Tom Banse
Regional Correspondent
Stories
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There were few major quakes in the Pacific Northwest over the last decade. Is that… normal?
Most people in the Pacific Northwest know we live in earthquake country. A new analysis published this week, however, notes that major quakes in the...
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Digital license plates may be coming soon to a road near you
If a custom license plate or a college-themed plate isn't good enough for your car, a startup has the latest in automotive accessories: a digital...
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Public art installation beside Columbia River put on hold by Yakama Nation opposition
A large public art project proposed to be built beside the now-inundated great falls of the Columbia River has been put on indefinite hold by its...
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Technology is taking on addiction. Now there are smartphone apps to help prevent relapses
Every week, tens of thousands of Americans complete intensive drug and alcohol rehab programs. The next months, however, are fraught with risk of...
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Grant County gets to keep its ban on the United Nations. But the Oregon county has other ideas, too
In 2002, Grant County, Oregon banned the United Nations by citizen initiative. The referendum wasn't close: 58 percent of voters said to keep the United...
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Proposal to replace Marcus Whitman statues stokes anger in Olympia
A proposal to remove the larger-than-life statues of pioneer missionary Marcus Whitman from the Washington state capitol and the U.S. Capitol drew angry...
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Yay or nay on permanent daylight saving time? You may get to vote on it
Oregon and Washington voters could get a say at the next general election on whether to adopt daylight saving time year-round — and thereby abolish the...
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Washington lawmakers ponder rules for sidewalk-driving delivery robots
Drones that fly through the sky to deliver packages are taking longer than anticipated to become reality. But wheeled delivery robots that drive down...
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A ‘farm-to-bottle’ movement takes off in the Pacific Northwest
Stroll down the wine aisle at your local store and you'll notice just about every bottle lists where the wine grapes were grown. The raw ingredients for...
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Washington extends unemployment to thousands of federal workers impacted by shutdown
More public and private agencies are stepping up to ease the financial strain on federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown.