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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.-
May 23, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm
A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:55 pm
Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs
U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:48 pm
Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of a gun and what looks to be a potted marijuana plant. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:41 pm
Pa. woman convicted in fiance's wedding day death
An eastern Pennsylvania woman who fatally stabbed her fiance on their wedding day _ and then apparently could not comprehend that he had died _ was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:20 pm
Judge won't let New Orleans out of police reform
A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police department. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:19 pm
Correction: Oklahoma Tornado story
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not Glen. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:18 pm
Pilots in fatal Alaska crash on different signals
The pilots involved in a deadly 2011 midair collision in Alaska apparently were communicating on different radio frequencies before the crash, according to a report by the National Transportation Safety Board, a finding that local aviators say underscores the danger of the mishmash of communication channels and federal guidelines in the area. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:13 pm
Okla. tornado home damage estimated from photos
Officials in Oklahoma City say an estimate of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by this week's tornado is based in part on an analysis of before-and-after aerial photos. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:12 pm
New rules for labeling meat go into effect in US
Shoppers in the U.S. will soon have more information about where their meat comes from after new federal labeling rules went into effect Thursday. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:05 pm
Warrant for rapper Tim Dog, despite death reports
Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death in February. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:02 pm
NH woman convicted of child porn gets 40 years
A woman convicted of sexually exploiting her 14-year-old daughter to produce child pornography was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison by a federal judge who called her conduct "shocking" and "egregious." Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found
Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 3:58 pm
Parking deck collapses at Md. mall; 1 killed
A parking garage partially collapsed Thursday outside a shopping mall in suburban Maryland, and officials said one construction worker died after being trapped under a concrete slab. Continue reading > -
May 23, 2013 @ 3:51 pm
New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago
The Obama administration has chosen a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced Thursday. Continue reading >