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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were:
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announces 30-day ban on use of tear gas during protests
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announces 30-day ban on use of tear gas during protests.
Seattle mayor bans 1 type of tear gas amid protests
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle mayor has banned the police use of one form of tear gas as protests continue in the city and nationally over the killing of George Floyd.
Michigan halts 340K unemployment payments over fraud issues
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan said Friday that it halted payments to 340,000 unemployment benefit accounts — 20% of the state's total — over concerns about fraudulent impostors, though many are legitimate claimant…
Trail Blazers Damian Lillard joins Portland protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of protesters who gathered for the sixth consecutive night of protests in Portland, Oregon remained peaceful.
Idaho National Guard sent to Washington during protests
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho National Guard is sending about 400 members to Washington to be deployed at monuments and federal buildings in the nation’s capital amid protests stemming from the death of George Floy…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters stirred by the death of George Floyd vowed Friday to turn an extraordinary outpouring of grief into a sustained movement as demonstrations shifted to a calmer, but no less determined fo…
Colin Kaepernick has more support now, still long way to go
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to take a stand against police brutality and racial injustice in 2016, he was mostly alone.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
Districts jettison school police officers amid protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An increasing number of cities are rethinking the presence of school resource officers as they respond to the concerns of thousands of demonstrators — many of them young — who have filled the …
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 7PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 7PM" game were:
Family of man who died by police restraint wants cops fired
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The family of Tacoma man who died after being restrained by police in March are calling for the four officers involved to be fired and arrested after the Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled hi…
Deputies investigate after family on camping trip harassed
FORKS, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a multiracial family camping on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state was harassed and confronted by people who accused them of being political activists with antifa and trap…
Meat-rendering company where worker died fined by OSHA
KUNA, Idaho (AP) — The owner of an Idaho meat-rendering plant where an employee died earlier this year has been fined more than $63,000 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.