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World Cup Round of 16 begins this weekend
MOSES LAKE — The World Cup heads into the round of 16 starting early July 4 with a number of highly anticipated ma…
Executive order makes Oregon 'freeze' enforceable by law
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown made her statewide two-week ‘freeze’ official Tuesday with an executive order that makes the measures enforceable by law.
Grand jury: Salem officer justified in fatal shooting of man
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A grand jury has unanimously found a Salem police officer justified in killing 30-year-old Rudy Martinez-Cortez in October.
Idaho docs: Rationed care looming as virus quickly spreads
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Doctors serving Idaho and eastern Oregon spent hours Tuesday trying to sway health districts, city leaders and the public to do more to stop the spread of coronavirus, warning that rationed care…
Historic deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An agreement announced Tuesday paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, a project that promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the Oregon-California border …
Facebook contractor to pay $595K over racial discrimination
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A contractor that provides security at Facebook’s Prineville data center will pay $595,000 to settle allegations of racial discrimination by five employees.
State officials eye McCall-area land swap amid opposition
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A investment firm's proposal to swap private timberland in northern Idaho for up to 44 square miles (114 square kilometers) of public state land in and around the tourist destination of McCall f…
US judge blocks Trump Administration rule inhibiting unions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump Administration rule that opponents said would have harmed the bargaining rights of more than 500,000 home healthcare workers in California and se…
APNewsBreak: Deal revives plan for largest US dam demolition
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An agreement announced Tuesday paves the way for the largest dam demolition in U.S. history, a project that promises to reopen hundreds of miles of waterway along the Oregon-California border …
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.