Man shot by police in southwest Washington dies
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A southwest Washington man has died at a hospital after Kelso police shot him over the weekend while responding to a call…
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Democrats propose assault weapon ban, gun purchase permit
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced legislative proposals on Monday that would prohibit…
Continue ReadingWinter storm warning issued for Seattle, Western Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — A winter storm warning with very cold temperatures has been issued for the city of Seattle and much of Western Washington through…
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Oregon bans sales of new gas-powered passenger cars by 2035
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Policymakers for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday approved a rule that prohibits the sale of new…
Continue ReadingGunfire outside Portland hospital shatters glass ER doors
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A shooting just outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, shattered a glass entrance door at the facility on Monday afternoon,…
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Oregon Health Authority ‘streamlining’ COVID-19 reports, dashboards to quarterly in January
The Oregon Health Authority said Monday it is reducing how frequently it updates several COVID-19 data dashboards and reports to improve the…
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Oregon’s average gas price down almost 16 cents in past week, 3.7 cents above year ago, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 15.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.79/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Audit: Oregon needs to pay closer attention to its struggling community colleges
Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and state leaders must focus more urgently on student performance at community colleges, student…
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Crabbers, fishermen seek US aid after disaster declaration
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the…
Continue ReadingSafety agency: Washington small plane crashed on test flight
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal safety agency said Saturday that four people who died when a small plane crashed north of Seattle last month were…
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Oregon research forest will be North America’s largest
By David Steves and Cassandra Profita Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon is on its way to creating North America’s largest research forest,…
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Commission directs ODFW staff to ‘work within legal authority’ to stop coyote-killing contests
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission directed ODFW staff Friday to work with the Department of Justice and develop rules to stop coyote killing…
Continue ReadingWashington man gets 2 years for threatening Black shoppers
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle man was sentenced Friday to two years in federal prison for threatening to shoot Black customers at…
Continue ReadingIdaho students’ unsolved deaths prompt rumors, harassment
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators have yet to name a suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho…
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Oregon GOP state Sen. with stormy political career resigns
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state senator who once led Oregon’s GOP party, and who railed against…
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Wyden votes against $847 billion defense bill, but he and Merkley applaud National Guard wildfire training
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act on…
Continue ReadingMan charged with violent threats against Congress members
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 48-year-old Washington state man was arrested Wednesday and charged in federal court for allegedly making threats against…
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USFWS offers $5,000 reward for info on illegal killing of gray wolf near Upper Klamath Lake
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) related to the…
Continue Reading‘It’s being left in the dark,’ mother of murdered Idaho student says of police investigation
By Kevin Flower, CNN The mother of one of the four college students killed near the University of Idaho last month expressed frustration over police…
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Oregon judge halts voter-approved high-capacity magazine ban
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge handed guns rights advocates a victory Thursday and placed a new,…
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