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BELLINGHAM, Wash. — After Shannon Taggart spent more than a year living in her van, moving into a Bellingham apartment was a big step.
SEATTLE — A West Point cadet from Washington has been named a Rhodes Scholars for 2010.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Strong winds have left scores of Oregon and Washington residents without electricity.
SEATTLE — State officials says a tugboat sank at its Seattle waterfront pier and a crew member was taken to the hospital Saturday night.
YAKIMA, Wash. — Federal prosecutors say more than 80 people have been arrested in a sweep targeting gangs in central Washington.
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho hopes to win $75 million or more in competitive federal grants for public schools, money that officials say could be the state's only opportunity to boost funding for education in the next few years.
REXBURG, Idaho — The Madison County Prosecutor's office in eastern Idaho says a special prosecutor will investigate the Rexburg mayor and city council for possible violations of Idaho's open meeting laws.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An Alabama couple following directions from a GPS device got stuck and were rescued from the snowy, mountainous back road where a San Francisco man got lost and died in 2006, authorities say.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Children's Supportive Services says it is no longer providing treatment to about 100 children with severe emotional disturbances in eastern Idaho due to state budget cuts.
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The Idaho Court of appeals has vacated a northern Idaho man's felony drug conviction due to problems that began when police raided the wrong home.