Oregon lawmakers have been considering a bill which would establish staffing ratios in long-term care facilities based on patient needs. Sen. Sara Gelser, Senate Bill 714′s cosponsor, says residents of these facilities have a right […]
PORTLAND, Ore. – Today, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee of the Oregon Legislature voted out of committee a historic package of policing bills that take a […]
KELSO, Wash. (AP) — A Kelso man was jailed without bail after police accused him of attacking a man he was staying with with a hammer and a knife. Kelso police arrested Patrick Lee Sargent […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas. The effort follows police killings of Black people that […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping government […]
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