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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon-based youth climate activists say settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice have failed six years after they first filed a federal lawsuit in Eugene. The 21 plaintiffs alleged in the original lawsuit against the U.S. that they have a constitutional right to a climate that sustains life and that

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge has found that new congressional districts passed by Oregon Democrats meet all legal criteria, with little evidence they amount to blatant partisan gerrymandering. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the tentative opinion, released Monday by retired state Judge Henry Breithaupt, is not the final word in an ongoing lawsuit, in which

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Moderate candidates were leading in early Seattle election returns following a months-long debate about how to address the city’s problems of homelessness, policing and racial and economic injustice. In the mayor’s race Tuesday, Bruce Harrell, a former City Council president, was ahead of current City Council President

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the mother of a Seattle man fatally shot during last year’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest. The judge says Donnitta Sinclair, mother of Horace Anderson, could not show that the decision by city officials to vacate the precinct during unrest after the murder

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The mayors of Seattle and Freetown in Sierra Leone greeted each other like long lost sisters on a train hurtling toward the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow. They have been bonded by years of Zoom calls and collaboration in the fight against climate change, even though

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris made his return to the field eight months after suffering a major knee injury as the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy played to a 1-1 draw. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández scored in the 19th minute off a corner kick for the Galaxy, while Seattle’s

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland and Multnomah County leaders have nearly $40 million is being allocated to address the city’s ongoing homeless crisis. The investments announced Monday will go toward creating 400 more shelter beds, increasing the number of outreach workers, expanding behavioral health services and funding community

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — FIFA and CONCACAF are inching closer to making the final call on which cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico will host matches for the 2026 World Cup, with decisions expected sometime next spring. The FIFA and CONCACAF delegation has wrapped up its second set of

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Vancouver, Washington, man accused of kidnapping and killing his 2-year-old child appeared in Clark County Superior Court. The Columbian reports police arrested Gustavo Enrique Villalobos Carranza, 31, early Sunday on suspicion of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping and unlawful use of a weapon. The arrest warrant is for Multnomah County Circuit

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to keep species protections in place for Canada lynx. A federal judge in Montana on Monday approved a settlement between the U.S. Interior Department and environmentalists who had sued to retain protections for the snow-loving wild cats. Lynx have been listed

THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move Friday comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a $28.5 million water pact between the city and the tech giant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city is seeking

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — An off-duty Federal Way police officer was shot during a morning run in Puyallup. Police say he was trying to stop a commercial burglary at Jennings Equipment. The officer, identified as Donovan Heavener, was shot in the abdomen and was taken to the hospital with severe injuries. He underwent surgery and

TUMWATER, Wash. (AP) — The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said a man was in custody after the bodies of a married couple were found in their homes following a welfare check. Officials have not identified the suspect or victims but deputies said the couple’s son, who was in his early 30s, was in the Maytown

By KERI BLAKINGER, JAMILES LARTEY, BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL and CHRISTIE THOMPSON of The Marshall Project and MICHAEL R. SISAK of The Associated Press The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the labor market have pushed many prison staffing systems into crisis. Correction officers are retiring and quitting in droves, while states struggle to recruit new employees.

By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Adam Fox scored the go-ahead goal, Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 shots and the New York Rangers beat the expansion Seattle Kraken 3-1. The Rangers shook off a long, lethargic stretch after taking an early 1-0 lead to win their franchise-record fifth road game in October. It’s also

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith ran for one score and threw a pair of touchdown passes to DK Metcalf, and the Seattle Seahawks snapped their three-game losing string with a 31-7 thumping of the Jacksonville Jaguars. In what may be his final start while Russell Wilson recovers from finger

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Vancouver police arrested a man after he allegedly kidnapped and killed his 2-year-old child. Police responded around 12:50 a.m. Sunday by a woman who said the father of her 2-year-old had picked up the child Saturday and later called her making threats to harm the child. Police said they believe the

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police say an off-duty officer was shot in Puyallup. It appears he was trying to stop a commercial burglary in progress. The officer was shot in the abdomen Sunday morning and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said the suspect fled in a vehicle. The shooting was reported at