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Portland police chief works as patrol officer

PORTLAND — Portland Police Chief Mike Reese was asked to cut down on department overtime and he's doing something about it.

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

DENVER — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

Seattle council panel OKs marijuana growing zones

SEATTLE — A Seattle City Council committee has approved zoning for large indoor marijuana farms in some industrial areas of the city.

Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized

DENVER — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election.

Funerals begin for those killed in Oklahoma tornado

Thunderstorms slow cleanup

MOORE, Okla. — A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The first of the funerals, for a 9-year-old girl killed at a Moore elementary school that took a direct hit in Monday’s storm, took place Thursday morning.

WSP: Apparent aggressive driver causes three-vehicle crash on I-5 near La Center

Troopers are investigating a hit-and-run incident involving a black Ford F150 pickup that appeared to have been driving aggressively and caused a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 southbound near La Center this morning.

Pit bull that bit Hazel Dell girl set to be euthanized

Dog being monitored for signs of rabies

The pit bull that bit a 3-year-old Hazel Dell girl will be euthanized at the end of the month. The dog's owner, a woman from Ridgefield, turned the dog over to Clark County Animal Control and Protection, which put the dog on a 10-day quarantine.

Early morning crash on I-5 near Woodland sends one to hospital

A Vancouver woman was sent to the hospital after Washington State Patrol said she lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tractor trailer on Interstate 5 south of Woodland early this morning.

Little known about suspect in Spokane ricin case

SPOKANE — A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane.

Fishing report 5/23

Canyon Creek, Little White Salmon River open for trout fishing on Saturday

In our view: Congress: Pass Shield Law

Ongoing DOJ scandal illustrates why public's right to know must be protected

President Barack Obama was described in a Tuesday Seattle Times editorial as "the worst modern president for press freedom." We concur with that assessment.

Snow falls in backcountry just in time for Memorial Day weekend

Several inches of new snow accumulate at elevations as low as 3,400 feet

Meeting set for June 4 to discuss Lewis, Washougal steelhead plans

Work group will develop changes to management in East Fork Lewis, North Fork Lewis, Washougal rivers plus Salmon Creek

Ambrose: Obama administration swimming in major scandals

Please, please, there's no reason to impeach President Barack Obama, and it is overreach to say we're getting Watergate all over again. But the scandals are indeed piling up on each other, or, to use another metaphor, it's not just raining. It's pouring. And the message to the nation is to take cover.