US government works to ‘cocoon’ old nuclear reactors
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work. But one project on the Hanford
Migrant Oregon weed workers face threats amid illegal boom
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of immigrants working on illegal marijuana farms in southern Oregon that authorities say are run by foreign cartels are living in squalid conditions and are sometimes being cheated by their gangland bosses.
Body of teen found in a park after neighbors hear gunfire
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Federal Way police are investigating after the body of a teen was found in a park. Police were called to the park around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday after several neighbors reported hearing gunfire.
Portland, Oregon, mayor proposes increasing police budget
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A year after Portland’s police department underwent massive budget cuts — amid demands to defund the police — Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Wednesday that he is seeking more than $5 million this
Funding now in place to start PA recreation projects in spring
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Funding is now in place to install the first phase of synthetic turf on the Volunteer Ballfield near Fairchild Airport, and we have an update on the pump track going in
Tied city council race in Portland, Maine, decided by drawing name out of a bowl
WMTW-TV (PORTLAND, Maine) — Hundreds of people in Portland, Maine, turned up Thursday to watch an unprecedented event unfold in local election history: The winner of an open city council seat was chosen by chance, by drawing
2 dead after shootout between alleged drug gangs near Cancun resorts
kali9/iStock (PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico) — Two people are dead after a shooting involving alleged drug gangs in a Mexico resort zone Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting occurred on a beach in Puerto Morelos, south of Cancun,
DOJ sues Texas over restrictive voting law
Robert Cicchetti/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department announced Thursday it has sued the State of Texas over its restrictive voting law that went into effect in September. The complaint argues SB1 violates Section 208 of the Voting
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance convenes new special grand jury to investigate Trump Organization: Sources
Michael Zarrilli/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has convened a new special grand jury to hear evidence in the investigation of former President Donald Trump and his eponymous company, sources familiar with the
Navy fires top 3 leaders of submarine that struck uncharted sea mountain
Ivan Cholakov/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Navy has fired the top three leaders who were aboard the attack submarine USS Connecticut when it struck an uncharted sea mountain in the Pacific Ocean in early October. The commander of