Northwest

Oregon Army National Guard’s 3-116th Cavalry Regiment hones combat skills

BOISE — The Oregon Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, showcased its combat prowess through rigorous…

Northwest

WDFW: Barred owls must go to save spotted owls

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Northern spotted owls are probably doomed in Washington in the next decade unless barred owls…

Agriculture

Washington blueberry farm fined $12,000 for irrigating without water right

A business has been fined $12,000 by the Washington Department of Ecology for irrigating 40 acres of newly…

Agriculture

Tyson: ‘Cody’s Beef’ provided cover for Easterday fraud

RICHLAND, Wash. — Tyson Fresh Meats sharpened its attack on Cody Easterday, arguing in a court filing Monday,…

Agriculture

Washington, B.C. resume hunt for scarce ‘murder hornets’

No “murder hornets” have been found in Washington or British Columbia for more than 21 months and odds…

Business

Key vote on expanding gas pipeline in Oregon delayed after public, political pressure

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators delayed a key vote that would allow more natural gas to flow through…

Northwest

Vilsack on Snake River dams: Ag ‘well-represented’ in mediation

PULLMAN, Wash. — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Aug. 1 that farmers are well-represented in the mediation…

Northwest

Washington man has spent years removing lead trash from Columbia River and wants to get others in on the action

HOOD RIVER — Archer Mayo holds a deep reverence for water. A windsurfer, scuba and free diver in…

Northwest

Providence St. Mary Medical Center begins Cardiac Care Campaign

WALLA WALLA — The Providence St. Mary Foundation recently began a $1 million Cardiac Care Campaign, which will…

Agriculture

Lactalis earns cheese industry awards

Lactalis USA detail Competition detail NAMPA, Idaho — Products made by Lactalis USA’s Nampa, Idaho, plant have received…

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