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Oregon mega-dairy owner caught in prostitution sting
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - The owner of a controversial mega-dairy in Boardman, Oregon, has been arrested on charges of patronizing a prostitute and possessing methamphetamine.
Lost Valley Farm owner Greg te Velde was arrested during a sting in Kennewick, Washington...
House Speaker Paul Ryan touts lower taxes in Boeing visit
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - House Speaker Paul Ryan toured the Boeing plant in Everett, answered workers' questions on a variety of matters and pitched the Republican plan to cut taxes for corporations.
The Daily Herald reports Ryan on Thursday saw the 767, 777 and 787 production lines before sitting down with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg for a 45-minute town hall attended by about 80 employees...
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Oregon taxpayers will get ‘kicker’ rebate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The strong economy has triggered Oregon's kicker law.
State economists said Wednesday that more than $460 million will be returned to taxpayers. Rather than getting a check, taxpayers must claim the kicker as a credit when they do their 2017 state taxes early next year...
Oregon homeless population increases 6 percent
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A survey of Oregon's homeless population shows the number of people living on the streets or in a shelter has jumped by 6 percent from two years ago.
Oregon Housing and Community Services released the numbers Tuesday, saying the count that took place in January found 13,953 people without a place to live...
Oregon’s governor, state police chief stand up for marijuana
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's governor and the head of the state police defended the state's legal marijuana industry in letters to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been hinting at a crackdown on states like Oregon that have legalized pot in defiance of federal law...
Swastikas and bomb threat prompt WSU dorm evacuation
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Dozens of students were evacuated from a dormitory at Washington State University after students reported vandals had scratched several swastikas and a vague bomb threat onto the walls.
The Spokesman-Review says the graffiti was reported about 10 p...
Washington seeks Supreme Court review of culvert ruling
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Attorney General Bob Ferguson is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by a federal appeals court that state officials say will require it to pay billions of dollars on salmon habitat.
Ferguson filed the petition Thursday asking for review of last year's decision by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Eclipse traffic already heavy in central Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Traffic is already a headache in central Oregon as thousands of people arrive before Monday's total solar eclipse.
Traffic was backed up early Thursday on U.S. Highway 26 west of Prineville, the last town before the turnoff for an eclipse-themed festival that's expected to attract 30,000 people in a remote area with narrow, one-lane roads...
Washington apple farmers may see higher returns this season
WANATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - Experts say Washington apple farmers may be in for higher returns with large crop amounts expected and a decline in apple production in Europe, Mexico and Canada.
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association's Aug. 1 forecast estimates this year's crop will yield 130...
New Washington State Univ. medical school welcomes 1st class
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The new Washington State University medical school is welcoming its first class of students.
The students arrive Wednesday at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane.
Officials for the medical school say it will focus on training doctors to work in underserved areas of the state...