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Updated 1 week, 1 day ago

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…

Updated 6 years ago
California bans state-paid travel to Idaho over new laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday added Idaho to a list of 11 other states where state-funded travel isn’t allowed because he determined that they violate a California law.

Updated 6 years ago
Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say

Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they might influence driving habits.

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 7PM' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Virus is taking big toll on farm county in Washington state

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Fruit warehouse worker Armida Rivera says her days in Yakima County, Washington, are filled with the fear of getting the coronavirus.

Updated 6 years ago
LNG shipments by rail approved in US amid pipeline battles

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Trump administration has taken the final step to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, a new front in the movement of energy products that had been opposed by environmental group…

Updated 6 years ago
COVID-19 spreads in 'close social networks' as state reopens

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's coronavirus case numbers increased by 514 people during the weekend and Monday, officials reported.

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky Lines' game

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Lucky Lines" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:

Updated 6 years ago
Police: Several arrests early Sunday at Portland protest

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A peaceful protest in Portland against racial injustice turned violent early Sunday after baton-wielding police used flash-bang grenades to disperse demonstrators throwing bottles, cans and ro…

Updated 6 years ago
WA Lottery

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ These Washington lotteries were drawn Monday:

Updated 6 years ago
Former investment firm CEO sentenced for defrauding clients

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The former head of an Idaho investment firm has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for wire fraud.

Updated 6 years ago
Seattle will move to dismantle protest zone, mayor says

SEATTLE (AP) — Faced with growing pressure to crack down on an “occupied” protest zone following two weekend shootings, Seattle’s mayor said Monday that officials will move to wind down the blocks-long span of city…

Updated 6 years ago
Documents: Mom called kids 'zombies' before their deaths

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The case of two kids who were missing for months before they were found dead in rural Idaho has taken another bizarre twist, with new court documents alleging that their mother believed they wer…

Updated 6 years ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were: