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August 8, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans

DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to "violent racists of a generation ago."

August 6, 2020 5:27 a.m.

Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans

DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to "violent racists of a generation ago."

August 9, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans

DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to "violent racists of a generation ago."

August 7, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Joe Biden launches new national ad aimed at Black Americans

DETROIT (AP) — Joe Biden's Democratic presidential campaign has launched a new national ad focused on Black Americans, urging them to stand up to President Donald Trump the way their ancestors stood up to "violent racists of a generation ago."

January 6, 2021 3:36 p.m.

Wisconsin Republicans decry protesters as 'social misfits'

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation decried supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday during the hearing to certify the Electoral College votes, with one Republican referring to them as “a bunch of social misfits" and another calling it “banana republic crap.”

February 3, 2021 12:16 a.m.

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.

January 14, 2021 8:35 a.m.

Jacob Blake says he was ready to surrender before being shot

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin, triggering several nights of violent protests over the summer and leaving him partially paralyzed, said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he was prepared to surrender just before the officer opened fire.

January 14, 2021 12:36 p.m.

Wisconsin Rep. Fitzgerald not sure Trump to blame for riot

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's newest member of Congress, Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, said Thursday he didn't know if President Donald Trump incited the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol and wants

February 1, 2021 12:06 p.m.

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.

'There's hope': Former Royal City Police chief details importance of attention to mental health
March 1, 2021 1 a.m.

'There's hope': Former Royal City Police chief details importance of attention to mental health

Darin Smith said his law enforcement career, his experiences and their impact on him emphasized the importance of paying attention to his mental health.

February 2, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.

June 25, 2019 9:04 p.m.

New gun law means uncertainty come July 1

MOSES LAKE — As of July 1, it’s going to be a lot tougher to buy most guns legally in the State of Washington.

November 17, 2016 midnight

Rich and I teach political lesson, Part Two

Dennis note: Here is the last of a two-part humor story. This “Rich and I” story was first published in the Columbia Basin Herald in the early 1990s. We backtrack a bit and then continue with the story. Enjoy.

May 28, 2020 11:03 a.m.

In lockdown easing, UK's Johnson says groups of 6 can meet

LONDON (AP) — Up to six people from different households will be allowed to meet outdoors next week as part of another modest easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday.

June 2, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Governor race showcases conservative coronavirus fault lines

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, the crowded contest for the Republican nomination in Utah’s first wide-open governor's race in more than a decade was about how to manage the state’s breakneck growth. Now, it's showcasing conservative fault lines over the coronavirus crisis response and what recovery looks like.

June 2, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Utah governor race has conservative coronavirus fault lines

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A few months ago, the crowded contest for the Republican nomination in Utah’s first wide-open governor's race in more than a decade was about how to manage the state’s breakneck growth. Now, it's showcasing conservative fault lines over the coronavirus crisis response and what recovery looks like.

June 4, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Berry 'disappointed' with USOPC in aftermath of Floyd death

As it turns out, the hard part for U.S. Olympian Gwen Berry hasn’t started yet.

June 3, 2021 6:09 p.m.

Pence: I'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he wasn’t sure that he and former President Donald Trump would ever see “eye to eye” over what happened on Jan. 6 but that he would “always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years.”

June 4, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Pence: I'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he wasn’t sure that he and former President Donald Trump would ever see “eye to eye” over what happened on Jan. 6 but that he would “always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years.”

June 5, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Pence: I'll likely never see eye to eye with Trump on Jan. 6

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that he wasn’t sure that he and former President Donald Trump would ever see “eye to eye” over what happened on Jan. 6 but that he would “always be proud of what we accomplished for the American people over the last four years.”