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Washington fires burn 600 structures

About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said. The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in ...

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Three dead in Idaho TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams. Police on Sunday credited an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots at Williams, diverting him from the restaurant. Authorities said they are confident that Williams acted alone. In all, three people died and seven were injured in the shooting at a recently opened In-N-Out Burger restaurant. Authorities say two of the injured were treated at a ...

Trump says he'll halt Iran strikes, citing emerging deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month old war. The emerging deal "would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING ...

Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Michigan Public Service Commission erred when it granted a key permit for the Line 5 ...

Florence County B to be closed to traffic for work

FLORENCE, Wis. — County Highway B in Homestead, Wis., will be closed to all through traffic about 500 feet southwest of Miller Road from Monday through Wednesday for culvert repair work. Traffic will not be able to get through at this location at all during the repair, according to the Florence County Highway Commission. Traffic traveling in either direction will be detoured via County Highway U and County Highway N.