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Michael Meyden, left, stands next to his attorney Jeff Turnoy in the courtroom of Judge Katherine Weber at the Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon City, Oregon, on Monday, May 13, 2024.

Oregon dad accused of drugging girls at sleepover placed on GPS monitoring

A man accused of plying his daughter’s sleep-over friends with sedative-laced smoothies must be monitored by GPS tracking, a Clackamas County judge ruled Monday. The Clackamas County … more

Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/14/24

Zachary Hackman, now 24, was sentenced to 19 years in state prison during a hearing Monday, May 13, 2024.

Killer in Oregon beat, strangled girlfriend’s father and then went on family vacation; gets 19 years

Zachary Hackman jogged down the Seaside beach, scooping up sand dollars and tossing them into the waves on a vacation with his girlfriend’s family in October 2022. It didn’t appear … more

Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/14/24

Washington state to acquire 9,700-acre forest near Cle Elum thanks to federal grant

SEATTLE — As Darcy Batura often wanders Cle Elum Ridge, she cherishes the ponderosa pine bark glowing red in the sunshine, releasing a sweet aroma that permeates the forest. A blanket of lupine … more

Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/14/24

Eastern Washington paraeducator jailed, accused of sex crimes against teens

A Riverside Elementary School paraeducator and high school coach admitted to recording himself engaging in sex acts with underage boys and sending the videos to other children, court records say. … more

Alexandra Duggan and Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 5/14/24

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson smiles and waves as he enters the House Chambers in Olympia on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, prior to the beginning of the State of the State speech.

Two of the three candidates for governor named Bob Ferguson drop out of Washington's race

OLYMPIA — Drama that ensued last week when three people named Bob Ferguson all filed to run for Washington's governorship appeared to have settled down Monday when two of the trio of Bobs … more

Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 5/14/24

71-year-old Yakima man killed after dispute with neighbors, police say

Yakima police are investigating the shooting death of a 71-year-old man during a dispute Saturday afternoon. The accused shooter, a 27-year-old man, is not in custody, according to a YPD news … more

Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS) | 5/14/24

FILE PHOTO — A passenger in a vehicle was found deceased along Bunker Creek Road in Adna after another vehicle pulled out and struck the SUV in February 2023.

Washington state road deaths jump 10%, reaching 33-year high

Washington recorded another grim milestone this week, with numbers from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission showing yet another year of increasing fatalities on the state's roads. … more

Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/14/24

Five years after fatal encounter, jury to hear murder case against Washington cop

SEATTLE — The evening of May 31, 2019, a troubled 26-year-old man and an Auburn police officer with a violent history came together in a fateful, fatal 67-second encounter outside a … more

Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/14/24

Hues of purple, red and green glow in the skies over Salkum on Friday, May 10, as the Northern Lights were visible during a powerful geomagnetic storm.

Missed the aurora borealis? Watch for these upcoming celestial sights

Like a thief in the night, the aurora borealis arrived suddenly — and seemingly unannounced, if you weren't paying close attention — across the upper half of the globe this past weekend. … more

Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/14/24

Boeing firefighters on the picket line in Auburn.

Boeing firefighters locked out by company say safety is being compromised

Friday marks the sixth day of Boeing firefighters being locked out by the aerospace company in a contract dispute. Negotiations between Boeing and the International Association of Fire Fighters … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 5/14/24

Gov. Jay Inslee and Trudi Inslee pose for a photo on the last day of the 2024 Legislature at the state Capitol on Thursday, March 7.

Inslee makes his case for voters to preserve Climate Commitment Act

At a Monday morning press conference regarding the results of the state’s Climate Commitment Act, Gov. Jay Inslee sought to make a thinly veiled case for why voters should reject an initiative … more

By TJ Martinell / The Center Square | 5/14/24

‘This is serious’: Violent crime in unincorporated Pierce County alarms officials

Gun crime trends in unincorporated Pierce County have officials worried. According to data presented to the Pierce County Public Safety Committee, in 2024, there have been 58 crimes … more

By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square | 5/14/24

Liv Osthus, a.k.a. Viva Las Vegas, works an afternoon shift at Mary's Club in 2017.

Memories of Portland’s glory days fuel stripper’s longshot mayor run

Liv Osthus came to Portland in 1996 because she didn’t know where else to go. After graduating from Williams College in Massachusetts, the aspiring writer and musician couldn’t … more

Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/13/24

Centralia Tigers bat during a high school baseball game against Shelton High School at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma on Friday, April 5.

Big win for Tacoma baseball: Cheney Stadium gets some love with $3 million state grant

Rainiers fans rejoice: Cheney Stadium, home of Tacoma's Minor League Baseball team, is getting a major cash infusion thanks to a state grant. The City Council adopted a resolution May 7 … more

Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS) | 5/13/24

Melinda Gates speaks during Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations at PlayStation Theater on Feb. 5, 2019 in New York City.

Melinda French Gates resigns from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Melinda French Gates announced Monday she is resigning from her role as co-chair of the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” … more

Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/13/24

Former probation officer in Pierce County accused of having a sexual relationship with a client

A former probation officer in Pierce County is accused of having a sexual relationship with a client who was assigned to him. Prosecutors have charged Mario Joseph Tropiano, 39, with three … more

Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS) | 5/13/24

Defenders on Yelm High School's girls flag football team set up in their defensive stances prior to Lincoln running an offensive play on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

WIAA assembly votes against adding girls flag football

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released the results of voting from its Representative Assembly on Monday morning, and girls flag football was not made a sanctioned sport in the … more

The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/13/24

Washington State Patrol issues Missing Indigenous Person Alert for woman last seen April 11

The Washington State Patrol on Monday issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) for Cayla Rosario, 24, of Bellingham. According to the alert, friends last heard from Rosario on April 11. … more

By The Bellingham Herald (TNS) | 5/13/24

Man who was severely injured at Washington water park last summer sues park's owners

A man who was severely injured last summer when his legs went through the side of the Hairpin, one of the four main slides at the Birch Bay Waterslides in Blaine, has sued the park's owners. … more

Denver Pratt and / The Bellingham Herald (TNS) | 5/13/24

Coquille River Lighthouse sits on a rocky edge of Bullards Beach State Park in Bandon.

Lighthouse ‘no one wanted’ that became Oregon town’s most famous landmark needs help

Tourism is the top industry in the southern Oregon coastal city of Bandon, but a century ago, maritime shipping was king. Bandon was the main port between San Francisco and Portland, and in aid of … more

Janet Eastman / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/13/24