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Ex-Canyon County employee gets 3-17 years

NAMPA (AP) - A former Canyon County Assessor's Office employee accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the agency to help financially strapped relatives has been ordered to spend at least three years in prison.

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Fuel-efficient cars affecting Washington gasoline tax

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - To the list of woes facing a cash-strapped state government, now add fuel efficiency.

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Two were killed, eight injured when car entered facility

LAS VEGAS - A daughter of a 70-year-old Washington state man said Thursday she was stunned to hear her father was behind the wheel of a speeding vehicle that crashed into a southern Nevada casino, killing two people and injuring at least eight.

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King County judge rules state failing education

KENT, Wash. - The state of Washington isn't fully paying for basic public education, a violation of its constitutional duty, a King County judge ruled Thursday in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of school districts, parents and teachers.

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Cockfighting could become felony

BOISE (AP) - Idaho lawmakers could make running a cockfighting operation a felony, two years after passing a similar law against dogfighting.

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