'Made in America' companies to help keep cool this summer

iStock/Nastco (NEW YORK) — Summer is here and so are the high temperatures. Across the country, American-made companies are finding ways to help beat the heat. In Rochester, New York, Nalgene water bottles have been in business

Official says 2020 fiery derailment was no accident

SEATTLE (AP) — A rail union official reportedly told investigators that a fiery oil car train derailment in western Washington late last year was caused by sabotage. Seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed and five caught

Weather cooperates in fight against wildfire

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters were getting the upper hand today on a wildfire burning on the Oregon-Washington border, aided by cooler temperatures and moderating winds. The Joseph Canyon Fire has scorched 4,000 acres but grew by

Arlington man shoots intruder

ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — An Arlington homeowner shot and killed a man he said knocked on his door at 4 a.m. and refused to leave. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office says the man and his wife were

Oregon deputy dies in rafting accident

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — An eastern Oregon law enforcement deputy died while off-duty in a rafting accident near Minam State Park in Wallowa County. Umatilla County deputy Jason Post drowned after he and three other adults were

Lawsuit against Seattle tax tossed by judge

SEATTLE (AP) — A King County judge has tossed a lawsuit against Seattle’s new tax on high-earning workers at large businesses, ruling that it is within the city’s authority to tax businesses. The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of

Blaze has toddler critical after being left alone

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a toddler left home alone in Yakima was critically injured in a fire. Police and firefighters responded to the blaze in a duplex at about 4:50 a.m. Friday. Yakima Police Capt.