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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…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
COVID-19 is growing in Spokane, and Inslee says wear masks
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The rate of people being hospitalized for COVID-19 in Spokane has doubled in the past week, and the state's second-largest city is “”on the edge of a cliff,'' Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said T…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
State continues work to clear unemployment benefit backlog
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine said Thursday that over the past two weeks the agency has been able to clear identity issues on the claims of 100,000 people …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 7PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
Businesses sue Seattle over 'occupied' protest zone
SEATTLE (AP) — A collection of Seattle businesses, property owners and residents sued the city Wednesday over its tolerance of an “occupied” protest zone, saying officials have been complicit in depriving them of t…
With Climate Pledge Arena, Amazon puts promise in lights
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is bringing its climate change message to a new arena. Literally.
Lawsuit brewing in fight over game bird in Sierra Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are headed back to court to try to force the Trump administration to protect a rare game bird along the California-Nevada border as the government keeps changing its mind about wh…
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:
Oregon lawmakers plow through COVID, police bills
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Capitol doors may be closed to the public during Oregon's special legislative session, but there was no shortage of public comment — via phone and computer — about bills dealing with hot butt…
COVID-19 is growing in Spokane, and Inslee says wear masks
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The rate of people being hospitalized for COVID-19 in Spokane has doubled in the past week, and the state's second-largest city is “”on the edge of a cliff,'' Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said T…
Nike posts quarterly loss after virus forced store closures
NEW YORK (AP) — Nike lost $790 million in the fourth quarter, as soaring digital sales couldn't make up for the loss of revenue from shuttered stores in most of the world.