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Bylenga surges ahead in House District 58 Democratic primary

SALEM — Umatilla County voters may have clinched a Tuesday night victory for Nolan Bylenga, 22, a Portland…

Northwest

Hansell takes 29th District GOP primary

SALEM — Bill Hansell, R-Athena, won the 29th District State Senate Republican primary Tuesday night, easily defeating challenger…

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Idaho’s first mail-in primary moves ahead amid coronavirus

BOISE — Idaho is holding an entirely mail-in primary for the first time as the state works to…

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Virus interrupts St. Helens eruption anniversary plans

COUGAR, Wash. — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted what had been big plans to mark the 40th anniversary of…

Northwest

Record jury award stands in wake of fatal Eastern Oregon road rage crash

PORTLAND — Road-raging commercial drivers caused the head-on crash in 2016 near Burns that left Matthew Allison with…

Northwest

New Lease On Life

BAKER CITY — Baker Technical Institute has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant for its Brownfields Program to…

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Federal funding helps local transit systems respond to COVID-19 challenges

MISSION — Kayak Public Transit has been sidelined since March 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but some…

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Umatilla County records second COVID-19 death

PENDLETON — Umatilla County reported its second death of a confirmed COVID-19 patient on Sunday. According to a…

Northwest

Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname “murder…

Coronavirus

Pendleton’s 1st Batallion 168th Aviation Regiment mobilizes

PENDLETON — Oregon Army National Guard soldiers received a rousing sendoff Wednesday morning — from a distance. Dozens…

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