PNW
What's happening in the Pacific Northwest? For information and details regarding Northwest news, see our articles below.
Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…
DOJ to investigate wrongful arrest of black man in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal civil rights investigation will be launched into the 2017 wrongful arrest of an African American man who says he was targeted because he complained about a racially hostile work envi…
Sheriff: Woman shoots husband, self near Florence
FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) — A 71-year-old woman shot and wounded her 75-year-old husband and then fatally shot herself north of Florence, authorities said.
Correction: Tax Ballot Typo Dispute Settled story
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — In a story February 11, 2020, about a dispute over a tax ballot measure to pay for emergency dispatching services, The Associated Press erroneously reported the state where the agency, Columb…
Men accused of murder in Seattle shooting plead not guilty
SEATTLE (AP) — Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges including first-degree murder in connection with the gang-related gunfight they’re accused of instigating in downtown Seattle last month. One woman was…
Court: Convicted rapist can argue his lawyer was ineffective
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man convicted of rape in Idaho and sexual assault in Pennsylvania after prosecutors said he duped then drugged and assaulted women in both states will get a chance to argue his Idaho attorney …
Wrongful-death civil trial over police killing of man begins
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The father and therapist of a man killed by a Eugene police officer five years ago took the stand Tuesday during a federal wrongful-death case, opening a trial that questions whether that office…
Settlement approved in discrimination suit against Motel 6
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has given final approval to a $10 million settlement in a class-action discrimination lawsuit that alleged Motel 6 employees in Phoenix shared the whereabouts and private information of guest…
Sheriff's sergeants on leave amid misconduct investigation
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Two supervisors with the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office are on paid leave while the agency conducts official misconduct investigations.
Students push universities to stop investing in fossil fuels
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Students alarmed by climate change are stepping up pressure on universities to pull investments from fossil fuel industries, an effort that is gaining traction at prestigious schools like Ge…
Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Senate
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation that would compensate the wrongly convicted headed to the Senate on Wednesday.
Finally let off cruise, passengers desperate for flight home
BANGKOK (AP) — The cheers of celebration have faded. The waving of roses has ceased. Having finally reached a friendly port in Cambodia willing to accept them after nearly two weeks of uncertainty at sea, hundreds …
Boeing asks lawmakers to suspend preferential tax rate
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state lawmakersintroduced bills Wednesday,at The Boeing Co.’s request, to suspend the aerospace giant's preferential business and occupation tax rate unless the United States and Eu…
National shortage of forensic nurses frustrates rape victims
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The young woman who walked into an emergency room in Milwaukee began her journey about 12 hours earlier, at a Chicago-area hospital, more than 90 miles away.
Idaho County complies with 1975 land use law for first time
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — A rural Idaho county is complying with state law by approving a comprehensive land use plan after 45 years of resistance.
Revenue forecast brings good news for Washington lawmakers
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington lawmakers received good news Wednesday with the state’s latest revenue forecast showing they have significantly more money to work with as they prepare to unveil their supplemental …