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Farmworker wage complaints in WA caught in state agency backlog, report finds
Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went un…
Fruit processor reopening after virus outbreak infected 132
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Firestone Pacific Foods in Vancouver, Washington, has started reopening after a coronavirus outbreak infected 132 people and forced the fruit processor to halt operations.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Night' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
Lawsuit filed over emergency farm worker housing rules
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A Washington labor union for farm workers has sued two state agencies, asking a Thurston County Superior Court judge to strike down emergency rules on temporary housing.
Police chief in Portland, Oregon, stepping down following George Floyd protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police chief in Portland, Oregon, stepping down following George Floyd protests.
ID Lottery
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Tuesday:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Keno' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
Volunteers reopening some federal offices closed in pandemic
New regional surges in coronavirus cases forced the Environmental Protection Agency to put on hold some of the earliest planned returns of federal employees to their offices, while the first volunteers at a few oth…
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:
The Latest: Protester shoves police officer in Charlotte
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State granted joint jurisdiction in restraint death probe
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The state Attorney General’s office has been granted concurrent jurisdiction in the investigation into the death of a black man who died while in Tacoma Police custody.
The Latest: Biden met with Floyd’s relatives in Houston
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Fruit processor reopening after virus outbreak infected 132
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Firestone Pacific Foods in Vancouver, Washington, has started reopening after a coronavirus outbreak infected 132 people and forced the fruit processor to halt operations.
The Latest: National Park Service: new fence is temporary
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Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief resigned on Monday, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department's handling of protests in Oregon's largest city. An African American lieutenant on the f…