indictment charging Kazakh man in hacks
SEATTLE (AP) — Two weeks after a cyber-security firm released the identity of an alleged hacker from Kazakhstan, federal authorities in Seattle on Tuesday unsealed a 2018 indictment charging the man with an array o…
Businesses to turn away customers without masks amid virus
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Businesses in Washington are now required to refuse service to customers who don’t wear facial coverings, under a statewide order that took effect Tuesday and was issued in response to a spike…
Missouri summer camp virus outbreak raises safety questions
Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of kids at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the state's top health official said, and insisted that camp organizers have plans in place to keep …
Missouri kid camp virus outbreak raises questions of safety
Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of kids at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the state's top health official said, and insisted that camp organizers have plans in place to keep …
Confederate memorial owners undeterred by recent removals
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. (AP) — The recent destruction of memorials to Confederate leaders since the death of George Floyd hasn't deterred the operators of a park visible from Interstate 5 north of Vancouver, Washington.
Cases of coronavirus in Idaho spike after businesses reopen
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For a time in Idaho, it seemed like the worst of the
Bodies of 6 of 8 Idaho plane collision victims recovered
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Searchers recovered the bodies of six of the eight people killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic mountain lake in Idaho, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
Federal charges filed for 7 protesters in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney in Oregon announced federal charges Tuesday against seven protesters who are accused in court papers of defacing a federal courthouse and assaulting federal officers during p…
COVID-19 data on Medicare's nursing home site is incomplete
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Trump administration required nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases, it also promised to make the data available to residents, families and the public in a user-friendly way.
Feds scrap plans to reintroduce grizzlies to North Cascades
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The federal government on Tuesday decided to scrap plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem in Washington state.