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Silver Alert issued for at-risk/missing Richland man
RICHLAND, Wash.-A Silver Alert has been issued for an at risk/missing person from Richland. The Washington State Patrol activated the alert for Dennis Findlay after the 78-year-old was last seen around 4 p.m. on Aug. 26. Findlay has recently shown signs of memory issues, according to the WSP’s alert and...
OSU Oregon Coastal Futures Project recognized
A transdisciplinary team of Oregon State University researchers, Extension specialists and students dedicated to helping coastal communities adapt to natural hazards has been recognized as one of four regional winners of the Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award. The Oregon Coastal Futures Project is one of four regional award winners announced today by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The winners will compete for the C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award, the top honor nationally for this type of initiative. The...
County elections official tells Oregonians to carefully vet incoming wave of voter registration mailers from national groups
Two national nonprofits that sent out millions of mailers encouraging Americans to register to vote in 2020 are preparing to send out more than 20,000 mailers in five of Oregon’s largest counties, according to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office. The linked nonpartisan organizations, the Voter Participation Center...
Pasco Police Need Your Help to Identify Alleged Thief
Take a close look. Can you help Pasco Police ID this guy? What about his vehicle?. The dude in the photograph is accused of finding someone's wallet and then going on a shopping spree throughout Pasco. The suspect charged over $1,000 on the person's bank accounts. Who does this? Answer...this...
2024 CU Volleyball Season Preview
A streak of 11 straight trips to the Liberty League Championship game came to an end for the Clarkson University Volleyball team in 2023, but the Golden Knights are reloaded for another lengthy streak and are poised to begin that run in 2024. Under the guidance of head coach Carol...
Downtown Walla Walla Foundation appoints new executive director
WALLA WALLA – The Downtown Walla Walla Foundation announces it has appointed Mallory Nash as its new executive director. She will begin early next month. Nash brings a decade of experience in community engagement and has a master’s degree in education from the University of Arkansas. She most recently served as the Downtown Pullman Association executive director in Pullman, Washington.
Man wanted on Oregon warrant accused of being ‘nice crook’ who cooked, cleaned up after break-in
A burglar who had the time to make a meal, clean up and point out an appliance that wasn’t working is a wanted man in Oregon, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Residents of the Clearwood Community Association, a gated community of about 1,300 homes near Yelm,...
Money available for those who live near site of Lineage Logistics Fire
Relief is available for those who live close to the Lineage Logistics building destroyed by fire earlier this year in Finley. The fire at the warehouse used to store frozen food started April 21. It burned for two months and produced smoke that irritated many who live nearby. The Benton...
U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new FAFSA form
WASHINGTON — With the U.S. Department of Education using a staggered approach in opening up the 2025-26 application period for federal financial student aid, the agency said Tuesday it will partner with a small number of community-based organizations to participate in the first testing period beginning Oct. 1. Earlier in August, the department said it […]
Oregon’s top economists have quit. Now who will calculate kicker?
Oregon’s interim state economist announced his resignation Wednesday, the second person to leave the key post this year. It’s a job that may be little known outside state government, but in some ways it’s among the most important in Oregon: The state economist issues the forecasts that help set the state budget. Those forecasts also determine whether taxpayers will receive a kicker rebate, and how much.
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