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Work to install an arched timber portico over the main entrance to the hexagon-shaped Shari's Cafe &amp; Pies restaurant was part of a major construction facelift completed recently on the venue at 305 S.E.

Restaurant chain Shari’s faces closures, legal battles

Work to install an arched timber portico over the main entrance to the hexagon-shaped Shari's Cafe &amp; Pies restaurant was part of a major construction facelift completed recently on the venue at 305 S.E.

August 31, 2024, 5:59am Business

Once known for bottomless cups of coffee and a vast array of pies, Shari’s Cafe & Pies is becoming synonymous with restaurant closures and legal battles across multiple Washington counties as well as in Idaho and Oregon. Read story

In 1944, workers at the nuclear reservation each chipped in to buy a Flying Fortress bomber and donated it to the U.S. Army Air Corps for missions over Europe.

1944 Hanford workers chipped in to buy plane for Army

In 1944, workers at the nuclear reservation each chipped in to buy a Flying Fortress bomber and donated it to the U.S. Army Air Corps for missions over Europe.

August 31, 2024, 5:51am Life

Producing the plutonium fuel for atomic bombs was not the only contribution Hanford made to fighting World War II. Read story

Pet dogs given license to chase away geese

August 31, 2024, 5:31am Life

After years of trying to get rid of the geese at City Beach, sometimes with lethal means, it appears Sandpoint has finally found a humane solution. Read story

A combine at work in wheat fields in the Walla Walla region, during 2018.

Farmers ask WA Supreme Court to take up fuel exemptions case

A combine at work in wheat fields in the Walla Walla region, during 2018.

August 30, 2024, 4:22pm Northwest

Farmers and truckers are appealing a lower court ruling in a case that would have required the state to rethink its fuel exemption process under Washington’s cap-and-trade program. Read story

A police vehicle is parked outside police headquarters in Portland, Ore., Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

Drug possession is a crime in Oregon once again as law rolling back decriminalization takes effect Sunday

A police vehicle is parked outside police headquarters in Portland, Ore., Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

August 30, 2024, 4:06pm Northwest

Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when possessing small amounts of hard drugs will once again become a crime. Read story

Longview moves to select city manager search firm in September

August 30, 2024, 3:18pm Northwest

Longview will work over the next month to select a firm to run the search for a permanent city manager. Read story

Sunnyside man to be arraigned in shotgun shooting of cousin

August 30, 2024, 3:17pm Northwest

A Sunnyside man accused of shooting his cousin with a shotgun and stealing his car will be arraigned in September. Read story

FILE - The capitol is seen on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore. Oregon&#039;s whirlwind 35-day legislative session ended Thursday night, a couple days ahead of schedule. This year lawmakers focused on housing and drugs as the two main priorities.

Oregon may pay out $1 billion kicker in 2026 as tax revenues come in higher than expected

FILE - The capitol is seen on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore. Oregon&#039;s whirlwind 35-day legislative session ended Thursday night, a couple days ahead of schedule. This year lawmakers focused on housing and drugs as the two main priorities.

August 30, 2024, 11:30am Latest News

Oregonians are likely to see more money back on their state tax returns in 2026 as tax revenues continue to exceed forecasters’ expectations. Read story

A map of the wind energy areas identified for potential offshore floating wind energy farms.

Feds will auction two wind energy sites off southern Oregon coast in October

A map of the wind energy areas identified for potential offshore floating wind energy farms.

August 30, 2024, 10:22am Latest News

The Biden administration will seek bids on developing two wind energy sites off Oregon’s southern coast in October. Read story

35,000 Providence patients in WA could soon lose in-network coverage

August 30, 2024, 7:44am Health

About 35,000 Providence patients with Aetna insurance plans could lose coverage starting this weekend if the two don’t agree on a new contract soon, the Renton-based health care system said Wednesday. Read story