Man convicted in transgender teen’s murder sentenced
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Vancouver, Washington, man has been sentenced in Clark County Superior Court to 20 years in prison for the murder of…
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In COVID-slammed Idaho, schools risk buckling hospitals
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d’Alene were getting ready for their first day of school when…
Continue Reading No. 12 Oregon gets stiff test on the road at No. 3 Ohio St
By The Associated Press After barely surviving unranked Fresno State in the opener, No. 12 Oregon will get a measuring-stick game Saturday against…
Continue Reading South Carolina abortion law challenge backed by 20 states
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new…
Continue Reading Judge halts protests near schools in Vancouver, Washington
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A judge in southwest Washington state has granted an injunction prohibiting protests, rallies or other gatherings that…
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Mayor: Portland can’t require COVID-19 vaccination for cops
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayor Ted Wheeler confirmed Wednesday that state law prohibits Portland from making police officers get vaccinated against…
Continue Reading Portland mayor: Keeping police away from protest a mistake
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently…
Continue Reading Officials: Oregon infant dies from COVID-19 complications
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an infant in southwest Oregon has died from COVID-19 complications. The News-Review in Roseburg reports the…
Continue Reading Texas man pleads guilty to cop assault at Portland protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer with a hammer during a protest outside the federal courthouse…
Continue Reading Flowe, Oregon’s defense face big challenge in Ohio State
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Oregon freshman linebacker Justin Flowe had a breakout game against Fresno State, but he and the rest of the…
Continue Reading Portland vote on banning city business with Texas delayed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has delayed a vote on an expected…
Continue Reading Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration…
Continue Reading COVID-19 deaths overwhelm morgue in Cowlitz County
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A recent increase in COVID-19 deaths has overwhelmed a southwest Washington county’s storage capacity, prompting the…
Continue Reading Planned ban over abortion law could cost Texas $7M a year
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say the city of Portland, Oregon’s plan to boycott Texas goods and services over the new abortion law could…
Continue Reading Police may be exempt from employee vaccine mandate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland city officials because of new guidance may exempt the police bureau from an order that all employees be fully…
Continue Reading Pac-12 gets football season off to a shaky start
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 opened the season with five ranked teams and was expected to have a competitive race to the conference…
Continue Reading Police: Sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills man who pointed gun
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a 59-year-old man after officers…
Continue Reading ‘Do your part’ to keep kids in school, Oregon officials say
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As students return to Oregon classrooms for another school year, health…
Continue Reading King County moves toward vaccine verification system
SEATTLE (AP) — King County is working to set up a COVID-19 vaccine verification system that could go into effect next month at certain…
Continue Reading Biochar ambassadors hope to save fire-ravaged Methow
By MANDY GODWIN InvestigateWest Biochar ambassadors hope to save Washington state’s Methow Valley, which has been ravaged by the effects of…
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