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Trump supporters rally near Portland and state capitol

Trump supporters rally near Portland and state capitol

Caravan went toward Salem to gather

Trump supporters rally near Portland and state capitol
‘Like a bomb’: Winds fuel destructive Northwest blazes

‘Like a bomb’: Winds fuel destructive Northwest blazes

80 percent of Malden destroyed by fire

  • Sep 8, 2020
  • By Nicholas K. Geranois and Andrew Selsky The Associated Press
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‘Like a bomb’: Winds fuel destructive Northwest blazes

37 at SeaTac federal detention center infected with virus

No deaths or hospitalizations reported

$300 jobless boost available week of Sept. 21

Those unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic will start receiving an additional $300 in unemployment benefits later this month. The… Continue reading

New simulations depict tsunami effects in state

Some locations’ residents would have little time to escape

ACLU sues over federal action in Portland protests

Suit alleges agents used excessive force, illegal detentions

Groups challenge permit for $2B methanol plant in Washington

Facility would be built along Washington, Oregon border

US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

The Trump administration on Monday took another step to opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge… Continue reading

US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

Inslee visits latest COVID-19 hot spot in state

Gov. Jay Inslee visited on Thursday a town in Okanogan County, site of the latest… Continue reading

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound command changes

Capt. Patrick Hilbert relieved Capt. Linda Sturgis as commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound on Aug. 6. Sturgis will retire from… Continue reading

No prosecution for many arrested at Portland’s protests

No prosecution for many arrested at Portland’s protests

People arrested in Portland since late May on non-violent misdemeanor charges during the protests that… Continue reading

No prosecution for many arrested at Portland’s protests
Seattle police chief Best resigns over budget cuts

Seattle police chief Best resigns over budget cuts

Efforts to cut spending on police — a key demand of anti-racism demonstrators across the nation… Continue reading

Seattle police chief Best resigns over budget cuts
First Asian giant hornet found in Washington state trap

First Asian giant hornet found in Washington state trap

Washington state agriculture workers have have trapped their first Asian giant hornet. The hornet was found July 14 in a… Continue reading

First Asian giant hornet found in Washington state trap
Top-two primary narrows candidates for governor, other state races

Top-two primary narrows candidates for governor, other state races

Inslee, Culp advance

Top-two primary narrows candidates for governor, other state races

Kilmer, Kreiselmaier face off in November

Republican Elizabeth Kreiselmaier, Derek Kilmer’s presumed opponent in the general election, has her work cut out for her. Kilmer, the four-term 6th District congressman and… Continue reading

Legislative races set for November

Tharinger, Chapman receive bulk of votes in top-two balloting for House seats

Officials seek limits on ‘habitat’ for species

Officials seek limits on ‘habitat’ for species

The Trump administration is moving to restrict what land and water areas can be declared… Continue reading

Officials seek limits on ‘habitat’ for species
Inslee: Gyms must triple distance for exercising indoors

Inslee: Gyms must triple distance for exercising indoors

Changes start this coming Monday

Inslee: Gyms must triple distance for exercising indoors

Judge postpones arguments in Seattle crowd-control weapons case

A federal judge has postponed arguments over whether Seattle police violated an injunction against using force on peaceful protesters and… Continue reading

State is working through secondary jobless benefit backlog

Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine said Monday that an initial backlog of claims of people who had not received payment for unemployment… Continue reading