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Alanna Mayham
Alanna Mayham is a reporter for Courthouse News Service covering the Pacific Northwest, where she was born and raised. She has previously written for Portland Business Journal and Bizwomen.
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Ninth Circuit revives Seattle Pacific University's fight against state's probe of anti-LGBTQ+ hiring practices
Seattle Pacific University can now continue some claims against Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson after his office began investigating the school’s ban on hiring LGBTQ+ staff.
Doomsdayer Chad Daybell found guilty of triple homicide
It only took six hours for an Idaho jury to decide that doomsday author Chad Daybell was guilty of murdering his previous wife and the two youngest children of his mistress, Lori Vallow Daybell.
Environmentalists sue feds over Alaskan pipeline threats to protected species
The newest legal challenge to the Alaska LNG Project centers on the Biden administration's approval of the massive gas line project without considering the risks to threatened polar bears and Arctic whales.
Murder trial of doomsdayer Chad Daybell wraps up
A jury will now deliberate on whether Chad Daybell is guilty of murdering Lori Vallow’s two youngest children and his former wife, Tammy Daybell.
Stem cell transplants deliver promising treatments for mice with Alzheimer’s disease
A potential therapy for Alzheimer's disease highlights the important role of the immune system and how stem cell transplants can help revitalize aging cells linked to the neurodegenerative disease in mice.
Bureau of Land Management cannot harvest spotted owl habitat for fire resiliency plan, Oregon judge says
The bureau may need to axe its commercial logging plans from a much-needed fire resiliency plan in Southern Oregon to protect northern spotted owls.
Conservationists appeal order protecting black bear baiting in grizzly territory
Grizzly bear advocates claim the federals government has fallen short on its obligation to protect federally protected wildlife from black bear baiting in Idaho and Wyoming.
Oregon voters select Democratic candidates in key US House races
Democrats decided who will run against a first-term GOP incumbent in one U.S. House race, and who will attempt to replace a retiring longtime Democratic U.S. representative in another.