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  State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal

  A ruling by a county judge threw the implementation of Oregon's new voter-approved gun law into limbo and the state's attorney general said her office will appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

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  A fan is reportedly buying the 'Goonies' house in Oregon, which was listed for $1.7M

  The agent for the Victorian home featured in the The Goonies film in Oregon says the likely new owner is a fan of the movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to protect the site.

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  All Things Considered

  Biden is on the midterm campaign trail. But he's not welcome everywhere

  Biden's approval ratings are underwater, so many Democratic candidates in tough races have avoided campaign appearances with him. But there are places where he can help.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Explosive demolition of coal plant underscores end of coal-fired electric generation in Oregon

  A demolition contractor on Thursday imploded the towering smokestack and 19-story boiler building at Portland General Electric’s shuttered coal-fired power plant near Boardman, bringing a symbolic close to the era of coal-fired power generation in Oregon. Imported electricity generated from coal still flows through transmission wires across the Pacific Northwest, but that looks to be winding down soon, too.
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  A man is awarded a $4.4 million settlement after being racially profiled in Walmart

  In a lawsuit filed against the company, Michael Mangum says he was followed around a Walmart in Wood Village, Ore., by one of the store's asset protection associates.

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  While spring rains help most of Washington, parts still under emergency drought

  Eastern Washington is in for another hot, dry summer. But – spring rains mean the west side of the state will no longer face a drought.

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  KUOW Newsroom

  Washington wants drivers to plug into clean cars by 2030

  Democratic-led states on the West Coast are setting ambitious timelines to phase out sales of gasoline-powered cars and light trucks. The Washington Legislature just approved a goal that all new cars sold in the state beginning with model year 2030 be electric. Oregon and California have 2035 as their target. Some of these dates are aspirational, but one has teeth.
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  Physician-assisted death in Oregon is no longer limited to just state residents

  Under a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit this week, terminally ill patients seeking physician-assisted death in Oregon are no longer required to be residents of the state.

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  A driver who killed 4 homeless people in Oregon was drunk, a prosecutor says

  Enrique Rodriguez Jr., 24, had roughly double the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when he allegedly plowed into a homeless encampment in Salem, Ore., early Sunday morning.

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  KUOW Newsroom

  Washington House jettisons exported fuel tax proposal that angered neighboring states

  A proposed tax on gasoline and diesel delivered to out-of-state customers from Washington refineries has gone by the wayside. The Washington House of Representatives voted Tuesday night to jettison and replace the "exported fuel tax" after strong blowback from neighboring states.

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