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BNSF Railway must pay $400m to a Native American tribe for intentionally trespassing by running 100-car crude oil trains over its reservation
BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal judge ordered Monday…
Two 39-year-old Estonian men are the alleged kingpins behind a massive half billion fraud targeting thousands of U.S. investors
The Department of Justice is advancing a case alleging that two men in Estonia cheated investors in a byzantine cryptocurrency…
Washington governor rejects recommendation to halve plans for the state’s largest wind farm, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state’s largest…
Topline Another solar flare was released from a massive sunspot Wednesday, meaning the Northern Lights may be visible again tonight,…
Cancer patient who won $1.3 billion lottery said he would find a good doctor for himself—’I don’t want to die yet,’ he prayed
One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for…
Biden brokers $1 billion deal with Oregon, Washington, 4 Columbia River tribes to revive the Northwest’s salmon population
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday…
Johnson & Johnson settles opioid crisis lawsuit with Washington state for $149.5 million
The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years…
Washington state sues to stop $25 billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains, claiming it will lead to higher prices
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of…
Climate change is forcing Pacific Northwest trees to move—but scientists can’t agree on what form of ‘assisted migration’ is best
As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon and…