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Nearly 200 of Oregon’s budding leaders put their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution and American history to the test Saturday at the Multnomah County Courthouse during a statewide high-school …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/1/26
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Oregon’s population was roughly flat last year, according to new census data issued last week, adding just 8,300 residents. That’s one of the slowest growth rates in the nation, 0.2%, and far …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/1/26
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to resign and told their bosses to leave Portland in a scathing statement issued Saturday after federal agents launched …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/1/26
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Dozens gathered to grieve and pray Saturday near a Rainier Valley bus stop where two students were shot and killed a day earlier.
Seattle police have not announced any arrests in the killings, …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/1/26
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While Swedish Hospital preoperative nurse Joanie Paskert didn't know Alex Pretti, she feels connected to the 37-year-old intensive care nurse federal agents killed in Minneapolis last Saturday.
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/1/26
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To honor their Negro leagues predecessors, the Mariners will have a new look for Sunday home games this season when they don the black-and-white uniforms of the Seattle Steelheads.
The Mariners …
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Adam Jude / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/1/26
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Majority party Democrats are moving ahead with a bill to expand the attorney general's authority to investigate violations of state law.
Senate House Bill 2161 authorizes the attorney general to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/31/26
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With a veteran Washington state lawmaker out due to illness, House Democrats are reworking leadership of a key budget committee.
State Rep. Steve Tharinger , D-Port Townsend, who chairs the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/31/26
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Washington lawmakers are considering three bills to strengthen regulation of kratom, a psychoactive supplement sold at convenience stores and smoke shops.
One bill would impose a steep tax on …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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1/31/26
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Police declared a riot Friday in response to an hours-long protest at the Federal Building in downtown Eugene that included windows being broken at the building.
Protesters “breached the …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/31/26
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A man repeatedly fired a gun from his car while driving on Interstate 5 in Douglas County on Thursday, Oregon State Police said.
Charles Simmons, 53, of Winston, was taken into custody and is …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/31/26
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People who were at Ridgefield High School in mid-January may have been exposed to measles, Clark County Public Health announced Friday.
A person who has tested positive for measles was at the …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/31/26
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A bill moving through Washington's Legislature would make ousting elected sheriffs easier if they lose certification, a move some sheriffs throughout the state are calling overreach.
Online …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/26
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Business owners and employees across Seattle opted not to show up for work Friday as part of a national movement to bring daily life to a halt in protest of a federal crackdown that saw two people …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton Kai Uyehara and Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/26
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Two teenagers, who are believed to be Seattle Public Schools students, were shot and killed Friday afternoon in Rainier Valley at a bus stop, according to Seattle police.
Seattle police …
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Lauren Girgis and Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/26
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The great prosperity bomb that exploded over the region, raining jobs and wealth while fueling prices that blasted working people right out of town, is sputtering.
“Region loses 12,900 jobs in …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/26
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If Democrats win back a House majority in this year's midterm election, Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is vowing to pursue accountability for President Donald Trump's aggressive and …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/26
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A 21-year-old man died after an apparent road rage shooting in unincorporated Pierce County Friday evening, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's office.
First responders found the man at …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/31/26
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A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to ordering his cousin to fatally shoot a Tacoma man at an apartment building last year.
Jeremy Paz Pineda pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Feb. …
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Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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1/31/26
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A Washington state lawmaker is asking President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate potential self-dealing and fraud within taxpayer subsidized programs that fund …
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By Carlee Johnson / The Center Square
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1/30/26
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