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Shasta County, Calif., has agreed to pay $855,600 to settle a lawsuit that accused former District Attorney Jerry Benito of... Read More

Police and family members of an Arizona woman say the 22-year-old pre-med student fell to her death from her Las... Read More

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced Monday a state plan to address tsunami debris that reaches the state’s coast from Japan... Read More

Commercial buses and trucks traveling through Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park this summer may be subjected to safety checks. The inspections... Read More

The scheme unraveled one afternoon in the office of a Southeast Portland, Ore., plastics plant. Karen Riddle was whittling down... Read More

The bids are in for removing a dock that floated from Japan to an Oregon beach after being set adrift... Read More

A southwestern Idaho woman who contends a Meridian-based wickless candle company used her idea for a product line without paying... Read More

An expedition to study earthquake and tsunami risks off the coasts of Washington and Oregon has been scaled back for... Read More

A fire that damaged a 61-year-old Los Angeles church has been declared an act of arson. Fire Department spokesman Brian... Read More