June 26, 2020, 9:01am Northwest
PORTLAND — A bill to end courts’ ability to revoke Oregonians’ driving privileges for failure to pay a fine passed the House largely along party lines Thursday. Read story
June 26, 2020, 8:56am Northwest
ALBANY, Ore. — A photo reportedly posted by a Harrisburg High School English teacher has garnered hundreds of comments on social media calling for her removal. But it may not be that simple. Read story
June 26, 2020, 8:56am Northwest
LONGVIEW — Longview Council member Ruth Kendall and Longview Mayor MaryAlice Wallis pulled a proposed resolution that would have canceled or fined any unpermitted events in Longview during the pandemic the council agenda at the start of Thursday’s meeting, saying it was redundant. Read story
June 26, 2020, 8:54am Latest News
SEATTLE — Amazon has purchased the KeyArena naming rights, but an unprecedented sports-world twist will see the venue become known as Climate Pledge Arena rather than using the company’s name. Read story
June 26, 2020, 8:52am Northwest
PORTLAND — Nearly 300 Portland employees have taken bereavement leave since Mayor Ted Wheeler encouraged city workers take paid time off to grieve the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people killed by law enforcement or in racist acts. Read story
June 26, 2020, 8:51am Northwest
With families out of work this spring because of the coronavirus, and with college courses reduced to prerecorded lectures and Zoom discussions, many experts predicted that enrollment would decline precipitously this fall. Read story
June 26, 2020, 8:49am Northwest
The Jefferson Fire District is urging residents not to float the Santiam River between Greens Bridge and the Jefferson boat ramp, as there have been 19 water rescues in that area since Sunday. Read story
June 25, 2020, 8:29pm Northwest
Detectives from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday announced the identity of the suspect in the homicide of Kelso resident Rick Huckaby last November, and said that suspect died by suicide in February. Read story
June 25, 2020, 11:41am Latest News
PORTLAND — Tusitala “Tiny” Toese of Vancouver, a member of the far right-wing group the Proud Boys who has also been associated with Patriot Prayer, has been jailed in Portland for violating his parole, a TV station reported Thursday. Read story
June 25, 2020, 11:41am Latest News
OLYMPIA — At least two sheriff’s in Washington are objecting to Gov. Jay Inslee’s statewide mandate for people to wear masks in public to slow the spread of coronavirus. Read story