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Police arrest four in medical marijuana dispensary raids

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police have arrested four people in raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in Southern Oregon.

Police locate driver in suspected hit-and-run crash near La Center

Police have located the driver of a black Ford F-150 pickup who allegedly caused a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Interstate 5 southbound near La Center and fled the scene.

UPDATE: Feds look for temporary fix after I-5 collapse

Trucker saw bridge collapse in rearview mirror

MOUNT VERNON — Federal officials were searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along the crucial Interstate 5 corridor, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee cautioned Friday that major disruptions will last for weeks, if not months.

Memorial Day closures

What's open and what's closed Monday for Memorial Day:

Ore. teen arrested in ‘destructive device’ threat

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say they arrested a 17-year-old West Albany High School student at his home on Thursday after receiving information he planned to detonate a “destructive device” at a school.

Ridgefield teens reported missing

Police are asking the public for assistance in locating two missing Ridgefield teens.

Thieves target RV batteries

Have a recreational vehicle parked in your driveway or next to your home? You might want to check that the battery is still there.

WSU votes to limit tuition hike to 2 percent

PULLMAN (AP) — The Washington State University Board of Regents has voted to limit a fall tuition increase to 2 percent, no matter what the Legislature decides concerning the state budget.

Trust buys land near Mount St. Helens

Purchase of 2,330 acres part of broad conservation effort

The Columbia Land Trust on Thursday finalized the purchase of 2,330 acres of forestland and riparian habitat near Mount St. Helens, marking the largest single purchase in the organization's 23-year history.

Life Afloat: Weekend offers tall ship tours, dragon boat races

A bit of acting was required when our official state ship, the Lady Washington, played the role of the H.M.S. Interceptor in “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

Red Cross holds holiday blood drives

The American Red Cross is celebrating the unofficial start of summer — Memorial Day — with weekend blood drives.

Freeway bridge collapses into Skagit River; no fatalities

Authorities say there were no fatalities when the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Mount Vernon collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water below.

State auditors fault Seattle schools over federal grants

Seattle Public Schools may have to repay as much as $490,000 to the federal government because state auditors say the district did not spend some of its federal grant money appropriately in the 2011-12 school year.

Missing woman's family not giving up

Private eye will review file on Susan Powell, father says

SEATTLE — Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file — containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more — might turn up something the investigators missed.

Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good.