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Ore. worker stored data of 36,000 people on private account
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon Department of Revenue employee uploaded data on about 36,000 people to a private account, but officials said the information doesn't appear to have been given to anyone else.
The staffer, who was not identified, uploaded at least one file containing names, addresses, and Social Security numbers to a cloud storage service in late February, the agency said Friday...
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Zinke supports restoration of grizzlies in North Cascades
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. (AP) - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says the federal government is moving forward with plans to restore grizzly bears in the remote North Cascade Mountains of Washington.
Zinke made the announcement Friday during a visit to North Cascades National Park's headquarters, about 75 miles north of Seattle...
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill to boost oil safety measures
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure that aims to boost safety around the transportation of oil in the state.
The new law, signed Friday, extends the state's oil barrel tax to pipelines. That tax pays for spill response and prevention measures and currently applies to oil received by train or vessels...
Families announce plans for Oso mudslide memorial
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Plans have been announced for a memorial honoring the 43 people who died in a mudslide four years ago northeast of Seattle in the town of Oso.
The Daily Herald reported Thursday that the families with the help of Snohomish County parks staff have been working for the past few years on the project...
Man who evaded police for 25 years guilty of manslaughter
EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) - A man who evaded authorities for 25 years has been found guilty by a Grant County jury of manslaughter in connection with the 1991 death of Barbara J. Kipp.
The Columbia Basin Herald reported Thursday that 66-year-old Arnolfo Bravo had also faced second-degree murder, but the jury found him not guilty on that charge...
Interior Secretary Zinke discusses opioids with Spokane area tribes
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke met with members of two Indian tribes in the Spokane area to discuss how the agency can assist with reducing the abuse of opioids on reservations.
Zinke on Thursday morning met in the town of Wellpinit with members of the Spokane tribe and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation...
Yakima city council decides to keep pit bull ban in place
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Yakima city officials have decided to keep a ban on pit bulls in place while they work on a more comprehensive ordinance on the dogs.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reported Wednesday that currently, Yakima pit bull owners are required to pay certain fines and fees, keep their dogs inside or in a six-sided outdoor enclosure and post signs that say "dangerous dog lives here...
Budget deal includes wildfire disaster fund to end borrowing
WASHINGTON (AP) - A spending bill slated for a vote in Congress includes a bipartisan plan to create a wildfire disaster fund to help combat increasingly severe wildfires that have devastated the West in recent years.
The bill sets aside more than $20 billion over 10 years to allow the Forest Service and other federal agencies end a practice of raiding non-fire-related accounts to pay for wildfire
Seattle mayor pursues law to require owners to lock up guns
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle's mayor and a city councilmember say they plan to propose legislation that would require gun owners to lock up firearms in their homes and vehicles.
The Seattle Times reports Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Councilmember M...
Gov. Jay Inslee signs law aimed at lowering gender wage gap
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure that seeks to reduce the wage gap between men and women and provide equal growth opportunities and fair treatment in the workplace.
The measure modifies the state's Equal Pay Act by making several changes, including making it unacceptable for employers to retaliate against an employee for asking about their wages or the salary of other emp