Agriculture

Easterday claims Tyson reneged on Japanese deal

SPOKANE — Ex-Washington cattleman Cody Easterday, convicted of fraud, has sued his main victim, Tyson Fresh Meats, alleging…

Northwest

Idaho panel mulls Nez Perce water agreement

Agreement detail BOISE — Thinking about the Nez Perce Agreement now — from short-term costs upstream to long-term…

Northwest

Despite brain cancer diagnosis, Christmas still on for Sultan’s Santa

SULTAN, Wash. — Everyone in Sultan, Washington, knows Brett Nichols by another name: Santa. Most of the year,…

Northwest

Portland increases homeless-camp sweeps

In mid-October, the city of Portland removed more homeless encampments than at any point since the start of…

Northwest

Deschutes County hopes to turn landfill methane into renewable energy source

BEND — Deschutes County soon could start harnessing the gaseous byproduct of decomposing waste in Knott Landfill to…

Agriculture

Western Innovator: On the trail of invasive slugs and snails

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Rory McDonnell’s fascination with slugs and snails began as a child growing up in the…

Northwest

Emergency winter feeding of Teton Canyon elk begins

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game in early December started feeding the Teton Canyon elk herd near…

Northwest

Walla Walla hires first woman as city manager

WALLA WALLA — For the first time in the 63-year history of Walla Walla’s council-manager form of government,…

Northwest

Panel commemorates the Great Astoria Fire of 1922

ASTORIA — On the 100th anniversary of the Great Astoria Fire of 1922 that destroyed most of downtown,…

Northwest

Attacks on electrical substations in Oregon and Washington resemble those in North Carolina and raise questions about grid security

PORTLAND — At least three electricity providers in the Pacific Northwest recently experienced attacks similar to the gunfire…

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