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Local & Regional Gay Oregon couple denied wedding cake Gay Oregon couple denied wedding cake (Video)
A wedding beneath towering Mount Hood, overlooking the swift blue water of the Columbia River in the Gorge, truly felt like a fairy tale for Erin Hanson and Katie Pugh. But when the couple went to find a baker for their wedding cake, they were turned away because they are lesbians.
Local & Regional Idaho to resume paying governor's $4,500 monthly stipend Idaho to resume paying governor's $4,500 monthly stipend
The state decided earlier this year to give the hilltop mansion back to the descendants of Simplot, the billionaire potato mogul who donated the 7,400-square-foot home to be used as a residence for Idaho's chief executive in 2004, four years before he died at age 99.
Local & Regional Pullman voters to decide on levies Pullman voters to decide on levies (Video)
In the August primary, Pullman residents will vote on a levy that would increase the City's General Fund Revenue by more than $880,000, and two additional levies will also appear on the ballot.
Local & Regional Washington state hops in high demand; Cougar Ale on the way Washington state hops in high demand; Cougar Ale on the way
In 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. founder Ken Grossman effectively put the Cascade hop of Yakima on the map. More than three decades later, Washington State University researchers studying optimal brewing qualities with that same hop recently interned with Sierra Nevada master brewers to hone their brewing skills and learn advanced brewing methods that are being pioneered by American craft brewers.