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Washington reaches record-high fuel prices

MOSES LAKE — Gas prices in Washington hit a record high Monday at an average of $5.67. The previous record was set…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Oregon governor resists using National Guard in active role

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday she won’t send National Guard troops to actively help quell violent protests in Portland over the killing of George Floyd because they aren’t needed and that…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Trump makes surprise visit to St. John’s Church

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Police fire tear gas to disperse D.C. protest

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Brooms in hand, people patch up stores damaged in protests

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Carrying brooms, shovels, trash bags and cans of paint, thousands of people from Los Angeles to New York swept up glass from broken store windows, covered over graffiti and organized ransa…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Medical examiner lists Floyd’s death as homicide

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Illinois man faces federal charges in rioting

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Seattle imposes curfew again following violent protests

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Monday that while the damage from weekend protests that turned violent must be condemned and those responsible prosecuted, “we will not allow that to obscure th…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: New York City imposing 11 p.m. curfew

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Family-ordered autopsy: Floyd died of asphyxia

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Floyd's brother appeals for peace in Minneapolis

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Portland mayor asks governor to call up National Guard

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and the state's federal prosecutor asked Gov. Kate Brown on Monday to call up the Oregon National Guard to help police in the state's largest city with protests …

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Inslee activates National Guard following Floyd protests

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has activated the National Guard following vandalism and mass theft in stores and shopping malls in multiple cities following protests over the killing of George Flo…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
Bid to halt Nevada oil drilling in sage grouse habitat

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists say the Trump administration’s approval of exploratory drilling for oil in sage grouse habitat on federal land in eastern Nevada violates its own protection guidelines and ignores…

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
The Latest: Police union critical of Minneapolis leadership

The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Updated 5 years, 11 months ago
King County seeks further easing of COVID-19 restrictions

SEATTLE (AP) — King County plans to apply for approval to enter into a modified Phase 1 on Monday after Gov. Jay Inslee announced he wouldn't extend the state’s COVID-19 stay-home orders.