Oregon State

Seattle, WA

Washington State

Tacoma, WA

TACOMA, Wash. — Twenty-seven people were indicted by a grand jury for drug trafficking in Washington and other states, including the alleged leader who is believed to be a member of a white supremacist prison gang. Jesse James Bailey, 39, out of Steilacoom, is alleged to have trafficked large...

More than 100 guns, 11 kilos of fentanyl seized in drug trafficking bust

Idaho State

Meridian, ID

BOISE, Idaho — As lawmakers work to wind down the legislative session, two bills on the topic of content in libraries sit waiting. Legislation aims to prevent minors from accessing harmful materials in school and community libraries. The topic is top of the marquee in Meridian, Idaho. For months...

As Idaho lawmakers examine library bills, library leaders explain depth of the consequences

John Day, OR

The owner of a brew pub in little John Day has plenty of complaints about the state of Oregon. But she doesn’t think the answer is to leave.

Despite frustrations, eastern Oregon business owner isn’t convinced by ‘Greater Idaho’ movement

Dallas, TX

Camas, WA

CAMAS, Wash. — Fisher Investment is relocating its headquarters from Camas to Texas after the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Friday that a capital gains tax is constitutional. In a one-sentence news release on Friday after the ruling, Fisher said, "In honor of the Washington State Supreme Court's wisdom...

Fisher Investments moving Camas headquarters to Texas after tax ruling

Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2023 James Beard Awards in various categories on Wednesday. With many finalists brewing all across the country, several Oregon restaurants and chefs made the list. The foundation will be announcing the winners at the Lyric Opera of...

Here are the Oregon finalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards

Umatilla County, OR

Boardman, OR

BOARDMAN, Ore. — The Environmental Protection Agency is urging Oregon to clean up water contamination from nitrates in the eastern part of the state, warning it could step in under the Safe Drinking Water Act in the absence of sufficient local action. It's been three decades since state agencies...

Water contamination in 2 eastern Oregon counties could prompt EPA to step in

SEATTLE — The average hourly salary in Seattle is $24, but it costs nearly double that to afford two-bedroom housing throughout the metro area. The National Low Income Housing Coalition broke down what people need to earn hourly at their jobs in order to live in parts of Western Washington.

Here's what you need to make an hour to afford living in parts of western Washington

NewsBreak

Oregon Firearms Federation files federal lawsuit over Measure 114

PORTLAND, Ore. — Opponents of Measure 114 filed a federal lawsuit, the first challenge of its kind in Oregon. It urges a judge to block the...

Oregon Firearms Federation files federal lawsuit over Measure 114

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