Anna Griffin

The second-place finisher in a primary where the top four advance to the November ballot said he would drop out of the race so voters could coalesce behind a single Democratic candidate.

The limits on mail-in voting may not go into effect by November, with at least one state vowing to sue. But some states and experts warned about further voter confusion.

From South Dakota to Alaska, independents are challenging incumbent Republicans and eschewing a Democratic label that Western voters find toxic.

A split among protest groups has led to dueling rides, which combine nudity and cycling in the name of change.

A resident of Spokane County, Wash., said he noticed a man acting suspiciously and called 911 after seeing smoke. The police later arrested a suspect tied to one of the wildfires in the area.

Aaron Farinacci, 37, was arrested after a witness reported seeing him kneeling near the ignition site of a major fire in Washington State, officials said.

Despite the scale of the damage, there have been no reported fatalities in the fires that started over the weekend. Weather conditions have improved, allowing some evacuees to return.

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The decision followed days of criticism over how the department handled the release of information about a shooting that killed three people at a food festival.

One 15-year-old suspect is in custody, but authorities said they were looking for a second shooter in the attack at a food festival that left three dead.

People in Sandpoint, Idaho, don’t know how to characterize a woman’s brush with a transgender woman in a Y.M.C.A. locker room, but the emergency call that followed is still reverberating.

The federal government can confer health care, education, housing and casino rights, but for small bands like many in the Pacific Northwest, recognition takes political muscle they don’t have.

Democratic socialists, harnessing generational frustration over affordability, lead New York and Seattle and are knocking on the door in Los Angeles and Washington.

A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”

Seattle has become a leading American soccer city with successful professional franchises and a devoted fan base.

At a moment when even the prospects of dialogue seem far-fetched, movements to redraw state lines to link like-minded regions, or even to secede from the union, are gaining strength.

Long the bane of Mariners and Seahawks fans, evangelical ministers with large speakers are preparing for the “incredible opportunity” of screaming the word of God at 750,000 soccer fans.