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Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021

September 16, 2024, 9:42am Latest News

Oregon officials acknowledged Friday that the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021 in what they described as a “data entry issue” that happened when people applied for driver's licenses. Read story

FILE - A screen displays a news conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, May 1, 2024.

Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’?

FILE - A screen displays a news conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, May 1, 2024.

September 16, 2024, 9:40am Business

American consumers and home buyers, business people and political leaders have been waiting for months for what the Federal Reserve is poised to announce this week: That it's cutting its key interest rate from a two-decade peak. Read story

FILE - The exterior of Kroger&#039;s fulfillment center is shown on July 27, 2022 in Dallas, Tex.

Washington state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger

FILE - The exterior of Kroger&#039;s fulfillment center is shown on July 27, 2022 in Dallas, Tex.

September 16, 2024, 9:39am Business

Lawyers for Washington state will have past grocery chain mergers – and their negative consequences – in mind when they go to court to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. Read story

Wind, rain but maybe no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast

September 16, 2024, 9:38am Latest News

Tropical storm conditions were expected along a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast with a system bringing gusty winds, heavy rain and potential flooding, forecasters said Monday. Read story

This image provided by the Guilford County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office shows a Feb. 10, 2010 booking photo of Ryan Wesley Routh.

Man suspected in apparent assassination attempt on Trump charged with federal gun crimes

This image provided by the Guilford County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office shows a Feb. 10, 2010 booking photo of Ryan Wesley Routh.

September 16, 2024, 9:09am Latest News

The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed… Read story

Too young to save? The issue isn&rsquo;t that Department of Natural Resources must log old trees to keep up with demand for wood. Most of the agency&rsquo;s holdings consist of younger forests, many of which are already managed as industrial tree plantations.

Is state cutting down its ‘legacy’?: Conservationists want to curb the logging of old-growth trees

Too young to save? The issue isn&rsquo;t that Department of Natural Resources must log old trees to keep up with demand for wood. Most of the agency&rsquo;s holdings consist of younger forests, many of which are already managed as industrial tree plantations.

September 16, 2024, 6:08am Latest News

Sherwood State Forest in Washington’s Mason County escaped the industrial clear-cutting that transformed much of the Northwest last century. Read story

Power lines stretch near the Bonneville Lock and Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Connecting a new, large, energy-intensive business to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s power grid &mdash; especially with the shrinking amount of vacant land in the region &mdash; can be costly and time consuming, perhaps making Clark County less attractive for such endeavors.

For big businesses, tapping into grid in Clark County is tough

Power lines stretch near the Bonneville Lock and Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Connecting a new, large, energy-intensive business to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s power grid &mdash; especially with the shrinking amount of vacant land in the region &mdash; can be costly and time consuming, perhaps making Clark County less attractive for such endeavors.

September 16, 2024, 6:06am Business

Large, energy-intensive businesses like data centers are driving demand for electricity across the Northwest. Read story

The Walgreens logo on the front of a store, July 14, 2021, in Cambridge, Mass.

Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions

The Walgreens logo on the front of a store, July 14, 2021, in Cambridge, Mass.

September 15, 2024, 12:38pm Business

Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Asheville, N.C.

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Asheville, N.C.

September 15, 2024, 12:23pm Latest News

The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well. Read story

Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon

September 15, 2024, 11:58am Latest News

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon, all rolled into one. Read story