Regional News

Idaho Headlines

Idaho board to oversee deaf and blind school
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The century-old school for the deaf and blind children in Idaho will be eligible to tap into an education reserve fund and potentially soften the blow of deeper cuts in state spending next year....
Three men accused of bringing meth to Boise
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Three California men are behind bars, accused of bringing methamphetamine into Boise....
Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit
The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves....
Mormon historians lobby to save archivist's job
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Some scholars of early Mormon history have begun a letter-writing campaign in hopes of preserving the job of an archivist who works for the Community of Christ, an Independence, Mo.-based church....
Man drowns in pool at July 4th party
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) -- A 41-year-old man drowned at a Fourth of July party in Mountain Home....

Washington State Headlines

Panel aims to close the 'cultural competence' gap
SEATTLE (AP) -- While students are doing slightly better each year on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the success rates of African-American, American Indian, Latino and Pacific Islander students shows Washington has a long way to go in improving school achievement for everyone....
Portland weighs bike sharing again, plans 2 demos
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Once again Portland, Ore., is considering a bicycle sharing program, this time with user fees and better bikes....
Sheriff's deputy fatally shoots man in Woodinville
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) -- A King County sheriff's deputy has shot a man to death while responding to a domestic violence call in Woodinville....
Man accused of rape identified in jail suicide
SEATTLE (AP) -- A dead King County jail inmate has reportedly been identified as a defendant in a rape trial....
Wayward Spokane police drug-sniffing dog recovered
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Spokane police may not always get their man, but they did get their dog....
Bicyclist fatally hit by SUV outside Bremerton
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) -- A bicycle rider has been fatally injured in a collision at a rural intersection northwest of Bremerton....
First Oregon art lab project is ancient money tree
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The first project for a new art lab in Portland, Ore., is a 2,000-year-old money tree from a Chinese tomb....
Heat advisory issued for lower Columbia basin
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- The National Weather Service is warning of hot weather on both sides of the Columbia River from the Tri-Cities westward....
1 dead in Bellingham crash, alcohol involved
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Alcohol is believed to be involved in a fatal head-on crash on Interstate 5 in Bellingham....
No winners for Wash. Lotto, Hit 5 top prizes
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- No winning tickets were sold for the Washington State Lottery's $3.5 million Lotto jackpot or the $150,000 Hit 5 cashpot Saturday night, so prizes will increase to $3.7 million in Lotto and $180,000 in Hit 5. There was one winning ticket sold for the $10,000 prize in the Match 4 game....

Oregon State Headlines

Motorcyclist dies in crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon state police say a 57-year-old Baker City man has died in a motorcyle crash....
Portland weighs bike sharing again, plans 2 demos
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Once again Portland, Ore., is considering a bicycle sharing program, this time with user fees and better bikes....
Body found in burning trailer near Albany, Ore.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) -- A man has been found dead in a burning trailer outside Albany, Ore....
First Oregon art lab project is ancient money tree
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The first project for a new art lab in Portland, Ore., is a 2,000-year-old money tree from a Chinese tomb....
Missed revenue forecasts pose more woes for states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- With its IOUs and plans to close state offices three days a month, California gets all the attention as lawmakers fight to write a budget set off balance by a $26.3 billion deficit....