First U.S. Case of the Deadly Wuhan Coronavirus Is Confirmed Four Hours North of Portland

A respiratory infection that has killed six people and caused hundreds more to fall ill has reached the U.S.—and it’s disturbingly close to Portland.

Dashcam Video Shows Airplane Make Emergency Landing on Tacoma Highway This Morning

A small airplane was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy highway in Tacoma, Washington early this morning. And a state trooper, Clint Thompson, caught the whole event on his dashcam.

“Broken Guy” Who Stole Plane from Seattle Airport Used to Run a Bakery on the Oregon Coast

The motives of Richard “Beebo” Russell, who stole a prop plane from Seattle Tacoma International Airport, remain unclear.

A New Advocacy Group is Pushing for a High-Speed Rail Line Linking Portland to Vancouver, Seattle and Spokane

The new advocacy group launched today to push for the creation of a high-speed railway connecting Vancouver, Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Spokane.

Washington Attorney General Sues Over Immigrants Paid $1 a Day at Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the suit Wednesday morning.

ACLU Threatens Lawsuit over ICE Detainee Conditions in Oregon Jail

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon sent a letter on September 12 to administrators of the Norther Oregon Regional Correction Facility in the Dalles, Ore. demanding more humane conditions for both immigration detainees and inmates. If conditions are not overhauled or detainees are not removed from NORCOR custody, the ACLU threatens to file a lawsuit.

"Where is Daddy?" A Four-Year-Old American Citizen Has His Family Torn Apart by Immigration Law

Murmurs: ICE Inmates Refuse Meals in Tacoma

In other news: Multnomah County sends campaign-finance measure to the courts.