Oregon county complete counting blurred primary ballots
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Clackamas County, Oregon, said Tuesday they have finished duplicating the majority of primary election…
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Orcas’ newest member of southern resident J Pod is female
SEATTLE (AP) — Researchers say the newest member of a group of endangered southern resident orcas is a female. The Center for Whale Research says…
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Oregon Zoo, partners return endangered turtles to the wild in Columbia Gorge
Summer came early last week for 23 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. With the help of volunteers, wildlife officials…
Continue Reading Washington police say drivers aren’t stopping for them
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says drivers are increasingly refusing to stop for troopers – and other law enforcement…
Continue Reading Seattle considers measures to address gig worker pay, rights
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on the first in a series of policies that would ask app-based companies like food…
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US Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Oregon, first vessel to carry state’s name in over a century
The U.S. Navy commissioned the fast-attack submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) — the first naval vessel to carry the state’s name in over a century – in…
Continue Reading Methow Valley land in Washington returned to Colville Tribes
By JOHN RYAN KUOW More than a century after the United States government took most of their land, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation…
Continue Reading Man accused of placing neo-Nazi sticker at immigrant center
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A suburban Portland, Oregon, man was arraigned in court Friday for allegedly placing a white-supremacist, neo-Nazi sticker…
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Washington courts clearing drug convictions, refunding fines
By AMY RADIL KUOW SEATTLE (AP) — People convicted under Washington’s longtime felony drug possession law are starting to get their records…
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OHA releasing $517 million to improve Oregon behavioral health services
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State health officials at the Oregon Health Authority have announced a plan to distribute a package of $517 million in…
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Oregon measure aims to limit legislative walkouts
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s public sector unions are pushing a ballot measure that would limit the ability of the minority party in the…
Continue Reading Judge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should…
Continue Reading Oregon ballot fiasco highlights ‘invisible’ election chiefs
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and SARA CLINE Associated Press OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Voters in an Oregon county where a ballot-printing error delayed…
Continue Reading Deputy shoots, kills man saying he “engaged” deputy
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) — A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man south of Roseburg on Wednesday, Oregon State Police…
Continue Reading Oregon Health Plan gets federal HHS OK to provide year of postpartum medical coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has approved Oregon’s request to expand…
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Feds stop boat with 1,400 pounds of meth by US-Canada border
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities say they stopped a small boat carrying a large shipment of methamphetamine after they saw it riding low in the…
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Fishing closures planned for Deschutes River this summer, to protect steelhead; trout fishing to remain open
With another low run of summer steelhead forecast, angling closures for steelhead, bass and salmon will be in effect for parts of the Deschutes River…
Continue Reading Family of Black man killed by deputies files federal lawsuit
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The family of a Black man killed by deputies has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court against Clark County in…
Continue Reading Police: Man shoots, kills plumber he called for job
SPANAWAY, Wash. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder after a plumber called to the man’s home south of Tacoma was shot and killed on…
Continue Reading Man admits hate crime after setting fire outside Seattle bar
SEATTLE (AP) — A 25-year-od man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal hate crime for setting a fire outside a Seattle…
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