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APNewsBreak: Agreement revives plan for largest US dam demolition to save dwindling fish along California-Oregon border
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — APNewsBreak: Agreement revives plan for largest US dam demolition to save dwindling fish along California-Oregon border.
Woman gets life in prison for killing husband’s ex-wife
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 38-year-old woman who fatally stabbed her husband’s ex-wife in Oregon was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.
Judge awards $10 million to family in 'wrongful life' case
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has awarded $10 million to the family of a severely disabled child who was born after a community clinic nurse inadvertently gave the mother a flu shot instead of a birth-c…
Dr. Umair A. Shah named new Washington secretary of health
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday appointed Dr. Umair A. Shah as the state's new secretary of health.
Kotek faces challenge from fellow Dem for House speaker
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Tina Kotek has won her party’s nomination for an unprecedented fifth term as speaker of the Oregon House, withstanding a rare challenge from a fellow Democrat.
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens
With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the U.S. are pleading for more help from Washington ahead of what is shaping up to be a bleak winter.
Man sentenced to 50 years for sexually abusing children
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Salem man was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Monday, after a jury found him guilty on seven counts related to the sexual abuse of two children.
Fishermen find woman who jumped off state ferry
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A woman who jumped off the state ferry Chimacum during a Monday afternoon crossing was recovered and brought to St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, the Coast Guard reported.
Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
NEW YORK (AP) — Now at Amazon.com: insulin and inhalers.
Kayaker dies in SW Washington creek
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Sunriver man died after getting trapped underwater while whitewater kayaking northeast of Vancouver, Washington, deputies said.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Hit 5' game
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
Tacoma police investigate 2 homicides from weekend
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Tacoma police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in a parking lot Sunday morning.
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.
AP VoteCast: Idaho voters mixed on state of nation
Voters in Idaho made their pick for president while holding mixed views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
From California to Pennsylvania, governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions amid the record-shattering resurgence of the virus that is all but certain to get worse because of holid…