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Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.-
June 18, 2013 @ 7:24 pm
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 7:19 pm
Va. cabbie pursues charges after anti-Muslim rant
For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 7:06 pm
700 allowed home as N. Calif. wildfire slows
Nearly half the people who had to evacuate their Northern California homes are being allowed to return as firefighters catch up with a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 6:59 pm
3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child
A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" _ then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 6:58 pm
Mich. woman ordered to trial on false rape report
A Michigan woman accused of faking a sexual assault was ordered to stand trial on charges of making a false report of rape and tampering with evidence Tuesday after a doctor said her purported bruises faded after he wiped them with gauze. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 6:55 pm
United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle
An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5
A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 6:35 pm
Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths
Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 5:20 pm
Ark. AG seeks to uphold verdict against J&J
Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary over the marketing of the antipsychotics drug Risperdal. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 5:08 pm
Couple guilty in murder of mother of 2-month-old
A California couple have been convicted of luring an acquaintance to their home and strangling her to kidnap her 2-month-old boy. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 4:52 pm
Dish passes on making new offer for Sprint
Dish Network Corp. says a number of factors have made it impracticable for it to submit another offer to buy Sprint Nextel Corp. in time to beat a deadline set by the phone company. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 4:50 pm
Heimlich rescues choking Texas congressman
A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 4:41 pm
Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund
The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project. Continue reading > -
June 18, 2013 @ 4:39 pm
Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial
A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a reality TV crew. Continue reading >