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BBCC student information not hacked during computer shutdown
MOSES LAKE — Personal information of Big Bend Community College students was not compromised as the result of a cy…
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BULLETIN (AP) — Peter DeFazio, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District
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BULLETIN (AP) — Earl Blumenauer, Dem, nominated U.S. House,
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BULLETIN (AP) — Christopher Christensen, GOP, nominated U.S. House,
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BULLETIN (AP) — Amy Ryan Courser, GOP, nominated U.S. House,
The Latest: Biden wins Oregon Democratic primary
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on Oregon's primary election (all times local):
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Police shoot, kill man in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police officers shot and killed a man who police said was carrying a knife or knives Tuesday near the waterfront in the Lower Queen Anne area.
GOP contest in rural U.S. House District top primary race
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregonians are returning mail-in ballots for the state’s primary, and one of the highest-profile races Tuesday is the GOP contest to be the nominee in the state’s vast 2nd Congressional District …
Gov. declares drought emergency in Oregon's Coos County
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) — A drought declaration passed by Coos County Commissioners has been approved by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
Oregon unemployment soars to 14% for April, highest ever
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Numbers released Tuesday show Oregon’s unemployment rate soared to a “catastrophic” 14.2% in April, marking the deepest recession the state has experienced since it began keeping records in 1939.
Judge in southwestern Washington charged with DUI
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A judge in southwestern Washington has been charged with driving under the influence, and he has agreed to not hear any DUI cases until his case is resolved.
State: Aspergillus mold found again at Seattle hospital
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Children’s hospital is again coping with a mold in its operating rooms that has persisted at the hospital for nearly 20 years and has been linked to seven deaths.
Inslee: More counties can expedite reopening process
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Ten additional counties in Washington can apply to move to the second stage of the state’s economic reopening plan, based on new guidelines announced Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee that allows lar…
Idaho Land Board will stick with timberland-buying strategy
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. Brad Little’s desire to make a significant course change involving a politically charged strategy on how to invest millions of dollars to benefit public schools and other beneficiaries was …
Turnout looks to be big in Idaho's first mail-only primary
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — County election workers across Idaho were bustling for the state primary on Tuesday, but the tasks were far from the usual routine.