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Northwest News

Details: Written by LISA BAUMANN Associated Press; Published: 24 July 2024

(Oregon Department of Transportation via AP)

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington. A stretch of Interstate 84 connecting Oregon and Idaho in the area of one of the fires was closed indefinitely Tuesday. New lightning-sparked wildfires in the Sierra near the California-Nevada border forced the evacuation of a recreation area, closed a state highway and were threatening structures Tuesday.

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 23 July 2024

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Voters in Washington state will decide this fall whether to keep one of the country's more aggressive laws aimed at stemming carbon pollution. The repeal vote imperils the most significant climate policy passed during outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee's three terms, and Inslee — who made climate action a centerpiece of his short-lived presidential campaign in the 2020 cycle — is fighting hard against it.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 18 July 2024

Sneakerweek cofounder Herbert Beaulaire, CEO

The event brings together industry experts, BIPOC designers and sneaker enthusiasts.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 17 July 2024

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands. The Quinault Indian Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula is getting $13 million to help relocate its two main villages to higher ground, away from the tsunami zone and persistent flooding.

Details: Written by SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer; Published: 15 July 2024

Jurrangelo Cijntje (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Cijntje threw right-handed to lefties more often in 2024 but said it was because of discomfort in his left side. The Mariners say they want Cijntje to decide how to proceed as a righty and/or lefty as a pro. He says he wants to continue pitching from both sides.

Details: Written by CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press; Published: 11 July 2024

(AP Photo/Corinne Chin)

Blazes are burning in Oregon, where the governor issued an emergency authorization allowing additional firefighting resources to be deployed. More than 142 million people around the U.S. were under heat alerts Wednesday, especially across the West, where dozens of locations tied or broke heat records.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 10 July 2024

Attorney David Kracke, a brain injury advocate-coordinator at the Center on Brain Injury Research & Training

The Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing hosted event with medical, legal and first-hand perspectives.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 08 July 2024

(AP Photo/Daily Inter Lake, Brenda Ahearn, File)

A 26-year-old man from India slipped on rocks and was swept away in Avalanche Creek on Saturday morning. His body has not been recovered. And a 28-year-old man from Nepal who was not an experienced swimmer drowned in Lake McDonald near Sprague Creek Campground on Saturday evening. His body was recovered by a sheriff's dive team.

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH, REBECCA BOONE and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press; Published: 06 July 2024

Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more inot next week from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Alantic states and the Northeast. Forecasters say temperatures could spike above 100 degrees in Oregon, where records could be broken in cities such as Eugene, Portland and Salem