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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…
Official: Busy wildfire season will be impacted by pandemic
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has already had a busy wildfire season, and that's before the full effects of summer heat and the coronavirus pandemic kick in.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Weekly Grand' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Weekly Grand" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
UW staff rally for better protections, Eyman protests order
SEATTLE (AP) — Unionized University of Washington Medicine staff and labor organizers rallied at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Thursday to call for better protections from the coronavirus and to protest p…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:
National Guard helps hand out free potatoes in Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Washington National Guard helped hand out about 200,000 pounds of potatoes Thursday that had been donated by farmers who were unable to sell to their regular restaurant customers…
Washington's unemployment system sees spike in impostors
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Because of an increase in attempted “impostor fraud” applications for weekly unemployment benefits during the ongoing coranavirus pandemic, officials in Washington state said Thursday they wil…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Day' game
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Idaho Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
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:
Parents of baby who died from meningitis sue for $6.3M
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The parents of an infant who died from meningitis after he was released from Silverton Medical Center are suing the hospital for $6.3 million.
Oregon sees 1st case of childhood disease linked to virus
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has confirmed its first confirmed case of a rare inflammatory disease in children that has been linked to COVID-19.
First cororavirus case found in youth at state juvenile jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A young person in custody at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn has tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Daily Game' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
Brown: Large part of the state to reopen under phase 1
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday allowed the vast majority of counties in the state to reopen in a first phase affecting restaurants, bars, hair salons and many other businesses, though just un…