In 2024, Oregon saw the highest rate of work zone crashes and fatalities in five years.

LEDE: Election officials in Washington state are working with law enforcement to investigate how a box of unopened ballots ended up behind a dumpster in Renton. State Government reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan [MYE-zehz tan] has more.

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The Springfield School Board is learning more about the process of finding an interim superintendent.

LEDE: A box of abandoned ballots was found behind a dumpster in Renton earlier this year. The ballots were not filled out by voters, but a top state Republican says it still points to a security problem. State Government reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan has more.

One of the best soccer players in the world will be preparing for the World Cup in Eastern Washington.

People may see an influx of first responders around the PeaceHealth University District campus in Eugene this week as police and fire officials hold an annual training.

The Portland Trail Blazers convinced Oregon lawmakers this year to spend more than three-hundred million dollars to renovate the Moda Center. As Dirk VanderHart, that legislative victory came with a lot of help from lobbyists.

Doctors are needed everywhere -- but especially in rural and historically underserved populations. Washington State University hosted an event to show students how they can get into medicine. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports. [0:13]

Skagit valley is now home to a very unique county court. In fact, the only one of its kind in the state.

For Latino farmworkers across the U.S., trauma and inequities have long been part of daily life, intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, many are left confronting long COVID, a condition that’s been difficult to diagnose and treat.