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No rollback: Inslee puts two-week pause on phase changes for counties
May 5, 2021 1:05 a.m.

No rollback: Inslee puts two-week pause on phase changes for counties

OLYMPIA — Grant County will not move down to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 recovery plan this week.

Homegrown:  Aaron Garza relishes job as school resource officer
May 5, 2021 1 a.m.

Homegrown: Aaron Garza relishes job as school resource officer

OTHELLO — Aaron Garza said he wanted to come back to his hometown.

May 5, 2021 1 a.m.

Fire destroys abandoned house near Othello

OTHELLO — A brush fire destroyed an abandoned house at around 11:45 a.m. Thursday on West Bench Road, about eight miles southwest of Othello.

May 5, 2021 1 a.m.

Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over the "doubters" and those unmotivated to get inoculated.

May 5, 2021 12:55 a.m.

Montana tribe gifts vaccines to neighbors across the border

BABB, Mont. (AP) — On a cloudy spring day, hundreds lined up in their cars on the Canadian side of the border crossing that separates Alberta and Montana.

Oak Harbor man ejected, injured in I-90 rollover collision
May 4, 2021 6:45 p.m.

Oak Harbor man ejected, injured in I-90 rollover collision

An Oak Harbor man was injured when he rolled his truck and was ejected just before 4:15 a.m. Tuesday morning on Interstate 90, about two miles west of the Schrag Rest Area in Adams County.

Inslee decides on a two-week pause on phase changes for counties
May 4, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Inslee decides on a two-week pause on phase changes for counties

Grant County will not move down to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 recovery plan this week.

May 4, 2021 11:27 a.m.

German far-right crime rises; police arrest alleged neo-Nazi

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police arrested a 53-year-old German man on suspicion of sending dozens of threatening letters to politicians, lawyers and journalists that were signed with the acronym of a neo-Nazi group, as officials warned Tuesday of a disturbing rise in far-right extremism across Germany.

May 4, 2021 11:09 a.m.

As pandemic ebbs, an old fear is new again: mass shootings

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brianne Smith was overjoyed to get an e-mail telling her to schedule a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Hours later, her relief was replaced by dread: a phone alert — another mass public shooting.

May 4, 2021 10:30 a.m.

Security fencing removed from Washington Capitol campus

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The security fencing around buildings on Washington state’s Capitol campus was removed Tuesday, four months after the barriers went up during national unrest tied to the presidential election.

May 4, 2021 9:30 a.m.

AP source: Sheldon Silver released from prison on furlough

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been released from a federal prison on furlough while he awaits potential placement to home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

May 4, 2021 9:30 a.m.

US to reallocate COVID shots to states with greater interest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said Tuesday.

May 4, 2021 8:27 a.m.

House GOP leader amps up pressure on Cheney over Trump barbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stepped up pressure on No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney on Tuesday, claiming rank-and-file concerns about “her ability to carry out her job” as she trades insults with former President Donald Trump.

May 4, 2021 8:06 a.m.

House GOP leader cites rank-and-file concerns about Cheney

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy amplified the renewed pressure on No. 3 House Republican leader Liz Cheney on Tuesday, citing rank-and-file concerns about “her ability to carry out her job” after she traded insults with former President Donald Trump.

May 4, 2021 7:09 a.m.

Madrid election centers on virus response, rise of far right

MADRID (AP) — Madrid residents voted in droves Tuesday for a new regional assembly in an election that tests the depths of resistance to virus lockdown measures and the divide between left-wing and right-wing parties.

May 4, 2021 3:03 a.m.

Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy

CAIRO (AP) — As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed the number for migrants in distress frantically. In the series of calls to the Alarm Phone hotline, passengers explained that the dinghy had run out of fuel while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea and was quickly filling up with water and panic.

May 4, 2021 12:57 a.m.

FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.

May 4, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Flurry of diplomatic contacts fuel Iran deal speculation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A flurry of diplomatic contacts and reports of major progress suggest that indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran may be nearing an agreement. That’s despite efforts by U.S. officials to play down chances of an imminent deal that would bring Washington and Tehran back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal.

May 4, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records

DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid high-profile deaths at the hands of law enforcement. About 20 states still largely prohibit their release, however.

May 4, 2021 12:06 a.m.

How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it

Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal their wages.