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Tukwila, WA

TUKWILA, Wash. — A high-tech tool is now helping police departments across the state. The use of automated license plate readers (ALPR) is spreading fast, but so is the controversy. In Tukwila, the city put a notice out about six months ago, letting people know they’d be using solar-powered...

Use of license plate readers spreading across Washington

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Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Attorneys presented closing arguments Wednesday in a seven week trial over responsibility for the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. A group of 17 plaintiffs is suing Pacific Power for $1.6 billion in damages, alleging the company caused destructive fires by not turning off the power in areas that were at extreme fire risk.

'It's about their choices not to act': Attorneys give closing arguments over Labor Day 2020 wildfires

Molalla, OR

MOLALLA, Ore. — Summer is basically here, and unfortunately that means wildfire season is too. “It’s one thing to talk about fire, it’s a whole different thing when you’re faced with it,” said Philomath Fire & Rescue Deputy Fire Chief Rich Saalsaa. “If anything, the last 10 years, it's taught us we used to be deployed on four and seven-day conflagrations before. Now they're 14 and 28 days.”

Oregon firefighters conduct joint wildland firefighting training

Eugene, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Allergy season is in full swing, and chances are you’re feeling that right now. “This is one of the worst seasons I’ve had with allergies,” said Olivia Kent, a Portlander. "It's just straining on your eyes, coughing, sneezing, (you have an) itchy throat."

Grass pollen levels off the charts in Eugene, Willamette Valley

PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. magistrate judge on Friday ordered three men detained on drug trafficking charges accusing them of supplying illicit fentanyl linked to a fatal overdose in Oregon, prosecutors said. A federal complaint charges Manuel Velasquez-Estrejo, 38, Jorge Rivera-Nunez, 27, and Dennis Palma-Hurbina, 23, with conspiring to...

3 men charged with drug trafficking after fentanyl linked to fatal Oregon overdose

Monroe, WA

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — There’s a rock star photo session underway at photographer Edward Dose’s studio in Monroe. But the featured star is not a musician. It's one of the most recognizable guitars in the world. "You want to bring it to life," Dose said, as he carefully...

One more for Prince from his favorite guitar maker in Washington state

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

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...

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

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