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• Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

  Monday, Feb 6, 7:28 am

  Challenging Netflix, phone company Verizon Communications Inc. says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Read more...
  

• New fight, lockdown at Walla Walla penitentiary

  Monday, Feb 6, 6:50 am

  A second inmate fight in a week renewed lockdowns at the Washington state Penitentiary at Walla Walla. Read more...
  

• Woman injured, 12 dogs die in Benton City fire

  Monday, Feb 6, 6:35 am

  A 64-year-old woman suffered burns on her hands in a house fire in Benton City where 12 small dogs died. Read more...
  

• Woman seriously burned in Kennewick motel fire

  Monday, Feb 6, 6:26 am

  Investigators say a woman who was seriously burned in a Kennewick motel fire had been drinking and smoking in bed. Read more...
  

• Driver fatally shot in Moses Lake

  Monday, Feb 6, 6:22 am

  Police in Moses Lake have questioned more than 40 people as they look for the person responsible for fatally shooting a driver. Read more...
  
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  Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys

  Monday, Feb 6, 6:17 am

  Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished. Read more...
  
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  Could Washington have done more to protect Powell boys?

  Monday, Feb 6, 7:13 am

  State authorities can expect tough questions about whether more might have been done to protect a missing Utah woman's two children, who died along with their father after authorities say he ignited his home in an inferno Sunday. Read more...
  
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  House committee to hear gay marriage bill

  Monday, Feb 6, 4:01 am

  A House committee is set to hold a final hearing on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. Read more...
  

• DA: Retiring cop issued citation in fatal crash

  Monday, Feb 6, 3:41 am

  Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania state trooper issued a minor traffic citation in a fatal crash on his last day on the job, possibly preventing authorities from filing far more serious charges. Read more...
  
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  Timeline: Josh Powell investigation, Susan Cox Powell disappearance

  Monday, Feb 6, 5:40 am

  An explosion at a home near Graham has killed Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Puyallup woman, and their two young sons. Here's a timeline of the events leading up to the tragedy. Read more...
  
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  Dozens attend vigil for Powell children at school

  Monday, Feb 6, 5:57 am

  There's a growing memorial to the slain Powell boys at the elementary school they attended in Puyallup. Read more...
  
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  Could Wash. have done more to protect Powell boys?

  Monday, Feb 6, 5:58 am

  State authorities can expect tough questions about whether more might have been done to protect a missing Utah woman's two children, who died along with their father after authorities say he ignited his home in an inferno Sunday. Read more...
  

• Wal-Mart greeters still greet, but duties change

  Sunday, Feb 5, 7:07 pm

  Those who greet customers at the entrance of Walmart stores nationwide are uneasy about a change in their duties. Read more...
  
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  Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys

  Monday, Feb 6, 6:24 am

  Days after a judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, a father and his two young sons were killed Sunday when police said he intentionally blew up a house with all three inside _ a tragic ending to a bizarre case that began more than two years ago when the man's wife went mysteriously missing in Utah. Read more...
  

• Documents: Seattle working to bring NBA back

  Sunday, Feb 5, 1:53 pm

  The city of Seattle has been working behind the scenes for the past eight months with a wealthy hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town _ possibly as early as next fall if the Sacramento Kings fail to get a satisfactory deal for a new arena, newly released documents show. Read more...