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The U.S. is out of the World Cup, but the excitement continues for the final games
SEATTLE – The United States men's national team ended its World Cup tournament with a loss to Belgium 4-1 Monday a…
Amazon homeless shelter boosts unique program for sick kids
SEATTLE (AP) — After becoming homeless, Connie Wade realized she'd be missing something critical to care for her daughter.
2 women hit by car on Seattle highway closed amid protests
SEATTLE (AP) — Two women were struck by a car whose driver sped through a protest-related closure on a freeway in Seattle, authorities said early Saturday.
US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine closer to extinction in the mountains of the West.
More arrests early Thursday after police clear protest zone
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police say they arrested more than two dozen people early Thursday who gathered in an area officers cleared hours earlier after the mayor ordered an end to the city’s “occupied” protest zone.
Seattle police subpoena photos, video of protests from media
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department has gone to court to gain access to unpublished media images from the May 30 protests as part of an investigation to identify who allegedly helped set police vehicles on…
Oregon thought it had controlled COVID-19, then came surge
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — It was early June when the mayor of Newport, a small city perched on Oregon's coast, received a phone call that he had been dreading.
New Idaho unemployment claims jump 26% to 5,500
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials said Thursday that new unemployment claims jumped 26% last week to about 5,500.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
80 UW students in frat houses test positive for coronavirus
SEATTLE (AP) — At least 80 students living in a dozen fraternity houses near the University of Washington campus have reported testing positive for COVID-19, with hundreds of results pending.
More fireworks in Americans' hands for July 4 raises risks
ATLANTA (AP) — For many Americans, the Fourth of July will be more intimate this year. It also could be riskier.
2-year-old killed in hit-and-run; police seek pick-up
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) — A 2-year-old died Thursday after being struck on a Milwaukie residential street by a motorist that then fled.
WA Lottery
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Friday:
Amid virus fight, campaign season brings ethical quandaries
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Candidates in the November election who already hold office are grappling with a thorny question: where does the coronavirus stop and the campaign begin?
Seattle police arrest 10 as protests continue
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police say they made more arrests Thursday night and Friday morning as demonstrations continue after authorities cleared the city's “occupied” protest zone earlier this week.
Canada high court dismisses Indigenous appeal of pipeline
TORONTO (AP) — The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed an appeal from British Columbia First Nations against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would nearly triple the flow of oil from the Alberta…