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Will the Port of Longview and city of Vancouver adopt stricter bidder criteria for future public projects? The city of Ridgefield already has.

Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola will be showcasing one of his newest films at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester ...

A wildfire that reached Marseille is starting to diminish. The mayor of France's second-largest city says it is in ‘’net ...

Haiti’s once illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson has been burned down by gangs this past weekend. The beloved Gothic gingerbread ...

Thomas Bridges of the NCAA Big Ten Northwestern University Wildcats has been cool and under control for the Victoria ...

From February to April, comedian and actor Aziz Ansari brought his "Hypothetical Tour" to nearly 30 locations across the United States, including Wallingford. Now, he's extending the tour into August, ...

F-15 Eagle fighter jets out of Portland Air Base are scheduled to conduct flyovers at the following locations and times on Friday to commemorate Independence Day: 10:05 a.m. Lake Oswego. 10:08 a.m.

Freddie the beagle was just doing his job. Then he got kicked — hard.A 70-year-old traveler from Egypt has been booted from the country after he kicked a US Customs and Border Protection beagle that ...

The Victoria HarbourCats and Nanaimo NightOwls play Wednesday and Thursday at Royal Athletic Park, as both teams try to shed ...

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey kicked off construction Friday, June 13 on a new entry point to the Newark Liberty International Airport Train Station, which serves AirTrain Newark, ...