July 27, 2021, 5:54pm Newsletter
Oregon’s clean energy bill, which sets one of the most ambitious timelines in the country for moving to 100 percent clean electricity sources, was signed by Gov. Kate Brown on… Read story
July 27, 2021, 2:55pm Latest News
Weather conditions Tuesday were helping at least temporarily to calm two gigantic wildfires in the West but there was bad news for a tiny California community savaged by flames last… Read story
July 27, 2021, 7:29pm Northwest
LONGVIEW— Spotting a Cowlitz County tourist in the winter can seem as elusive as seeing Bigfoot. Read story
July 27, 2021, 7:28pm Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — A newly released report shows Seattle police officers — despite almost a decade under federal oversight partially intended to address bias — continue to stop and use force against Black people far more often than white people. Read story
July 27, 2021, 7:07pm Northwest
TACOMA (AP) — A Tacoma police lieutenant in charge when officers responded to Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer’s altercation with a Black newspaper carrier has been disciplined for his and other officers’ failures to turn on their body cameras. Read story
July 27, 2021, 5:53pm Newsletter
PORTLAND — In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Oregon and updated national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, state health officials announced Tuesday they are recommending that people wear a mask in public indoor settings — including those… Read story
July 27, 2021, 5:05pm Northwest
CENTRALIA— Berry pickers rejoice: Huckleberry season is beginning in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service this week publicized its applications for the free-use berry permits, which are required for recreators looking to pick huckleberries. Read story
July 27, 2021, 2:39pm Health
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — COVID-19 cases are surging throughout Washington state as the delta variant becomes more widespread, and more people need to be vaccinated to keep cases from spiking even more, state health officials said Tuesday. Read story
July 27, 2021, 1:11pm Latest News
Jul. 27—Wennicha Yang remembers feeling nervous when she transferred to a new school in fifth grade. But she also remembers how her younger brother, Brian Yang, helped her get through that feeling. Read story
July 27, 2021, 1:11pm Northwest
A man who beat and fatally shot a woman whose body was found in a wooded area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Read story