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Increased Jail Levy Coming To Columbia County Ballots In May

With the expiration date for Columbia County’s jail levy looming in the distance, voters will decide on passing a new, higher tax to fund its operations. The new levy will be on Columbia County ballots this May, and will ask voters to raise property taxes 29 cents per $1,000 assessed property value — to 87 […]

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Juveniles Tip Off The Law, Leads To Jail, $6,750 In Fines For Poachers

White sturgeon in Scappoose Bay in Oregon is catch-and-release only, but three men thought they could get away with keeping five. Unfortunately for these perpetrators, some much younger—and wiser—than them had an eye on them. What the juvenile sportsmen witnessed were the men in a boat catching a white sturgeon and not releasing it. So,

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Longview Teen Charged As Adult After Stabbing Leaves 2nd Teen In Critical Condition

LONGVIEW Wash. (KPTV) – A 16-year-old boy is being charged as an adult after a stabbing in Longview, the Longview Police Department announced Friday. Johnson Mailos of Longview is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder after another 16-year-old was stabbed during a fight near Elks Memorial Park at Lake Sacajawea. On Feb. 21 shortly after

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Liberal Oregon U Turns And Passes Bill To Recriminalize Hard Drugs

The passage of the bill all but ends a key liberal policy Private security guard in Portland Michael Bock joined Americas Newsroom to discuss how the drug crisis has ravaged the citys communities. Oregon lawmakers have voted to recriminalize certain drugs after a surge in overdose deaths resulted in the governor declaring a state of emergency

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Teen Firefighters Step Up To The Flames As Texas Wildfires Spread

When the largest wildfire in Texas history made its way to the town of Pampas earlier in the week, 15-year-old Nathan Slater told ABC News that he immediately knew where he had to be. Just minutes after his mother, Christie, picked him up from school Monday after classes were postponed due to the fires, he told

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Ukraine Troops Are Now Rationing Ammunition

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian drones fly without ammunition. Russian artillery unleash deadly volleys from safe positions beyond the range of Kyiv’s troops. Shortages of ammo and supplies are resulting in lost ground to Moscow, U.S. congressional leaders warn, yet the Republican-controlled House has shown little hurry to resupply Ukraine with military aid. Across Washington, officials

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Amish Community Absolutely ‘Stunned’ By Pregnant Woman’s Murder

The predominantly Amish community in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, is left stunned and scared after a 23-year-old pregnant Amish woman was found dead this week, a community member told ABC News. “Everyone is stunned, this doesn’t happen here,” Charleen Hajec, a pharmacist who was born and raised in Spartansburg, said. “Everyone is talking, it’s scary and frustrating.” On

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Most Americans Think Biden Is Too Old To Serve Again

President Joe Biden has forcefully denied questions about his age, including in a contentious press conference defending his memory in the wake of special counsel Robert Hur’s report. | Evan Vucci/AP President Joe Biden narrowly leads former president Donald Trump even though an overwhelming majority of voters are worried about his age, a new Quinnipiac

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Russia Lower House Accuses The US And UK For The Murder Of Alexei Navalny

The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, has unleashed a barrage of accusations against the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and other entities, alleging their complicity in the demise of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. In a series of inflammatory remarks disseminated via social media platforms and the messaging

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