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Teen gets 8 years in Boardman, Oregon, shooting
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - A teenager has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after accepting a plea deal in the shooting death of a man in Boardman, Oregon.
The East Oregonian reports David Alvarez was 17 at the time of the September 2016 shooting...
Oregon’s governor, Hispanic lawmakers vow to defend Latinos
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Hispanic members of the Legislature said they would defend Latinos in the state, including those who entered the country illegally.
In a ceremony Wednesday in Brown's office marking Hispanic Heritage Month in Oregon, Brown denounced U...
VIDEO: Washington sues operator of immigration detention center
SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state has sued the operator of one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States, claiming it did not pay detainees the state's minimum wage for work performed over a decade.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit Wednesday against The GEO Group, which owns and operates the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma on contract with U...
VIDEO: Governor Jay Inslee joins others in NY to promote Climate Alliance
NEW YORK (AP) - Governors and former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are championing a 14-state and Puerto Rico coalition that's tackling environmental issues.
New York's Andrew Cuomo, California's Jerry Brown and Washington's Jay Inslee - all Democrats, like Kerry - held a press conference Wednesday in New York to promote the bipartisan U...
Revenue forecast for Washington state up $288 million
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Projected revenue for the state of Washington has increased by about $288 million through the middle of 2019.
Numbers released Wednesday by the Office of Financial Management show the state's revenue collection will be up, partly because the state's economy performed better than expected in June...
Department of Natural Resources eases campfire restrictions
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - State officials will ease restrictions on recreational campfires because of recent rain and cooler temperatures.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources said in a news release Tuesday that effective Wednesday, campfires will be allowed in approved fire pits in campgrounds on Washington lands protected by the agency...
Washington state study looks at home-grown recreational pot
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state lawmakers are split on whether to allow residents to grow recreational marijuana in their homes, so they've implemented a study to look into three potential plans.
The Daily Herald reported Tuesday that the state Liquor and Cannabis Board is studying two scenarios that would allow four plants per home and a third option maintaining current rules that allow fo
Boy pleads not guilty in school shooting in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty in a school shooting that left one classmate dead and three wounded in Washington state.
Court documents released Tuesday revealed that Caleb Sharpe entered the plea Friday during a brief court appearance two days after the shooting at rural Freeman High School...
Man arrested in pot shot kidnapping confesses to TV station
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A man arrested in the kidnapping of a Cheney marijuana store employee has given a jailhouse confession to a Spokane television station.
Donovan Culps told KHQ-TV Monday that he shot Cameron Smith several times after Smith declined to sell him pot products because he didn't have identification...
Cellphone, distracted driving law brings bigger fines, jail
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon drivers soon can be pulled over for not only texting and talking on their cellphones, but also for navigating, using social media and any other "hands-on" cellphone and electronics use.
The Statesman Journal reports the changes, which begin Oct...