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`Disarm Now Plowshares` Sentencing This Month

"when we secure prisoners anywhere in Iraq or Afghanistan we hood them...so we did it to them." - Marine who arrested peace activists.

(TACOMA) - The Disarm Now Plowshares activists who entered a U.S. Navy Trident nuclear submarine base and nuclear weapons storage depot will be sentenced on Monday, March 28, 2011 beginning at 9:00 AM at the Tacoma Courthouse, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

The five admitted from the start that they cut through the chain link fence surrounding the Navy base during the night of All Souls, November 2, 2009.

AMBER Alert Canceled for Missing 4-Year Old in Chehalis

The child was located.

(CHEHALIS, Wash.) - Officials in Washington have canceled an AMBER Alert for an abducted child in Chehalis, WA Lewis County.

Washington State Police in Vancouver were looking for a child who was last seen at 1251 NW Chehalis Ave. in Chehalis, WA and was believed to be in danger. The child was a 4-year old white male.

White House Requests Meeting with Seattle Times to Bully Against Pro-Pot Editorials

The ex-Washingtonian is expected Friday to discuss pot with the paper.

(SEATTLE) - The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy director Gil Kerlikowske wanted to fly to Seattle to speak personally with the paper's full editorial board after they ran an editorial supporting a bill to tax and regulate marijuana.

Bruce Ramsey, the editorial writer, says the White House called “right after our editorial ran, so I drew the obvious conclusion... he didn’t like our editorial.”

Seattle Hempfest Sues City of Seattle for Free Speech Rally

If the permit is not granted, Seattle will surely miss the money Hempfest brings to town.

(SALEM / SEATTLE) - In an odd commemoration of the Seattle Hempfest's upcoming twentieth anniversary, organizers of the "protestival" have filed a lawsuit in United States District Court against the City of Seattle.

Correctional Officer Found Dead in Washington Prison

Donations to support Officer Biendl's family can be made at any Key Bank location under the name "Jayme Biendl Memorial Fund".

(MONROE, Wash.) - A correctional officer was found dead late Saturday night at Monroe Correctional Complex. An offender who was found earlier was taken to a segregation unit while Monroe police officers investigate.

The officer, Jayme Biendl, 34, had been with the Department of Corrections since 2002.

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Detected in Oil Leaking from Derelict Vessel

A primary and secondary containment area has now been established around the vessel.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Follow up tests of oil samples taken from a 431-foot derelict vessel, Davy Crockett, have detected low levels of PCBs.

Coast Guard, Ecology, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality and other agencies responded and are working to cleanup oil and monitor the vessel.

Unified Command Works to Contain Sheen from Derelict Vessel Near Camas

Diving operations are on-going and dependent on the stability of the vessel.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Federal, state and local agencies, as well as industry, continue to work closely together to recover oil and monitor a 431-foot derelict vessel, Davy Crockett, near Camas, Wash., on the Columbia River, Sunday.

A Unified Command was established Thursday after Ecology received reports of a light, non-recoverable sheen.

Rainier, Oregon Police Chief Dies in Shooting

Deadly shooting that began at a car stereo shop left Rainier's police chief dead.

(RAINIER, Ore.) - The Police Chief of Rainier, Oregon, Ralph Painter, 55, died in a shooting today.

The community in Rainier is shocked; Ralph Painter had many friends and associates in the NW and was highly respected in his role as the city's top lawman.

Coast Guard Airlifts Stranded Boaters Near Goat Island, Wash.

The Coast Guard encourages all boaters to remain aware of weather and tidal conditions and to wear a life jacket.

(ASTORIA, Ore.) - The Coast Guard airlifted two people after their skiff ran aground in Skagit Bay just southeast of La Conner, Wash., Thursday.

At approximately 6:00 p.m., Skagit County, Wash. Sheriff’s Dept. received a call stating a 20-ft inflatable skiff had run aground in shallow water just south of Goat Island.

Oregon`s New Frontiers

Although carefully chosen by Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark gave little hint of the greatness they would attain with the expedition.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I stood looking out to sea from Ecola State Park, squinting against a fine mist falling from leaden skies. Tossing in waves of gray, the ocean thundered against the cliffs and shook the ground beneath my feet.

This was the scene that met the gaze of Lewis and Clark, who had traveled across a continent to the mythic edge of the frontier.