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Naomi Pomeroy sits inside Cornet Custard, on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Ore., on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident in the Willamette River, authorities said. She was 49 years old. Pomeroy drowned Saturday, July 13, 2024, near Corvallis after the group she was tubing with got caught on an exposed snag in the water, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said.

Oregon authorities recover body of award-winning chef who drowned in river accident

July 17, 2024, 7:03pm Northwest

Oregon authorities said Wednesday that they have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. Read story

The pioneer fire has grown to more than 13,000 acres on the northeast bank of Lake Chelan.

Wildfires continue to spark across Washington; Pioneer Fire cracks 20,000 acres

July 17, 2024, 3:05pm Latest News

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation warnings Tuesday afternoon in Electric City due to a wildfire that broke out near Sunbanks Resort. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Cantwell says she’ll cut path for privacy bill despite opposition

July 17, 2024, 9:18am Latest News

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell said the panel plans to mark up much-delayed federal data privacy legislation before the August congressional recess — and gave the bill a puncher’s chance even though its House companion has faced setbacks. Read story

Fed commission sues Fred Meyer after Richland worker allegedly harassed women for years

July 17, 2024, 7:57am Business

Fred Meyer is being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for alleged unlawful harassment of several female employees and a hostile work environment at its Richland store. Read story

FILE - Sonny Curley hands a cup of coffee to his father Harold Curley at their home near the ocean Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. The home has a rotting deck and black mold inside, and the family has had to evacuate several times due to flooding.

Money from Washington’s landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change

July 17, 2024, 7:56am Latest News

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands, Gov. Jay Inslee… Read story

Sen. Murray tours Lummi Health Center, vows effort to secure funding for opioid detox facility

July 17, 2024, 7:55am Northwest

Sen. Patty Murray toured the Lummi Nation Health Center and met with Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire on Tuesday to address federal and tribal government collaboration in responding to the fentanyl crisis as she works to secure funding for additional supportive resources. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., arrives at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Washington.

Eleven candidates running for Cantwell’s U.S. Senate seat

July 17, 2024, 7:49am Clark County Politics

There are 11 candidates running statewide for a seat with the U.S. Senate on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Read story

High water is seen on U.S. 101 in Tillamook in December 2023. Tillamook is among dozens of sites along the Oregon Coast where rising sea levels will cause repeat flooding by the end of the century, according to scientists.

Coast, Columbia River at risk of flooding from climate change, sea level rise, scientists find

July 17, 2024, 6:01am Latest News Free

Hospitals, schools and other critical infrastructure and services along the Oregon Coast and in parts of the Columbia River Gorge are at risk of repeat flooding if nothing is done to rapidly curb greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, scientists find. Read story

Kalama omits gender-inclusivity rules from student handbook

July 16, 2024, 7:09pm Northwest

The Kalama School Board did not include state-required information about bullying — including a section on transgender students — in the district’s latest student handbook update, even though the state requirements mirror the district’s own gender-inclusivity policies. Read story

FILE - Naomi Pomeroy's Beast restaurant is shown on Sept. 27, 2013, in Portland, Ore. Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Ore., on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident in the Willamette River, authorities said. She was 49 years old. Pomeroy drowned Saturday, July 13, 2024, near Corvallis after the group she was tubing with got caught on an exposed snag in the water, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said.

Oregon award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy drowns in river accident

July 16, 2024, 1:42pm Dining Out

Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland, Oregon, on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident, authorities said. She was 49 years old. Read story