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States, including Idaho, sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
FROM THE AP: Climber missing at Mount Rainier park near 2014 tragedy site
By The Associated Press
FROM THE AP: Montana man arrested after toppling religious monument
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Police in northwestern Montana say a man was arrested on a felony criminal mischief charge after he pulled down a Ten Commandments monument using a chain and pickup truck.
FROM THE AP: Black bear rescued as cub released back into Wyoming woods
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — When Taz McBride first laid eyes on “Hissy” he was up close with the tiny black bear in his grandmother’s Melody Ranch backyard.
FROM THE AP: Washington governor pauses final stage of reopening plan
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Saturday that a recent increase in coronavirus numbers means counties won’t be able to move to the fourth phase of his reopening plan for now.
FROM THE AP: Portland Police use crowd-control munitions on protesters
Portland police fired crowd-control munitions toward demonstrators near a downtown precinct building Friday night and early Saturday morning.
FROM THE AP: Man who fatally stabbed two people gets 66 years in prison
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A 38-year-old man who fatally stabbed two neighbors and tried to kill another while living in a transitional housing apartment complex in Vancouver was sentenced to 66 years in prison.
FROM THE AP: Ex-Idaho budget director will be jailed in child porn case
BOISE (AP) — A former Idaho budget director has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years of supervised probation after he pleaded guilty to willfully possessing or accessing child sexually exploitative materi…
FROM THE AP: Washington state commission rejects petition to limit killing of wolves
SPOKANE — A petition that called for new rules to limit when the state can kill endangered wolves that prey on livestock was rejected Friday by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Portland
‘Demonstrators ... were more aggressive and violent than those seen in past weeks’
Closure of paper mill in Usk deals blow to rural county
USK, Wash. (AP) — A paper mill in the small town of Usk has indefinitely shut down, dealing a major blow to the economy of rural Pend Oreille County.
Blackfeet Tribe closes eastern boundary of Glacier Park
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has voted to close the eastern boundary of Glacier National Park for the rest of the tourist season after a recent spike of COVID-19 cases in Montana.
Higher ed institutions prepare for in-person instruction
Each institution must develop plans to meet standards for reopening
No arrests in shooting in Seattle protest zone that killed 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police on Sunday pursued their investigation into a weekend shooting in a park in the city’s protest zone that killed a 19-year-old man …
Report: Yellowstone National Park supported 7K jobs in 2019
Tourist spending in and around Yellowstone National Park supported about 7,000 jobs in 2019, according to a National Park Service report released this week.
Inslee to require masks in Yakima County as virus cases spike
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee will issue a proclamation ordering Yakima County residents to wear masks while in public places in an effort to halt the spike of coronavirus cases there.