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State actuary: $4 billion pension transfer raises odds of future taxpayer bailouts
(The Center Square) - State pension officials warned Tuesday that a new law allowing the Legislature to pull nearl…
Energy firm withdraws permit application for Oregon pipeline
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Canadian energy company has withdrawn its application for a state permit for a controversial natural gas pipeline and export terminal in Oregon, and a project spokesman said Friday it is instea…
Lawrence Spence sworn in as new state representative
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Akasha Lawrence Spence was sworn in Friday as the newest member of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Lawsuit planned to stop Idaho-Wyoming natural gas pipeline
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two environmental groups have given notice they intend to file a lawsuit to stop a proposed underground natural gas pipeline from Idaho to Wyoming the groups say will harm protected grizzly bear…
Jury convicts ex-religious leader of child sexual abuse
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Friday found a disgraced religious leader guilty of sexually abusing a former church member when she was a child.
Illinois boy dies in Idaho skiing accident
BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a boy from Illinois died after hitting a tree while skiing at an Idaho resort.
Man charged with child rape, investigation continues
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Beaverton man on child sex abuse charges including rape and investigators believe there are more victims.
Large sewage spill in Bremerton prompts alert
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A large sewage spill in Bremerton has prompted a warning for people to stay out of Sinclair Inlet and the Port Washington Narrows until Wednesday.
Bellingham toddler's death officially ruled a homicide
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The late-November death of a Bellingham toddler has been ruled a homicide by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police: Bandidos involved in Seabeck quadruple murder
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Nearly four years after they were murdered, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office said Thursday it believes "members and associates" of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were directly involved in th…
Chicago woman is 2nd US patient with new virus from China
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chicago woman has become the second U.S. patient diagnosed with the dangerous new virus from China, health officials announced Friday.
Idaho man sentenced in truck driver assault case
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for assault after prosecutors said he severely beat a long-haul truck driver from Missouri at an eastern Idaho truck stop.
Institution in Idaho for Oregon foster children off limits
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Lane County judge has blocked Oregon child welfare officials from sending a foster child to live at an Idaho facility after the boy’s attorney pointed out a technicality that could impact th…
Idaho budget committee OKs increase in rainy-day funds
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The amount of money in Idaho's rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under proposed legislation put forward Friday.
Police arrest 7, seize drugs at Seattle tent encampment
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police have arrested seven people and seized crack cocaine from a multi-room tent that was in a larger encampment between freeway ramps for Interstate 90 and Interstate 5, authorities said.
Crab larvae suffering shell damage from ocean acidification
SEATTLE (AP) — Ocean acidification is damaging the shells of young Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest, an impact that scientists did not expect until much later this century, according to new research.