Three Oregon lawmakers announced that they will introduce a bill in the 2022 legislative session, which begins Feb. 1, “to disclose Oregon’s fossil fuel holdings so the public can clearly understand our state’s financial and climate risks.”
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Former Washington state legislator and UW football star George Fleming dies at 83
George Fleming, a groundbreaking Seattle legislator and UW football Hall of Famer, died Monday at age 83. His career was lauded by civic and political...
Seattle officer who rolled bike over protester’s head gets 7-day suspension
The director of Seattle's Office of Police Accountability said the officer's recommended suspension for the September 2020 incident was "on the higher end of discipline"...
King County COVID-19 patient infected with omicron variant has ‘mild illness’, had not traveled
The patient, a woman in her 20s who tested positive for the virus, has not required hospitalization. She also hasn't traveled recently, suggesting the omicron...
Who’s killing the grizzly bears of Fremont County, Idaho? VIEW
Grizzly bears are protected under federal law. When three were killed in an Idaho community only a few miles from Yellowstone National Park, it didn’t...
Native corporations face deadline for federal relief funds
Alaska Native corporations face a year-end deadline to use federal coronavirus relief funds that the U.S. Supreme Court in late June ruled they were entitled...
Reward for info on wolves poisoned in Oregon grows to nearly $43K
The eight dead wolves were found this year in Oregon's Union County, whose largest city is La Grande. Tests at a federal lab in Ashland...