The confirmed death toll climbed to two people Wednesday, with nine others presumed dead, after a tank of corrosive chemicals ...

Crews recovered six bodies from a Longview paper mill Thursday as they continued the response to a massive chemical tank rupture earlier this week. That brings the confirmed death toll from the ...

Emergency responders announced late Tuesday that they’d suspended operations at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company due in ...

While the nonprofit is negotiating with a national carrier over the operation of its Medicare Advantage plan, a majority of its health insurance business will wind down by 2027. Providence will ...

Longview schools Superintendent Karen Cloninger was arrested Thursday morning on charges related to a student sexual assault investigation at Mark Morris High School. FILE: Mark Morris High School in ...

Phil Brady was up for reelection this year on the Wasco County Board of Commissioners. The retired science teacher told friends it would be his last run for the board. At 70 years old, he was active, ...

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are concerned about an Ebola outbreak in the country’s Ituri province. There are already hundreds of suspected cases, including one that ...

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The statewide picture for tax measures was a mixed bag during the primary election.

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Lerett, who is identifying with an alias, sits outside a memorial outside of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building in Portland on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. “Our system is broken and we ...