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Secretary of state suspends probe of voter ‘robocalls’
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's secretary of state is suspending an investigation into automated calls that told some voters in the run-up to the November election that they were marked as `inactive' voters in registration rolls and their vote might not count...
Study: Top holiday movies in WA, OR may surprise you
There are dozens of holiday movies to watch, but a new study by CableTV.com found the top picks of each state and the results of the Pacific Northwest may surprise you.
Washington's top pick is "Scrooged," a take on Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, staring Bill Murray and in Oregon it is "Home Alone," the story of a boy left alone around Christmas and having to fend o
Deadline Friday for Jan. 1 health insurance coverage
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington residents have until late Friday to sign up for a health or dental plan through the state's health exchange if they want coverage to begin Jan. 1.
Officials with the exchange, the state marketplace for health insurance plans, are encouraging people to secure coverage to avoid coverage gaps...
Closures and Delays for Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Closures and Delays for Tuesday, December 20, 2016:
Energy Northwest: 2-hour delay (includes training). Only essential Energy Northwest employees should arrive at their regularly scheduled time.
Hanford Vit Plant employees whose work location is at the Vit Plant construction site, Material Handling Facility, and Richland in-town offices are to report to work at 9:30 a...
East Wenatchee crash kills two boys, critically injures mother
The Washington State Patrol says two children were killed in an accident involving four vehicles and a semi-tractor trailer this morning on Highway 28 near East Wenatchee.
Two boys, ages 12 and 14, were killed, and a woman in the same vehicle was one of three people injured, the state patrol said...
Officers search for car linked to Pasco armed robbery
Pasco police are searching for a car that they say was used in an armed robbery at a gas station off Court street.
Officers say the robbery happened around 10:40 a.m. and after robbing the USA Gasoline at 20th Ave and Court Street, took off in the a tan or white Cadillac pictured in the photo above.
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AAA expects to rescue thousands on the roads during the holidays
A record number of drivers are expected to travel over the next two holiday weekends, up about 1.5%. Which means about 93-million Americans will be on the roads for the holidays, according to AAA.
Jennifer Cook with AAA says they are expected thousands of calls.
"Just...
Rehabilitation center brought five birds shot in Oregon
A wildlife rehabilitation center in Pendleton took in five birds over the past eight days all injured from gunshot wounds.
Lynn Tompkins with the Blue Mountain Wildlife says she does not believe the illegal shootings were connected because of the different locations and different projectiles used...
Monday projected as the busiest shipping day of the year
Monday is slated to be the busiest day for the U.S. Postal Service with about 611 Million pieces of mail being processed around the country.
Washington State spokesman Ernie Swanson says Tuesday is the deadline to mail cards and letters to ensure delivery by Christmas...
Four Washington electors choose candidate other than Clinton
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -Four members of the Electoral College in Washington state cast their votes for a candidate other than Democrat Hillary Clinton, who won the state's popular vote.
It's the first time in four decades the state's electors have broken from the popular vote for president...