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The Springfield School Board has unanimously appointed software engineer Matthew Brandt as its newest member.

Curry County commissioners have accused the sheriff’s office of spending undisclosed donations on a jet ski, grill and retirement party. As Jefferson Public Rasio’s Justin Higginbottom reports, they claim the purchases were for private gain.

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Pierce County is wrapping up work on a new solar energy project. The county installed the solar array on an old landfill on the Key Peninsula.

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Host lead-in: An old landfill on the Key Peninsula will be the site of a new solar energy project in Pierce County. N-W-P-B’s Lauren Gallup takes us there.

The City of Eugene has decided to use artificial turf for some new fields in Golden Gardens Park.

After the deadly mass shooting on Sunday, locals returned to Seattle Center for a candle light vigil last night [Mon].

After the deadly mass shooting on Sunday, locals returned to Seattle Center for a candle light vigil last night [Mon]

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is facing criticism for delays in releasing information on the Seattle Center shooting on Sunday evening.

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Seattle police say they believe the shooting that left three people dead and at least four injured at Seattle Center on Sunday was gang related. Police continue to search for a third suspect involved in the incident.

KNKX reporter Freddy Monares has more.

Farmworkers in Eastern Oregon are working outside amid hazardous smoke from growing wildfires.