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WILD HORSES, WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION
041509 Wild horses dash on the high desert on the Warm Springs reservation below Mount Jefferson’s peak that reaches 10,497 feet. Half of the mountain is on the Confederated Tribes of The Warm Springs Reservation’s 640,000 acres. Most bands of horses there are small in number like this one. The tribe estimates they have x,xxx wild horses on their land.

May 9, 2021 at 7:00 am

Oregon Forest Service to reduce wild horse population

PRINEVILLE, Ore. — The U.S. Forest Service will reduce the wild horse population east of Prineville to a level that horse advocates say could lead...

May 8, 2021 at 1:31 pm

2nd police officer indicted in BLM flag vandalism case

FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) — A second Forest Grove police officer is facing a criminal charge in the case of an officer accused of vandalizing...

May 8, 2021 at 8:04 am

Man sentenced to 20 years for shooting man to death

BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — A Fruitland, Idaho man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday in the shooting death of a man in...

One way walking signs for students are seen at Seahurst Elementary School in Burien Monday, April 5, 2021. 216805

May 8, 2021 at 6:00 am

Washington schools are carefully planning to welcome all students back to buildings this fall

Washington public school districts are planning to offer a return to fully in-person instruction this fall. Seattle, Lake Washington, Tacoma, Everett, Bellevue and Highline are...

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Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, right, and Governor Jay Inslee, left, look out over the mass vaccination site at State Fair Park during the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in Yakima, Wash. (Evan Abell/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP, Pool)

May 8, 2021 at 6:00 am

Vote no, then take the dough: It’s a proud conservative tradition | Danny Westneat

Republicans around the state and nation seem pretty enthusiastic about the benefits of the recently passed coronavirus relief plan in their districts, even as they...

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman talks to reporters in her office, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Wyman was talking about a series of election- and ballot-security bills her office is asking the Washington Legislature to consider during the current session. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW106

May 8, 2021 at 6:00 am

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman blasts Trump-inspired Arizona election audit

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, a Republican, is publicly criticizing the ongoing election audit in Arizona, where Republicans have handed over 2 million ballots...

May 8, 2021 at 12:16 am

Washington restaurants worry new plastics restrictions may increase the cost of takeout

Starting in January, restaurants would be limited in their ability to provide single-use plastic forks, spoons, knives or straws. By mid-2023, the foam containers made...

May 7, 2021 at 11:03 pm

Washington state updates COVID rules for farmworkers

The update addresses vaccinated workers for the first time. Vaccinated workers are allowed to share common areas if they maintain physical distancing and mask use....

May 7, 2021 at 5:22 pm

Portland: Feds to blame for cops failure in settlement deal

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland city officials said they welcome constructive criticism from federal Justice Department lawyers who found the Police Bureau has failed to...

May 7, 2021 at 4:42 pm

Interior drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department said Friday that it would not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics feared would have weakened...

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