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Demarcus Ware is part of the defensive makeover Denver underwent after its Super Bowl loss to Seatt...

Elway rebuilt the Broncos following Seattle shellacking

Two years ago, the Denver Broncos touted the highest-scoring offense the league had ever seen, a record-breaking bunch that piled up 606 points in steamrolling to the Super Bowl.
11 years ago
Demarcus Ware is part of the defensive makeover Denver underwent after its Super Bowl loss to Seatt...

Elway rebuilt the Broncos following Seattle shellacking

Two years ago, the Denver Broncos touted the highest-scoring offense the league had ever seen, a record-breaking bunch that piled up 606 points in steamrolling to the Super Bowl.
11 years ago
Demarcus Ware is part of the defensive makeover Denver underwent after its Super Bowl loss to Seatt...

Elway rebuilt the Broncos following Seattle shellacking

Two years ago, the Denver Broncos touted the highest-scoring offense the league had ever seen, a record-breaking bunch that piled up 606 points in steamrolling to the Super Bowl.
11 years ago
Albertsons will pay $5.75 million to settle a lawsuit that sought up to $1 billion in damages relat...

Settlement agreement reached in Albertsons, Haggen lawsuit

Albertsons will pay $5.75 million to settle a lawsuit that sought up to $1 billion in damages related to the sale of stores to Haggen, currently involved in bankruptcy proceedings.
11 years ago

Last defendant in barista sex case escapes jail time

An espresso stand worker who pleaded guilty to helping her boss run a prostitution operation out of the Snohomish County business will not receive jail time.
11 years ago
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The Latest: Judge strikes down Eyman tax initiative

The latest developments on a judge's ruling about Initiative 1366 (All times local).
11 years ago
A new poll says legislation that would raise Washington’s smoking age to 21 has more support ...

Poll: Support for raising the smoking age in Washington

A new poll says legislation that would raise Washington's smoking age to 21 has more support than keeping the legal age to buy tobacco at 18.
11 years ago
President Barack Obama, center, walks with first lady Michelle Obama, on stairs, and daughter Sasha...
Kipp Robertson

Obama defends forthcoming gun restrictions as constitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gearing up for a certain confrontation with Congress, President Barack Obama defended his plans to tighten the nation’s gun-control restrictions on his own, insisting Monday that the steps he’ll announce fall within his legal authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun. Opening his final year in office on an […]
11 years ago
Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington state is announcing his retirement, according ...
Kipp Robertson

Democratic US Rep. Jim McDermott announces retirement

SEATTLE (AP) — Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington state is retiring. He announced Monday he won’t seek a 15th term. McDermott was first elected in 1988 and is the longest-serving member of the state’s congressional delegation. “I retire from the House forever humbled,” McDermott told reporters. The 79-year-old is a former Navy psychiatrist […]
11 years ago

Washington state sued over destructive 2014 wildfire

Three people whose homes and land were burned by one of the most destructive wildfires in Washington history have sued the state for negligence.
11 years ago
The number of marijuana dispensaries in Seattle could grow significantly under a new proposal by Ma...

Seattle mayor wants to decrease distance restrictions for pot shops

The number of marijuana dispensaries in Seattle could grow significantly under a new proposal by Mayor Ed Murray.
11 years ago
The Big Four Ice Caves in Washington are prone to avalanches, falling rocks and ice, and visitors a...

Trail to Big Four Ice Caves will likely reopen, but with warnings

The U.S. Forest Service says it will likely reopen the trail leading to the Big Four Ice Caves next year but is looking for ways to deter hikers from entering the caves.
11 years ago

Everett City Council passes ordinance to curb panhandling

The Everett City Council has passed an ordinance to curb aggressive panhandling, drawing criticism from advocates for the homelessness and civil rights.
11 years ago

Seattle police: Machete-wielding man threatens group

Seattle police arrested a man accused of threatening a crowd with a machete after they confronted him for using a women's restroom in a park.
11 years ago
Josh and Vanessa Ellis and their 8-month-old son Hudson were killed in April when an overpass fell ...

Contractors cited after fatal construction accident

The Department of Labor and Industry has cited and fined contractors for workplace safety hazards related to a Bonney Lake construction accident that killed a family.
11 years ago

Passenger train strikes, kills male pedestrian in Seattle

A BNSF Railway spokesman says an Amtrak passenger train has struck and killed a male pedestrian in south Seattle.
11 years ago
Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (AP file photo)...

US Rep. Dave Reichert says he’s not running for governor

Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has decided to not run for governor, saying that he can better serve the state by remaining in Congress.
11 years ago
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Judge to decide on releasing videos in bikini barista case

An Olympia man is suing the city of Everett over public access to surveillance videos of bikini baristas engaging in illegal activity.
11 years ago
Nick Licata and Kshama Sawant want to make it illegal to increase rent on homes that are unfit for ...

Seattle ordinance aims to halt rent increases for subpar housing

An ordinance proposed in Seattle aims to stop landlords from raising rents for inadequate housing units.
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MyNorthwest.com

Seattle high school football player dies after game injury

A Seattle high school football player has died after spending the weekend in critical condition following a Friday game.
11 years ago
A prototype of a robot that will be used in Boeing’s Propulsion South Carolina plant to manuf...

Machinists union seeks election at South Carolina Boeing plant

The machinists union on Monday asked for an election so about 2,500 Boeing production workers in South Carolina can decide whether they want union representation.
12 years ago
A House lawmaker has introduced a bill that would not allow personal beliefs to be a sufficient rea...
Stephanie Klein

Washington lawmaker aims to limit vaccine exemptions

As a fifth person in Washington state is confirmed with a case of measles, a lawmaker has introduced a bill that would not allow personal beliefs to be a sufficient reason to not vaccinate a child.
12 years ago
The Washington State Patrol says a 38-year-old Kirkland woman was killed when she drove the wrong w...
MyNorthwest.com

Wrong-way driver killed in collision on highway near Bothell

The Washington State Patrol says a 38-year-old Kirkland woman was killed when she drove the wrong way on Highway 522 near Bothell and collided head-on with another vehicle.
12 years ago
Forecasters say temperatures will drop Monday night and Tuesday into the 20s and 30s west of the Ca...
Alyssa Kleven

First freeze of season forecast in Northwest

Arctic air pushing into the Northwest Tuesday and Wednesday is expected to bring the first freeze of the season in much of Washington and Oregon.
12 years ago