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One dead, two missing after group floating Oregon river tumbles over waterfall

Two people missing after they were swept over Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River on Saturday are presumed dead, Jason Carr, a spokesperson for the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said … more

Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/21/25

The Broadway Bridge, pictured on Tuesday, March 27, 2024, opened in 1913 and is estimated to carry 30,000 vehicles per day over the Willamette River between the Pearl District to Northeast Portland, Oregon.

Sheriff’s office recovers body in Willamette River near Broadway Bridge

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body from the Willamette River on Saturday afternoon near the Broadway Bridge. The body was discovered by a bystander around 11:30 on … more

Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/21/25

Burdoin fire expands in the Columbia River Gorge

The Burdoin fire burning on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge grew to 8,700 acres on Sunday and is 0% contained. Level 3 (go now) evacuations are in effect for residents in Lyle … more

Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/21/25

This December 2023 photo shows recently installed lampposts at Irving Park in Northeast Portland, roughly 18 months after a babysitter and boy were seriously injured by a decades-old lamppost at the park.

Portland pays nearly $1M to injured boy and babysitter, who strapped hammock to lamppost before it collapsed

The city of Portland has paid $942,600 to a babysitter and a boy who were seriously injured after the babysitter strapped a hammock to a city lamppost that then toppled onto them. The June 2022 … more

Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/21/25

Long-term care spending driver of Washington DSHS’s swelling budget

The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost … more

By TJ Martinell / The Center Square | 7/21/25

A fuel truck is seen overturned in Indian Creek in the Elwha River watershed after it crashed on Friday, July 18, 2025, near Port Angeles. (Photo courtesy of Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue)

Dead fish and disrupted water supply after fuel truck crash near Port Angeles

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Sunday visited near the site of a tanker truck crash that spilled thousands of gallons of fuel into a tributary of the Elwha River near Port Angeles. His … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 7/21/25

Washington’s outdoor school programs reel from state funding cuts

Washington schools looking to send students to overnight outdoor education programs are dealing with a financial crunch after grant funding was left out of the state budget. The Outdoor … more

By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard | 7/21/25

Bonded cougar cubs are ready for ‘next chapter’ at Northwest Trek

Sullivan and Sienna, two rescued cougar cubs, are embarking on a new chapter in their lives as they make their public debut at a Washington wildlife park. Sullivan, rescued near Spokane, and … more

Don Sweeney / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 7/19/25

ICE releases Washington state green-card holder after nearly two months

Maximo Londonio, a lawful permanent resident detained in May at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he returned from a family trip to the Philippines, was released last week after nearly two … more

Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/19/25

Suspect wanted out of King County causes crash in Thurston County; one airlifted to hospital

One person was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after an 18-year-old man wanted in King County struck vehicles in the intersection of Capital and Tumwater boulevards in Tumwater on … more

Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/19/25

Lewis County Fire District 11, Washington State Patrol, and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office respond to a mock crash during a DUI awareness assembly at Pe Ell High School on Wednesday, June 4.

Washington state launches initiative to end drunk driving with new technology

Washington is ramping up efforts to end drunk driving with an innovative “breath-based” technology. This week Washington became the fourth state to take part in the national effort … more

Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/19/25

A female gray wolf in snow. (Mikael Males/Dreamstime/TNS)

Idaho wolf population rises slightly

Idaho's latest wolf estimate suggests the population increased slightly last year. Matt Mumma, wildlife research manager for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, told the state Fish and Game … more

Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/19/25

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a fugitive in 2020.

Eastern Washington ICE protesters accused of assault released pending trial, but not without a fight

The federal government released two people remaining in jail Friday afternoon charged with crimes following a mass protest against federal immigration authorities, but the release didn't come without … more

Alexandra Duggan and Caroline Saint James / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/19/25

One man dead, nine displaced after fire at adult-family home in Pierce County

One man is dead after a fire engulfed parts of an adult-family home in the Midland area of Pierce County on Friday morning. Fire crews were dispatched to the house where 10 people had been … more

Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 7/19/25

Seattle officers drop lawsuit over Jan. 6 attendance; names could be revealed

After more than four years of litigation in state and federal courts, including two trips to the U.S. Supreme Court, four Seattle police officers who attended the violent Jan. 6, 2021, Stop the … more

Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/19/25

Head of Washington drug-trafficking operation sentenced to 19 years in federal prison

A federal judge sentenced a 45-year-old Mexican native to 19 years in prison Friday after a jury found him guilty of multiple drug-trafficking and firearm charges. U.S. District … more

Caroline Saint James / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 7/19/25

A fuel tanker truck crashed west of Port Angeles on Friday and leaked fuel into Indian Creek. (Courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

Tanker crashes, spills fuel into Elwha tributary, fragile salmon habitat

A fuel tanker truck crashed off Highway 101 and into Indian Creek, a tributary of the Elwha River, Friday morning west of Port Angeles — a gut punch" for an area that has, for decades, been the … more

Conrad Swanson and Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 7/19/25

$20 an hour: Olympia council to vote on minimum wage increase proposal

The proposal to adopt a Workers’ Bill of Rights and raise the minimum wage in Olympia to $20 per hour might show up on residents’ election ballots this November. But not before Olympia … more

Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) | 7/19/25

Missing Oregon mountain biker fell from ‘steep incline,’ struggled to find his way back to trail

The Gresham mountain biker who was missing for six days after heading off on a trip to Mount Hood lost his footing and fell from a “steep incline,” causing him to be stranded for days in … more

Kimberly Cortez / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/19/25

Herb Doumitt of the Oregon Bass and Panfish Club prefers to catch taco-sized walleye such as this one from a 2018 trip to The Dalles Dam's reservoir.

Where’s walleye? Piscatorial predators expanding range in Columbia

Nearly a decade after Oregon and Washington ended bag and size limits on walleye and bass in the jointly shared (and Washington waters) of the Columbia and Snake rivers to help save salmon and … more

Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 7/19/25