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June 18, 2013 @ 3:14 pm

Washington lawmakers want answer from feds on pot

Members of the state Congressional delegation are asking that the federal government take a hands-off approach to enforcement of marijuana laws in Washington.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:46 pm

Coleman named Hawaii-Hilo basketball coach

An associate head basketball coach at Central Washington University has been named head coach at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
June 18, 2013 @ 4:05 pm

Artist behind mysterious sculpture off Bainbridge Island comes clean

For months, people have been trying to figure out who put a huge sculpture of a person doing a yoga pose on off Bainbridge Island. Now, the mystery has been solved.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:28 pm

Tacoma zoo's leopard cub now on public exhibit

A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:21 pm

Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal

Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court to consider all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the young woman.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:17 pm

Judge: 650+ farm workers entitled to know wages

A federal judge has ruled that a class of more than 650 farm workers should have had information about wages and other job conditions disclosed to them by the company that hired them.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:08 pm

Tribal land buy-back program starting

The Interior Department says it is ready to start a program to help Native American tribes buy parcels of reservation land that have accumulated multiple owners.
June 18, 2013 @ 12:50 pm

Centralia man accused of running drug ring

A Centralia man imprisoned at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell is accused of leading a drug trafficking operation from behind bars.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:40 pm

Redmond woman living on light reveals what her first meal will be after 47 days without food

The Redmond woman attempting to live only on light announced she'll be ending her experiment on Wednesday.
June 18, 2013 @ 12:16 pm

Bump in Wash. revenue may avert gov't shutdown

Substantial improvements in Washington's financial outlook provided state lawmakers with a pathway to resolve their budget differences Tuesday, and negotiators expressed optimism they would avoid any government shutdown.
June 18, 2013 @ 1:18 pm

Show goes on for Seattle's Ivan and Alyosha after all their gear and trailer are stolen on tour

They say the show must go on, and up-and-coming Seattle band Ivan and Alyosha are doing the best they can after having all of their gear and their trailer stolen at a tour stop in Atlanta last week.
June 18, 2013 @ 11:36 am

Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout

Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders.
June 18, 2013 @ 10:37 am

2 people injured in Highway 195 crash

Two people were injured in a head-on collision on busy Highway 195 near Spokane.
June 18, 2013 @ 9:47 am

Drone aircraft to study rabbit habitat

A group of researchers will use an unmanned aircraft small enough to be launched by hand to study potential pygmy rabbit habitats in eastern and central Idaho.
June 18, 2013 @ 9:15 am

Mastros win battle to skirt fraud charges; plan to retire in France

Michael and Linda Mastro have been fighting extradition from France and now it looks like they may have won their battle to skirt federal fraud charges.

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