Maine shooting: Court docs reveal grisly crime
A man who police say killed four people in a home in rural Maine and then shot three others randomly on a busy interstate highway had been released four days…
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Blurry barcodes delay tabulation of Oregon’s primary election
While Oregon is often held up as an example of well-done elections, a problem with blurry barcodes is giving it a black eye. Thousands of ballots were not printed out…
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Winter snow, cold slam Pacific Northwest, Sierra Nevada
The coastal side of the West Coast usually sees little snow each winter, and what does show up some years does not last long, usually, but starting Christmas Day this…
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Western storms bring possible rare snow for Christmas
It is a rare thing indeed for the lowlands of the west coast to get snow, and even rarer to have a white Christmas, but the jubilation of having a…
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Portland tourism suffering due to violent protests, homeless
The violent protests in Portland, massive homeless problem and record year for homicides is hurting tourism, Travel Portland says. Event planners are avoiding the city, and only 64% of tourists…
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NYT former reporter Nicholas Kristof running for Oregon governor
After a longtime career as a journalist with The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof is jumping into politics, running for governor as a Democrat in his home state of Oregon.…
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Record-smashing heat wave hit Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is not prepared for desert high heat levels, and some people were hit hard by the recent heat wave. It silently killed scores of the region’s most vulnerable who…
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Pacific Northwest undergoing rolling blackouts due to heat
Usually people associate rolling blackouts with California, not the lush Pacific Northwest, but due to extreme heat in the region, some areas such as Spokane are undergoing rolling blackouts. Power…
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Portland tries to come back despite unrest and violence
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The smell of fresh empanadas wafted through the stands at Portland’s Saturday Market. People talked through their masks with artists as others sifted through fork windchimes,…
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Delgado shooting: Why aren’t police wearing body cams?
After the fatal shooting of Robert Delgado in Portland, Oregon, questions are being raised why the police often lack body cameras during fatal confrontations. The only video footage available from…
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