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FILE - Democratic state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner speaks during press conference on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

Out-of-state law firms boost campaign cash of 2 Democratic statewide candidates in Oregon

FILE - Democratic state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner speaks during press conference on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

August 29, 2024, 7:47am Election

Out-of-state law firms have boosted the campaign cash of two Democratic candidates running for statewide offices in Oregon. Read story

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

Rich millennials are leaving Washington faster than almost any state, new study finds

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

August 29, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

Wealthy millennials are leaving Washington at a higher rate than almost any other state, according to a new study. Read story

Kennewick teen allegedly wanted to kill someone before summer ended. Police say he did

August 29, 2024, 7:44am Northwest

An accused Kennewick shooter reportedly talked of wanting to kill someone about a week or two before a deadly apartment complex shooting. Read story

State fines Burlington business for knowingly exposing workers to silica dust

August 29, 2024, 7:42am Business

The state Department of Labor and Industries has fined a Burlington countertop business about $330,000 for knowingly exposing workers to crystalline silica dust. Read story

A car crashed into the JCPenney at the Spokane Valley Mall on Wednesday. The driver was reportedly in a mental health crisis.

Car crashes into JCPenney at Spokane Valley Mall, driver ‘in crisis’

A car crashed into the JCPenney at the Spokane Valley Mall on Wednesday. The driver was reportedly in a mental health crisis.

August 29, 2024, 7:33am Northwest

A car crashed through the JCPenney store at the Spokane Valley Mall early Wednesday morning, leaving the driver with minor injuries. Read story

FILE - Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., is pictured on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2017. Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November. A handful of retirements, including Kilmer, have injected some excitement into primaries for this left-leaning state.

Washington congressman introduces bill that would return land to Quinault Indian Nation

FILE - Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., is pictured on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2017. Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November. A handful of retirements, including Kilmer, have injected some excitement into primaries for this left-leaning state.

August 29, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

Outgoing U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has introduced a bill to Congress that would transfer 72 acres of Olympic Peninsula land back to the Quinault Indian Nation. Read story

U.S. Army soldiers with the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion walk a grid pattern fighting the Boulder Fire in Idaho&rsquo;s Boise National Forest on Aug. 22, 2024.

250 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord join Idaho wildfire-fighting effort

U.S. Army soldiers with the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion walk a grid pattern fighting the Boulder Fire in Idaho&rsquo;s Boise National Forest on Aug. 22, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 1:00pm Latest News

BOULDER FIRE, BOISE NATIONAL FOREST — Up since 5 a.m., U.S. Army First Lt. Andrew Harvey’s cheeks and yellow fire-resistant shirt are streaked with ash as he walks a grid pattern along the fire line, searching for any signs of heat. Read story

FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, inside a lab in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on U.S. West Coast in a bid to save spotted owls

FILE - Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, inside a lab in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S.

August 28, 2024, 12:35pm Latest News

U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West Coast forests, under a plan finalized Wednesday that faces challenges from barred owls returning after they've already been removed. Read story

FILE - The Klamath River head gates are seen here on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore.

Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century

FILE - The Klamath River head gates are seen here on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore.

August 28, 2024, 12:05pm Business

For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Read story

Cowlitz County, PUD suspend landfill power plan because of Ecology requirements

August 28, 2024, 8:29am Business

Cowlitz County and the Cowlitz Public Utility District have suspended their project to establish a new energy production system at Headquarters Landfill because they say the cost to meet state emissions requirements has risen. Read story