SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- FBI agents are checking "fruitful leads" in a bombing attempt at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade where a backpack filled with sophisticated explosives was placed near the marchers' route.

A native of Portland, Oregon and graduate of Wilson High School.  Ricky was the son of Teresa Ismail and the late Ricaldo Dials Sr. He was the husband of Michelle Dials and father of Richelle and Anthony Dials of Stockton CA., Ricaldo Dials III of

Randy Loving, 46, awaits a lifesaving kidney transplant like the one his daughter, Misty Loving, 27, received

Up to 25 percent of eligible households miss out on EITC benefits they are entitled to receive each year, largely because they are unaware of the law. CASH Oregon, Key Bank and the AARP are offering help with tax preparation help session to help low-income families file and apply for the Earned Income Credit.

A bomb left at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane was sophisticated, with a remote detonator and the ability to cause many casualties, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

A raft of major public construction projects will bring millions of federal dollars into Oregon's struggling economy. History says people of color may not benefit. The Carpenters Union wants to change that.

It is a strange coincidence that two of the biggest civil cases in America against virulent conservative rhetoric – incidents that involved politically-motivated murders – were tried in Portland courtrooms.

Ground-breaking filmmaker Spike Lee will give a public talk at University of Puget Sound at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28.
"An Evening with Spike Lee" will be held in Memorial Fieldhouse on N. 11th Street in Tacoma. Tickets for the talk will go on sale Monday, Jan. 24.

SEATTLE (AP) -- An Army investigator has recommended dropping murder and conspiracy charges against one of five Washington-based soldiers charged with killing civilians in Afghanistan for sport.

Q Center Executive Director Kendall Clawson has accepted a position in newly elected Gov. John Kitzhaber's administration as director of executive appointments.