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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…
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:
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:
Judge: Early end for refuge occupation leader's supervision
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ended Oregon refuge occupation leader Ryan Payne’s federal supervision a year and a half early.
UW Medicine furloughs 1,500 staffers, with more possible
SEATTLE (AP) — Furloughs due to the pandemic have been announced by UW Medicine, which has been at the forefront of local and global COVID-19 efforts including the creation of widely used outbreak models and proces…
Washington dentists, doctors can expand access to patients
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that dentists and doctors' offices can reopen immediately for non-urgent treatment if coronavirus safety protocols are in place, including adequate …
Yellowstone National Park partially reopens for day use
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Tourists entered Yellowstone National Park on Monday for the first time in nearly two months, but they weren't allowed to camp and some parts of the park remained off-limits a…
2 dead in Key Peninsula fire, grandson arrested
VAUGHN, Wash. (AP) — Investigators say two people were killed in a house fire on the Key Peninsula and their grandson has been arrested.
Fresh misconduct claims surface in student's shooting death
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a University of Utah student killed on campus by an ex-boyfriend said Monday they feel a fresh sense of betrayal after new allegations surfaced that a police officer investigati…
Deputy dies after he was struck by another deputy's vehicle
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in eastern Idaho say a sheriff's deputy was hit and killed by another deputy when both were responding to a crash early Monday morning.
Judge rules that Oregon virus restrictions are invalid
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge in rural Oregon on Monday tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, saying she didn’t seek the Legislature's approval to extend the stay-at-home…
Self-employed Idaho residents can tap virus rescue money
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Self-employed residents will be able to tap into the $300 million in grant money Idaho has set aside to help small businesses financially harmed by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Brad Little ann…
Man found guilty in 5-year-old child's death gets 40 years
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing a 5-year-old child while babysitting her in Vancouver, Washington.
Judge tosses coronavirus restrictions by Oregon governor
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county judge has declared Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus restrictions “null and void” because she didn’t have her emergency orders approved by the Legislature.
Police: Man kills mother of grandchild, fatally shoots self
KELSO, Wash. (AP) — A man has killed the mother of his grandchild in Kelso, Washington, before fatally shooting himself, police said.
Judge tosses out Oregon's coronavirus restrictions
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Judge tosses out Oregon's coronavirus restrictions.