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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: May 7-14, 2026

MOSES LAKE — College athletes are in the final stretch of their seasons as they battle for new records and champio…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
ID Lottery

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ These Idaho lotteries were drawn Thursday:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
US joins G7 artificial intelligence group to counter China

The U.S. has joined an international panel for setting ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence. The Trump administration had earlier dismissed the idea.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Idaho governor OKs additional lifting of virus rules

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that Idaho can move to the third of his four-stage plan to return to regular activity as it seeks to recover from the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pan…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Washington recovers $300M in fraudulent unemployment claims

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has recovered $300 million paid to criminals who used stolen personal information to file fraudulent unemployment benefit claims amid the COVID-19 crisis, officials said Thurs…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Woman charged after her 2 year-old dies in car crash

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A 21-year-old Grants Pass woman has been charged with manslaughter after her 2-year-old son died in a car crash on Tuesday.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Montana gates to Yellowstone park opening Monday

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's three entrances to Yellowstone National Park will reopen to visitors Monday, as the state moves to its second phase of restarting the economy after shutdowns because of the coronaviru…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
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:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
State fights back against fraudulent unemployment insurance claims

MOSES LAKE — Since April 18, the state of Washington has recovered more than $300 million paid in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, according to a senior official with the Employment Security Department in …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
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:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
New virus rules for farms, nursing homes in Washington state

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Employers must provide agricultural workers with face masks, more hand-washing stations and more frequently disinfect work surfaces under new coronavirus rules established Thursday by Washingt…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
New COVID-19 farm rules, broad nursing home tests for WA

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Employers must provide agricultural workers with face masks, more hand-washing stations and more frequently disinfect work surfaces under new coronavirus rules established Thursday by Washingt…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
1 dead in helicopter crash near Roseburg

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A person was killed in a helicopter crash near Roseburg.

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Coronavirus outbreak sickens dozens at Townsend Farms

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State officials have confirmed that a fruit company with two Portland area facilities is the site of the large coronavirus outbreak referenced by state health officials Wednesday that infected…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Montana gates to Yellowstone park opening Monday

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's three entrances to Yellowstone National Park will reopen to visitors Monday, as the state moves to its second phase of restarting the economy after shutdowns because of the coronaviru…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Nordstrom's 1Q sales fell 40% as pandemic shuttered stores

NEW YORK (AP) — Upscale department store retailer Nordstrom reported Thursday that its sales plunged nearly 40% in its fiscal first quarter when the pandemic forced a temporary shutdown of its stores.