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Doctors and dentists are preparing to treat thousands of patients at a four day free clinic at the Seattle Center beginning April 23rd.

Healthcare providers are preparing to see thousands of patients at the Seattle/King County Clinic later this month.

Three candidates are vying for a seat on Curry County’s Board of Commissioners.

Curry County residents will soon cast their ballots for a new commissioner.

Is there anything sweeter than the fresh baby-pink or whitish cherry blooms in spring? Maybe the fruit that follows.

N-W-P-B’s Senior Correspondent Anna King reports this year there could be a few less of those delicious cherries.

Cherries blooms have really been cut down across much of central and eastern Washington and Oregon. First blooms were teased open by a mild winter and warm spring temperatures. Then, whack! Freezing temps hit. Killing blooms before they get pollinated. Matthew Whiting [WHITE-ing] is a professor who specializes in cherry trees at Washington State University research station in Prosser.

A newspaper covering small towns along the McKenzie River [in eastern Lane County] has lost a major part of its online presence after its Facebook page was hijacked. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

Oregon Republicans succeeded last year in blocking a gas tax increase passed by majority Democrats. Now they’re going after a new tax-related bill. Dirk VanderHart reports.

Washington health officials recently announced the state is joining the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.