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Richland nuclear power plant under extra federal scrutiny
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - A nuclear power plant in southeast Washington will continue to be under extra government scrutiny.
The Tri-City Herald reports the Columbia Generating Station failed to be removed from the 2018 list of plants requiring increased oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as the federal agency completed its annual assessment...
Oregon reaches milestone ahead of primary election
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A milestone ahead of Oregon's 2018 primary elections is being reached, with the deadline for candidates to file.
Candidates had until 5 p.m. Tuesday to register their candidacies with the Oregon Secretary of State.
Less than an hour before the deadline, 17 people registered as candidates for governor, 40 for the state Senate, 126 for the state House, and 35 for Oregon's five U..
State House GOP leader won’t seek re-election
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Republican state House minority leader has announced he will not seek re-election to the Legislature later this year.
The Daily Herald reports Rep. Dan Kristiansen, of Snohomish, made the announcement Tuesday, saying "it was just time...
Washington governor signs bump stock ban
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Sparked by last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas, Washington is the most recent state to ban trigger devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the ban into law Tuesday.
Washington was among more than 20 states that introduced legislation seeking to ban the devices, known as bump stocks, after the Oct...
Oregon unemployment rate stays at 4.1%
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's unemployment rate held steady in January as employers added 5,000 jobs.
The state Employment Department said Tuesday the jobless rate was 4.1 percent - the same as in December. Strong employment gains in manufacturing, construction and private educational services were partially offset by a weak month for leisure and hospitality...
Spokane places regulations on reality police TV shows
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The Spokane City Council is placing new regulations on police reality television shows.
The City Council voted 5-1 on Monday to pass a new law requiring live police reality shows to obtain a business license, $1 million of liability insurance and written consent from people who are captured on video interacting with police...
Washington governor signs net-neutrality bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill making Washington the first state to set up its own net-neutrality requirements in response to the Federal Communications Commission's recent repeal of Obama-era rules.
Inslee signed the bill Monday, which passed out of both the House and Senate with bipartisan support...
Oregon high school students back gun control in rally
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Hundreds of high school students, carrying signs and clamoring for gun control, traveled to Oregon's state capitol as they joined a welling tide of activism in the wake of the deadly Florida school shootings.
Gov. Kate Brown met with the students Monday and urged the 18-year-old among them to vote...
Oregon lawmakers look ahead to capping greenhouse gases
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - With the short 2018 legislative session behind them, Oregon politicians are already looking forward to pushing a cap on greenhouse gas emissions during next year's long session.
Senate President Peter Courtney, a Salem Democrat, said at a news conference late Saturday with Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, a Democrat from Portland, that capping carbon emissions will be a pri
Police officer was 1 of 2 killed in avalanche near Cle Elum
CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) - A Bonney Lake, Washington, police officer was one of two people killed in an avalanche near Cle Elum.
The News Tribune reports that 41-year-old Officer James Larsen and 27-year-old Zach Roundtree were killed about 1:30 p...