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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…
Republican lawmakers sue Inslee over shutdown
OLYMPIA — In the latest in an escalating series of legal challenges by Republicans, four Washington state legislators sued Gov. Jay Inslee in federal court on Tuesday, seeking to strike down his stay-home order aim…
COVID-19 testing capacity and PPE supplies increasing
OLYMPIA — As the state begins the first phase of Gov. Jay Inslee’s gradual transition to back normalcy, public health officials such as Charissa Fotinos, deputy chief medical officer for the state Health Care Autho…
Officer who kicked handcuffed suspect in genitals fired
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane Police Department this week terminated the employment of an officer who kicked a handcuffed, resistant suspect in the genitals during an arrest last year.
State to start trapping wolves in Northeast Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Fish and Wildlife officials say they will start spring trapping of wolves, an activity that was previously considered non-essential under Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 stay-at-home ord…
State officials give more information on slow reopening process
OLYMPIA — State officials on Monday provided some more details about Gov. Jay Inslee’s four-phase plan to reopen the state following the governor’s orders in late March to shut down “non-essential” businesses and b…
Grant County commissioners must stay within legal authority, they say
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners don’t think they have the authority to lift restrictions on movement and business imposed by Gov. Jay Inslee in an effort to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. Commissioners issued a…
Festival at Sandpoint cancels 2020 season
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The Festival at Sandpoint, in consultation with local health officials, music industry experts, and the Festival at Sandpoint’s Board of Dir…
Oregon seeks volunteers for random testing for COVID-19
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will launch an ambitious COVID-19 testing program and increase contact tracing as it prepares to reopen the economy, Gov. Kate Brown said Friday.
Inslee announces phases for lifting virus restrictions
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Friday that the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order would be extended through at least May 31 and said there will be a four-stage phase in for lifting o…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Match 4' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
Alaska Airlines to require passengers to wear masks
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines says passengers will soon need to wear face masks on flights due to the threat from coronavirus.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 1PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 1PM" game were:
Court tosses life sentence without parole for sex abuse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Albany man serving a life sentence without parole following his third felony sex offense conviction for grabbing and groping a woman in a grocery store bathroom will be re-sentenced for a l…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were: