GOP Medicaid Cuts Stir Controversy, Setting Stage for 2026 Election Fights

Medicaid spending cuts are looming as a flashpoint that might define the 2026 midterm elections, and early battle lines are appearing over a centerpiece of the comprehensive domestic policy measure that House Republicans narrowly enacted. After Republicans largely pledged they wouldn’t reduce Medicaid, Democrats are honing their pitch as they denounce the plan, which is…

GOP Medicaid Cuts Stir Controversy, Setting Stage for 2026 Election Fights

Driver faces aggravated battery charge after hitting deputy vehicle during pursuit near Emporia

Authorities in Lyon County have confirmed the arrest of two individuals following a police chase that resulted in a sheriff’s deputy vehicle being struck and overturned in a ditch during the Unbound Gravel Bike Race. On Saturday morning, law enforcement officials from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office were managing traffic in the vicinity of the…

Driver faces aggravated battery charge after hitting deputy vehicle during pursuit near Emporia

Hillsboro Gets a Tasty Addition with New Fast Food Spot Opening in June

Another popular fast-food restaurant has announced its impending debut in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro, while another eagerly awaited business opens. On Wednesday, June 11, Shake Shack will open its next location at Reed’s Crossing, 3651 SE Cornelius Pass Road. The company’s fourth location in the state will be in Hillsboro. In Beaverton’s Cedar Hills…

Hillsboro Gets a Tasty Addition with New Fast Food Spot Opening in June

King County Deputy is Charged With Raping a Teenage Volunteer for the Police Explorer Program

According to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, a King County Sheriff’s deputy who oversaw Burien’s Police Explorer Program for teenagers and young adults has been charged with rape. On May 30, 39-year-old Ricardo Arturo Cueva was charged with one crime of third-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor. He…

King County Deputy is Charged With Raping a Teenage Volunteer for the Police Explorer Program