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Gov. Kate Brown celebrates her Election Night victory at the Democratic Party of Oregon 2018 election party on Nov. 6, 2018 in Portland. CREDIT: JONATHAN LEVINSON/OPB

Democratic Gov. Kate Brown defeated Republican state Rep. Knute Buehler in the race to see who will hold Oregon’s highest office.

Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen was among the Republicans fighting to keep his seat after Tuesday's election. AUSTIN JENKINS / N3

Democrats Make Gains In Washington Legislature, Many Races Too Close To Call

It wasn't a sweeping blue wave, but Democrats were poised to pick up several seats in the Washington Legislature based on the first tally of ballots…

Sue Olson, 94, was a Manhattan Project era secretary at Hanford during World War II. She locked her filing drawer anytime she left her office. CREDIT KAI-HUEI YAU

Daughters of Hanford: Manhattan Project Secretary Locked Up Secret Files At Night

In World War Two, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was brand new. Sue Olson was there as a young secretary. She took shorthand, pumped out calculations and…

This Togo pack wolf, an adult male shown when he was radio-collared in early June, is now marked for death by Washington's Department of Fish and Wildlife. CREDIT: WDFW

More Wolf Kills Authorized By Wildlife Managers In Northeastern Washington

Washington officials have authorized the killing of wolves in two more of the state’s packs. Conservationists oppose the move. They say it could only worsen wolf-livestock conflicts. The order comes after wildlife officials confirmed wolves preyed on four cows in one attack and six in another this past fall.

A helicopter is used to fly logs from a staging area to streams that need restoration but are no longer reached by roads. This is the largest stream restoration effort ever in the Northwest. CREDIT: COURTNEY FLATT

Helicoptering Logs In Yakima Valley For The Northwest's Largest River Restoration

Almost 40 years ago, Scott Nicolai started his stream restoration career taking logs out of the water. A project that’s putting more than 6,000 logs back into remote streams across Central Washington.

Problem encounters with cougars have increased in Oregon's Willamette Valley. CREDIT: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Oregon May Be Over-Hunting Cougars — Which Could Cause More Conflicts

Groups of Oregonians, particularly hound hunters, say that Oregon’s cougar population is growing out of control. Cougar advocates, on the other hand, say that Oregon is over-hunting cougars, which research suggests can lead to an increase in problem encounters.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could soon be facing criminal charges from the Department of Justice, according to language discovered in an unrelated court document by terrorism researcher Seamus Hughes.

How A 'Court Records Nerd' Discovered The Government May Be Charging Julian Assange

One minute, Seamus Hughes was reading the book 'Dragons Love Tacos' to his son. The next minute, he stumbled on what could be one of the most closely guarded secrets within the U.S. government.

Aretha Franklin, pictured during a television appearance in January 1972, the same month in which the project Amazing Grace was recorded. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images

Aretha Franklin Touches The Infinite In The Long-Delayed Documentary 'Amazing Grace'

It's been worth the long, long wait: Amazing Grace, made in January 1972, is an extraordinary document that depicts an artist at her technical, creative and spiritual heights.

Members of the migrant caravan walk to make requests for political asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border last week in Tijuana, Mexico.

Trump Administration Faces Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions

As Trump cracks down on asylum-seekers, federal lawsuits argue that the administration is turning its back on legal precedent and international law.

Dozens of members of the University of Washington marching band, shown here in 2017, were transported to hospitals after a bus overturned on Thursday. CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES

UW Marching Band Won't Perform At Apple Cup After Bus Crash En Route To Pullman

The University of Washington marching band will not perform during the Apple Cup, the annual football rivalry game against Washington State University, after one of its three charter buses rolled Thursday onto its side while traveling from Seattle to Pullman. The accident happened near George, Wash., in central Washington, between the Columbia River Vantage bridge and Moses Lake.

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