December 4, 2020, 6:02am Editor's Choice
Days after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won a rare third term in office, the 69-year-old Democrat started appearing on lists of possible picks for President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet. Read story
December 3, 2020, 8:56pm Northwest
PORTLAND — With December here, the man depicted in Portland’s famed “Umbrella Man” statue is without his bronze canopy. Read story
December 3, 2020, 8:55pm Northwest
Washington saw a sharp decline in new unemployment claims last week, but the total number of people without a job is still roughly 50 percent higher than before the pandemic. Read story
December 3, 2020, 8:54pm Northwest
SPOKANE — Idaho’s Schweitzer Mountain Resort threatened Thursday to close unless skiers and snowboarders start voluntarily masking up. Read story
December 3, 2020, 8:28pm Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state have reported an increase in animal cruelty cases in King County, raising concerns among law enforcement and animal agencies. Read story
December 3, 2020, 3:43pm Latest News
Oregon’s beloved fairytale theme park says it will not have to close its doors, according to a post on the park’s GoFundMe. Read story
December 3, 2020, 12:33pm Northwest
OLYMPIA — Republican Sen. John Braun has been elected by his caucus to be the new Senate minority leader. Read story
December 3, 2020, 12:32pm Northwest
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Four of the six people feared missing after a landslide slammed into a neighborhood in a small Alaska town have been found safe, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday. Read story
December 3, 2020, 8:20am Northwest
On Thursday, Oregon moves out of the “freeze” put in place by Gov. Kate Brown and into a tiered framework designating each county by risk levels with different restrictions for each tier. Read story
December 3, 2020, 8:15am Northwest
The tufted puffin, an iconic seabird that can often be spotted at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach during nesting season, will not be listed under the federal Endangered Species Act despite local efforts. Read story