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EVERETT, Wash. -- The Washington State Patrol has arrested a 38-year-old Everett man accused of threatening to kill Gov. Chris Gregoire. Trooper Mark Francis said Eric W. Moody was arrested Friday. The … More »Man arrested for threats against WA governor

GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. -- A 77-year-old Tigard man was found dead in an SUV parked at the Government Camp rest area Saturday morning, police said. A couple called 911 at about 6:30 a.m., after they pulled … More »Dead man found in SUV at Government Camp

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. -- A deadly fish virus detected in Washington state waters for the first time has forced a salmon fish farm to kill its entire stock. Tests confirmed this month the presence of … More »Wash. salmon farm stock killed due to virus

EUGENE, Ore. -- An expert witness has discounted the confession of a Springfield woman accused of killing her newborn baby. Angelica Swartout is being retried on an aggravated murder charge. A jury was … More »Witness decries confession in baby's death

EUGENE, Ore. -- A man is hospitalized in Eugene with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a train. The Eugene Police Department says a Union Pacific train crew spotted the man sitting tracks … More »Train strikes man sitting on tracks in Eugene

PORTLAND -- A 22-year-old Marine from Boring, Oregon, was killed in Afghanistan Thursday, the Dept. of Defense announced. Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey died while leading a patrol in combat operations in Helmand … More »Marine from Boring killed in Afghanistan

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A Washington state man accused of locking his two young autistic sons in a room with a cage-like door says he heard on a television show that it's OK to do so for their own safety. … More »Father defends locking up autistic sons

PORTLAND -- Getting down on one knee was not enough for one Portland man. Instead, he proposed to his girlfriend with a song, a webcam and lots of friends. Isaac Lamb calls it the world's first "Live Lip-Dub … More »Portland man's live proposal goes viral

PORTLAND -- A Bethany-area woman was arrested after crashing into three cars and going over a retaining wall before driving through the front window of a restaurant Friday evening, police said. Police … More »DUII suspect crashes into 3 cars, building

PORTLAND -- A Multnomah County Sheriff's Office sergeant is recovering from serious injuries after his patrol car spun out in wet conditions and slammed into a tree and fence in Fairview. Firefighters … More »Mult. Co. sergeant injured in Fairview crash

PORTLAND -- iPhones and iPads are the latest targets in crimes of opportunity, according to Portland police. A teen was arrested Thursday in connection with several robberies involving the gadgets. Police … More »Thieves target iPhones and iPads on TriMet

PORTLAND -- The Reynolds Education Association and the Reynolds School District have reached a tentative agreement, ending a five-day strike. School was scheduled to begin again Tuesday, with a two-hour … More »Reynolds strike ends, school scheduled to resume Tuesday

VANCOUVER -- A woman accused of keeping two autistic children held in a caged bedroom took the stand in her own defense Friday. Prosecutors said Alayna Higdon and her fiancé John Eckhart kept the boys … More »Girlfriend takes stand in 'caged kids' trial

TROUTDALE, Ore. -- Police say they have arrested a woman at the picket line in a teacher strike in the Reynolds School District east of Portland. She was accused of interfering with a police officer -- … More »Woman arrested during Reynolds picketing

ST HELENS, Ore. -- Two officers were injured Thursday when St. Helens police took a violent suspect into custody, whom they believe was under the influence of synthetic marijuana. One of the officers was … More »Violent suspect tased several times in arrest

ALBANY, Ore. -- A woman found wandering last week near Albany without money or identification has been sent to a hospital on a mental commitment while authorities try to identify her. The Albany Democrat-Herald … More »Woman found wandering in Ore. still not ID'd

PORTLAND -- Vessels from the United States Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and the Canadian Maritime Forces will arrive in Portland for the Rose Festival on Tuesday, June 5. United States Navy USS William P. Lawrence  … More »2012 Rose Festival fleet

ST HELENS, Ore. -- The body of a man found in the Columbia River this week was identified as John Leroy Sullivan, who fell off of a Christmas Ship in December, police said. Witnesses told police on December … More »Body of man who fell off Christmas Ship found

PORTLAND -- Portland police say they arrested a dozen people at a protest Thursday at the University Station post office. Lt. Robert King says the demonstrators arrested for criminal trespass were those … More »12 arrested at 'Occupy' post office protest

Pierce County animal control and law enforcement officers spent more than two hours searching for a  Bengal tiger that three people reported seeing just outside of Puyallup on River Road. A spokesman for … More »Tiger seen wandering near Puyallup, WA

WASCO, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon State Police say a 33-year-old Seattle man was fatally injured when his Ferrari collided with an SUV in north-central Oregon. Troopers say the 1994 Ferrari 348 coupe driven by … More »1 dead in E. Oregon Ferrari, SUV crash

PORTLAND - Three brothers born this week at Portland’s Randall Children Hospital came from a single egg. How rare is that? The Hospital says the data really varies. One report puts it at one in 60,000 … More »Rare identical triplets born at Portland hospital

PORTLAND - The mother of three abandoned children was located by police Friday. Her name was not released. The three were found in a shed Thursday morning in Southeast Portland and taken into protective … More »Mother of kids abandoned in Portland found