Regional News
Idaho Headlines
- Jury convicts Idaho man in Valentine's Day murder
- LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) -- A jury has convicted a Lewiston man of first-degree murder and felony domestic battery for strangling his wife to death on Valentine's Day....
- Coeur d'Alene police can arrest non-tribal members
- BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A county sheriff has agreed to restore arrest powers to police officers with the Coeur d'Alene tribe that they haven't had since a cross-deputization pact fell apart three years ago....
- Idaho first to sign law aimed at health care plan
- BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance....
- Haiti parents take back kids given to missionaries
- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Joyful parents on Wednesday recovered the children that they gave to American missionaries about six weeks ago....
- Idaho high court: No new trials for 6 on death row
- BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions called on juries, not judges, to impose the death penalty....
Washington State Headlines
- Police: man fatally shoots wife at Wash. church
- FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) -- A Federal Way police spokesman says a man who accompanied his wife to a Federal Way church for a counseling session fatally shot the woman Wednesday evening....
- Wash. Legislature OKs server farm tax exemption
- OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Giving a boost to eastern Washington, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed a temporary sales-tax break for companies that build and operate server farms in rural areas....
- Boiler problems cause black smoke from WA refinery
- ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) -- A Tesoro refinery official in Anacortes says boiler problems are responsible for the heavy black smoke seen coming from the refinery Wednesday afternoon....
- Gov. Gregoire trying to nudge tax talks forward
- OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Gregoire is hoping to nudge lawmakers closer to an agreement on tax increases to patch the state budget, outlining revenue options that don't include a general sales tax hike - the major sticking point between House and Senate negotiators....
- Seattlepi.com celebrates 1 year of Web-only news
- SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattlepi.com, the online successor to the print version of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, celebrates its first birthday Thursday with music, free cupcakes and cheap beer....
- Search for Washington state mom and son resumes
- SEATTLE (AP) -- Authorities in Washington state on Wednesday resumed their search for a woman who appears to have abandoned a van on a remote Puget Sound beach over the weekend and disappeared with her 8-year-old son....
- Seattlepi.com celebrates 1st birthday
- SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattlepi.com is celebrating its first birthday with music, cheap beer and free cupcakes....
- Lawyers act as judges, tackle Yakima Co. backlog
- YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- What do you call 23 lawyers in Yakima County? Try, "your honor."...
- Boeing, Airbus see WTO subsidies ruling next week
- GENEVA (AP) -- The Boeing Co. and Airbus are bracing for next week's decision on the first half of their epic dispute over plane subsidies, when the World Trade Organization is expected to confirm findings that European governments unfairly financed Airbus' rise to world No. 1 planemaker....
- Water, ground search called off for missing mom
- SEATTLE (AP) -- The search and rescue operation for the Washington mother who vanished with her son last weekend has been called off....
Oregon State Headlines
- Body pulled from Willamette River in Portland
- PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland police say a body pulled from the Willamette River in southeast Portland is that of a 22-year-old man reported missing on Feb. 27....
- Governor declares drought in Klamath County
- GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski issued a state drought declaration for Klamath and surrounding counties on Wednesday, and asked the Obama administration to follow suit with a federal disaster declaration so farmers can get loans and other assistance....
- Lights stay on in Myrtle Creek
- MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) -- The Myrtle Creek City Council rejected a proposal to turn off almost half the city's 293 street lights....
- Ore. massage therapist charged with sex abuse
- OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon City massage therapist has been arrested on an accusation he sexually abused a patient....
- Man in guns seizure wants Medford to address issue
- MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon Department of Transportation planner who had his guns seized after being placed on administrative leave wants Medford officials to address what he describes as a civil rights violation....
