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KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer/Legal experts and tribal leaders say this lawsuit, if successful, could slash revenue for tribal casinos across the country and ultimately undermine tribal sovereignty.
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Xinhua News Agency/Getty ImagesThe sinkhole spans an area nearly three football fields long and is deep enough to hide the Washington Monument. Explorers descended into the pit, where they found ancient trees and other plant life.
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Matthew McCormack, TwitterMatthew McCormack, a history professor in Northampton, U.K., encountered something unexpected while cycling in the woods: a wandering delivery robot.
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Oregonians in two counties appeared to reject a plan Tuesday to annex parts of Oregon into Idaho, while a third county supported the proposal.
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Nineteen candidates were vying to be the Republican Party's nominee for Oregon governor.
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Kotek moves on to what could be a dramatic three-way race in November.
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Oregon counties are still processing ballots from Tuesday's mail-in election. Unofficial results from state and local elections will be updated daily. Certified results will be posted by June 13th.
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Spring moisture has delayed the start of wildfire season in Oregon, but drought and a shortage of personnel could strain fire response this summer.
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COVID-19 cases are spiking to the highest level in several months, and those numbers are almost certainly an undercount.
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Tens of thousands of Californians with disabilities require special accommodations for dental care, but only 14 centers in the state can treat them.
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California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state’s poorest residents.
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A gunman killed a 52-year-old man and wounded five others in an attack at a Southern California church on Sunday, authorities said.
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