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Judge blocks key parts of Washington sheriff decertification law
(The Center Square) - A Thurston County Superior Court judge has granted a motion for a preliminary injunction to …
Oregon reports another big spike in coronavirus cases
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported 278 new confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday, marking the highest daily count in the state since the start of the pandemic.
Black worker claims store fired him after racism complaint
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Fred Meyer employee who says he was fired from a Portland store after he complained about a pattern of racism has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the grocery store chain.
Chief: Seattle protest area is not a police-free zone
SEATTLE (AP) — Police will return to an area of a Seattle neighborhood being occupied by protesters if there are threats to public safety, the chief of police said after a business owner complained that officers di…
Canada, US and Mexico extend border restrictions to July 21.
TORONTO (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed to extend their agreements to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential travel to July 21 during the coronavirus pandemic
Man accused of hiding missing kids' bodies pleads not guilty
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man charged with destroying evidence after police said the bodies of two missing kids were found on his Idaho property has pleaded not guilty.
Chief says 'no cop-free zone' in Seattle during protests
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best says officers will go into the several-block area being occupied by protesters if there are threats to public safety.
FCC calls hours-long T-Mobile service outage 'unacceptable'
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the U.S. communications regulator said T-Mobile's nationwide, hours-long outage Monday was
Brown calls for special session for COVID-19, police reform
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday she will convene a special legislative session next week to address the state’s COVID-19 pandemic and to improve police accountability following weeks of protests ove…
Canada, US extend border restrictions to July 21.
TORONTO (AP) — Canada and the US have agreed to extend their agreement to keep their border closed to non-essential travel to July 21 during the coronavirus pandemic.
King County seeks to ease more COVID-19 restrictions
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has applied to move into Phase 2 of reopening from coronavirus restrictions.
2 men dead after double shooting in Fall City, Washington
FALL CITY, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are investigating what led up to a fatal double shooting late Monday night in Fall City.
The Latest: Man shot during protest over New Mexico statue
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Win for Life' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Win for Life" game were:
Portland police say they'll remove fence from downtown jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A chain-link fence that blocked the downtown Portland, Oregon, jail from nightly protesters will be taken down.
Judge: U.S. must release $679M in tribal virus relief funds
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department must release $679 million in coronavirus relief funding for tribes that it intended to withhold while a court challenge over the agency's initial round of paymen…