Inslee signs Facebook job password bill
SEATTLE — Washington became the fifth state this year to sign into law protections of social media passwords at the workplace and job interviews.
Oregon timber country ponders future with fewer logs
O’BRIEN, Ore. — Jennifer Phillippi’s grandparents started producing lumber in this corner of Oregon timber country in 1922, when a man could set up a mill, log the trees within range of a team of horses and move the mill to a new stand when those trees ran out.
United to return 787s to the air
United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.
Pot growing is not a green industry
SEATTLE — Marijuana growing is not a green industry.
Portland to vote on whether to fluoridate water
PORTLAND (AP) — While soaking up the rays in an unusually sunny season, Portlanders have broken away from their polite chatter about food, wine and outdoor adventure to fight about whether to fluoridate the water supply.
Dark clouds hang over air shows after budget cuts
BRUNSWICK, Maine — Patty Wagstaff is a Hollywood stunt pilot, three-time U.S. aerobatic champion, inductee to the National Aviation Hall of Fame and favorite on the air show circuit.
Mount St. Helens 33rd blast anniversary Saturday
OLYMPIA — Saturday is the 33rd anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens that killed 57 people, knocked down a forest and filled the sky and rivers with volcanic ash.
FBI executes search warrant in ricin letter case
SPOKANE — The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are executing a search warrant Saturday in the case of two letters containing the deadly poison ricin that were intercepted this week at a post office in Washington state.
Boise man from Uzbekistan charged with supporting terror
BOISE — An Uzbekistan national living in Boise said little during his first court appearance today on federal charges from Idaho that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist attack there.
Washington small business health plan finder delayed
SEATTLE (AP) — A new health insurance marketplace being set up in Washington state to help small businesses find insurance for their employees will not be fully operational this fall, as planned.
Economists say Oregon tax revenue forecast up
SALEM (AP) — A slow, steady economic recovery means the state treasury will take in more money than previously expected, economists said Thursday, but the news did little to thaw an impasse over pension cuts and tax increases.
Letters containing ricin found at Spokane postal facility
SPOKANE — Two letters that contained the deadly poison ricin were intercepted at a U.S. Postal Service facility in Spokane this week, the FBI said Thursday.
Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
Washington florist sues state in gay wedding case
RICHLAND (AP) — A florist targeted by two lawsuits for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has filed her own lawsuit against Washington state, claiming the state is violating her religious beliefs.
Oregon bill guards workers' social media passwords
SALEM (AP) — The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill barring bosses from demanding employees or job applicants turn over their Facebook passwords and other social media login information.
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