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PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Pullman police have identified the 19-year-old student who died at a Washington State University fraternity Tuesday as freshman Samuel Martinez of Bellevue, Washington. The Whitman County Coroner has not released the cause and manner of death, but police said Tuesday that a preliminary investigation indicates the death may be alcohol related.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise woman has been sentenced to five years of probation for misusing money intended for a program supporting veterans on personal purchases, including purchases at a California resort, Victoria’s Secret and Sunglass Hut. U.S. Attorney Bart Davis announced the sentence against 40-year-old Szilvia Rideg on Wednesday. Federal prosecutors say Rideg misused the credit card of the Idaho Veterans Research and Education Foundation when she was the executive director.

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Eastern Washington University is continuing to pursue campus-wide budget cuts while raising money for a new football stadium and routing funds into student-athlete scholarships, frustrating some faculty members who believe the administration is investing too heavily in athletics. President Mary Cullinan says the university is collecting donations for all kinds of projects and programs and the projected budget cuts of $3.5 million will have a negligible impact on students’ experience.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jim Bratnober says he will again challenge incumbent Republican state Sen. Fred Martin in Boise's District 15. Bratnober, a Democrat, lost to Martin in the November 2018 election by 11 votes following a recount of the vote that had Martin initially winning by six votes.

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