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Officials, authorities prepared for any Election Day unrest

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Elected officials and authorities in the Pacific Northwest have prepared for potential unrest as protests in Portland, Oregon, Seattle and in smaller cities were expected on Election Day.

AP VoteCast: Washington voters sour on state of nation

Voters in Washington made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

AP VoteCast: Oregon voters sour on state of nation

Voters in Oregon made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

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.

Schrier, Herrera Beutler face tight reelection fights

SEATTLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier were in tough reelection fights in Washington's closely split 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts, while two Democrats …

Police misconduct agency on the watch during Election Day

SEATTLE (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in Washington state's larger cities were prepared Tuesday to respond to unrest during the election while police misconduct investigators warned that they'll be watching the o…

Washington state voters to decide 1st sex ed referendum

SEATTLE (AP) — The fate of sex education will be decided in Washington’s only statewide ballot measure in the November election.

Portland mayor challenged from left amid Oregon protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's Portland mayor fought for a second term in an election upended by the city’s sustained protests against racial injustice and police brutality and by the national attention from Presid…

2 drug ballot measures in Oregon could be pioneering in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon, the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, could be the first state to do the same with hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine, as well as legalize the…

Republicans look to maintain both Idaho US House seats

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson has swept aside challenges from within his own party in primaries and then Democratic contenders in general elections to retain his seat in Congress representin…

Jordan, Risch vie for Idaho's U.S. Senate seat

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democrat Paulette Jordan is no stranger to long shots, occasionally touting her trips to the shooting range during her campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Jim Risch. Still, Jordan's race against Risch …

Nike says Oregon HQ layoffs will reach 700 by January

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike said Monday it expects to eliminate 700 jobs at its Oregon headquarters near Beaverton by early January as part of a broader restructuring the company announced during the summer.

49 Seattle work-release facility residents have COVID-19

SEATTLE (AP) — Over half the residents of a work-release facility in Seattle have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Washington state Department of Corrections.

Merkley, Perkins face off in Oregon Senate race

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is running for reelection against Republican Jo Rae Perkins, who made national headlines this year for her support of the wide ranging and baseless QAnon interne…