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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…
Branson's Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit failed Monday in its first test launch of a new rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California.
2 dead after double shooting in Safeway parking lot
SEATTLE (AP) — Detectives are investigating a double shooting that happened in a Safeway parking lot in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood and left two people dead.
Everett police question suspect in fatal shooting
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Everett police say they’re questioning a suspect after a man was shot and killed Sunday night.
An Idaho Appeals court rules judge abused court’s discretion
POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A 25-year-old Post Falls man who was sentenced to prison three years ago for having sex with a 14-year-old girl got a reprieve this week as a state appellate court ruled the sentencing deci…
Veterans hospital makes changes after COVID-19 outbreak
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Hospital in Portland is making changes after a recent outbreak of coronavirus.
Pastor sentenced for stealing Oso slide donations
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Bodies were still buried beneath the mud of the Oso hillside in May 2014 when pastor Gary Ray funneled $30,000 in cash — donations meant for grieving families of the 43 killed — into a chur…
Man arrested after crash kills 19-year-old and 16-year-old
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Junction City man is behind bars this weekend after police say he caused a fatal car accident while intoxicated, killing two teenagers on Highway 228.
2 Idaho men sentenced for a 2018 carjacking
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Two East Idaho men have been sentenced for a carjacking that occurred in September 2018 on Riverton Road in Blackfoot.
Idaho voters have until Tuesday to request absentee ballots
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho voters will now have until Tuesday to request their absentee ballots, according to a new Idaho federal court ruling Friday night.
Teenage girl dies after tree falls at Detroit Lake
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A teenage girl died at Detroit Lake in northwest Oregon on Sunday afternoon after the top of a large tree fell and hit two pontoon-style boats tethered together near the shoreline in the Box Cany…
Seattle police investigate fatal stabbing in North Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police homicide detectives are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in North Seattle on Sunday evening, according to a police spokesman.
States give few details on billions spent on virus supplies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — States are spending billions of dollars stocking up on medical supplies such as masks and breathing machines during the coronavirus pandemic. But more than two months into the buying bing…
Washington colleges, universities brace for big budget hit
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s public colleges and universities are preparing for large budget cuts because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
Joe Harvey, former New Mexico state senator, dies at 80
HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Joe Harvey, a former Democratic state senator in New Mexico, who also served as Hobbs city manager for 23 years, died this month.