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The Amazon logo is pictured on Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon filed a lawsuit on Mon...
Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Amazon sues Washington’s labor agency over alleged hazards

Amazon has sued Washington state’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over citations and fines imposed on the company for worker safety issues.
4 years ago
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Tim Booth, Associated Press

Mariners end two decades of misery returning to postseason

Baseball is fun again in the Pacific Northwest in a way that it hasn’t been in more than two decades. The longest postseason drought in the four major professional sports ended Friday night when the Mariners earned a long-coveted spot in the Major League Baseball playoffs.
4 years ago
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Washington kills 2 wolves to prevent preying on cattle

Biologists working for Washington have killed two members of the Leadpoint wolf pack this week in an effort to stop the pack from preying on cattle
4 years ago
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Prototype electric airplane takes first flight

A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state.
4 years ago
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Deputy fatally shoots man he chased into a cornfield

A Yakima County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man after the deputy chased him into a cornfield north of Toppenish on Thursday, police said.
4 years ago
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Rachel La Corte, AP

Projections lowered in latest Washington revenue forecast

Revenue projections for Washington state’s current two-year budget period increased by about $43 million more than projected at the state’s last quarterly update
4 years ago
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Maury Wills, former Seattle Mariners manager, dies at 89

Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.
4 years ago
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Human remains wash ashore on Olympic Peninsula near Sequim

Human remains washed ashore at Dungeness Spit near Sequim, Washington, and agencies are working to determine whether they are connected to the crash of a floatplane earlier this month.
4 years ago
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King County proposes millions for new policing alternatives

King County Executive Dow Constantine on Monday proposed measures to boost public safety in Washington state’s most populous county with alternatives to traditional law enforcement.
4 years ago
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Employees at timber company Weyerhaeuser strike over wages

Employees who work for timber company Weyerhaeuser in Oregon and Washington are on strike, citing low wage increases and high health care premiums. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents more than 1,100 Weyerhaeuser employees, said employees walked off the job Tuesday, KOIN 6 News reported. Negotiations for a new bargaining agreement with […]
4 years ago
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Associated Press

Corrections fined for violating tuberculosis outbreak rules

The Washington state Department of Corrections was fined more than $84,000 for reportedly failing to follow safety rules meant to stop the spread of disease at its Aberdeen prison.
4 years ago
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Sue Bird’s career ends as Aces top Storm to reach Finals

Sue Bird’s career came to an end Tuesday night as Chelsea Gray scored 15 of her 31 points in the fourth quarter and the Las Vegas Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals with a 97-92 win over the Seattle Storm in Game 4 of their semifinal series.
4 years ago
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier guilty of child sex crimes

A former staff sergeant stationed at JBLM on Tuesday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to traveling to foreign countries for child sex crimes.
4 years ago
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Washington to follow California in phasing out gas vehicles

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said his state will follow California and prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
4 years ago
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Officials search for inmate who escaped Lincoln County jail

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate that escaped a jail in eastern Washington state.
4 years ago
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Washington regulators fine wireless company after fatal fall

Washington state regulators fined a Pennyslvania wireless company $12,000 for safety violations after the death of a cellphone tower worker near Arlington last year.
4 years ago
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Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate

Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
4 years ago
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Japan’s ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech

 Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him as he delivered a campaign speech
4 years ago
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One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns

Johnson, who took Britain out of the European Union and steered it through COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine was brought down by one too many scandals.
4 years ago
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Nevada man sentenced for assault on Vegas-Seattle flight

A 41-year-old Nevada man has been ordered to serve six months home confinement and pay more than $49,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to assault and interference with crew members during a 2019 flight from Seattle to Las Vegas.
4 years ago
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Jury awards $595,000 to Lummi tribe for salmon pen collapse

A Washington state jury on Wednesday awarded the Lummi Indian tribe $595,000 over the 2017 collapse of a net pen where Atlantic salmon were being raised.
4 years ago
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Cooling housing market prompts layoffs at Redfin

Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate brokerage, says it will lay off 8% of its employees as the housing market cools off.
4 years ago
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Detectives: Killing of Washington family linked to drugs

Three men accused of killing a Washington state family five years ago pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
4 years ago
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Jury sides with Depp on lawsuit, Heard on counterclaim

A jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
4 years ago