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Soap Lake looking to seat salary commission
SOAP LAKE — The City of Soap Lake is seeking residents to serve on its newly reactivated Salary Commission, a citi…
Trial highlights: Harrowing footage, focus on Trump's words
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot as they painted Trump as an “inciter in chief…
New riot video shows Officer Goodman point Romney to safety
During the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Democrats revealed new footage of a U.S. Capitol Police officer hailed for his heroism during the Jan. 6 insurrection, this time directing…
The Latest: Democrats agree to strike remark referencing Lee
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Washington Legislature approves $2.2 billion in COVID relief
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A bill that allocates $2.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding in areas ranging from vaccine administration to schools resuming in-person learning was approved by the Washington Legisla…
The Latest: Democrats focus on Trump's silence during riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Videos of Capitol riot disturb Murkowski, Romney
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Proposed Oregon bill aims to limit bans on homeless camping
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cities and counties in Oregon aiming to ban homeless people from sitting, sleeping and camping on public property may soon face a barrier under a proposed bill introduced by state lawmakers ea…
Is one day a week enough? Biden's school goal draws blowback
President Joe Biden is being accused of backpedaling on his pledge to reopen the nation’s schools after the White House added fine print to his promise and made clear that a full reopening is still far from sight.
The Latest: Police begged for help as mob stormed Capitol
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Chilling Trump trial video: Police beg help, senators flee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menac…
Eyman fined $2.6 million, barred from campaign control
SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, the watch salesman-turned-antitax folk hero whose initiative campaigns have bedeviled state and local governments across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any finan…
Judge orders anti-tax activist Tim Eyman to pay $2.6 million, bars him from financial control of political committees
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Judge orders anti-tax activist Tim Eyman to pay $2.6 million, bars him from financial control of political committees.
The Latest: Democrats say Capitol mob sought to kill Pelosi
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
The Latest: Many GOP senators indifferent to Democrats' case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate
Did someone say impeachment? Biden avoids wading into debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The searing images once again claimed center stage: a mob storming the U.S. Capitol, Trump flags held aloft as violent rioters fought with police and targeted lawmakers.