Victims’ families urge love, kindness as Idaho campus mourns
As hundreds of students mourned together inside the University of Idaho’s stadium Wednesday night, family members of four slain classmates urged them to raise their eyes from grief and focus on love and the future.4 years ago
Amazon says it had its biggest Thanksgiving shopping weekend
Amazon said Wednesday it had its biggest ever Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend, aided by a record number of consumers looking for deals online amid high inflation.4 years ago
Seattle man tried to join Islamic State group, gets 4 years
A 22-year-old Seattle man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join the Islamic State group last year.4 years ago
Renton man gets 10 years in prison in drug trafficking case
A federal judge has sentenced a Renton, Washington man to 10 years in prison for his role in a violent drug distribution ring, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle.4 years ago
Public safety accounts urge caution on Twitter after changes
As Twitter became knotted with turmoil, Rachel Terlep, the Washington DNR intersperses cheeky banter with wildfire and weather warnings4 years ago
Court: Long sentence for Black man who killed at 17 stands
The Washington Supreme Court has declined to reconsider an opinion that upheld a Black man's virtual life sentence for shootings he committed at age 17, despite criticism that the ruling betrayed racial bias.4 years ago
‘Unimaginable’ loss: Memorial held for 1 of 4 Idaho victims
Friends and family gathered Monday to remember one of the four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in their home early Nov. 13, as police in the college town of Moscow have yet to identify a suspect in the slayings.4 years ago
Judge orders Amazon to stop retaliations against organizers
A federal judge has ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, issuing a mixed ruling that also hands a loss to the federal labor agency that sued the company earlier this year.4 years ago
Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW
The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest — a move opposed by environmentalists and the attorneys general of Oregon, California, and Washington state.4 years ago
Idaho police investigating stabbing deaths ask for patience
Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students as they slept in a house near campus asked for patience Sunday after a week passed with no arrests and residents of this small college town remain on edge and concerned about their safety.4 years ago
Mystery surrounds stabbing deaths of 4 Idaho students
Autopsies performed on four University of Idaho students who were found dead inside a rental house near campus showed that all four were stabbed to death, the Latah County coroner said Thursday.4 years ago
As climate change progresses, trees in cities struggle
As the driest summer in Seattle’s record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms.4 years ago
MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2B in donations
Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations to 343 organizations in a short blog post Monday, emphasizing her interest in supporting people from underserved communities.4 years ago
Washington won’t renew leases for Puget Sound fish farms
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources said Monday it will not renew a fish-farming company’s last remaining leases on net pens in Puget Sound.4 years ago
Mayor calls University of Idaho students’ deaths ‘senseless’
The mayor of the small town where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Sunday said the “senseless” event is a reminder that acts of violence can occur anywhere.4 years ago
Seahawks brought back down after clunker in Germany
The Seattle Seahawks head into their bye week following a clunker of a performance on an international stage in Sunday's 21-16 loss to Tampa Bay.4 years ago
Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire to pledge to donate much of his vast fortune.4 years ago
4 University of Idaho students found dead by campus
Police are investigating the deaths of four University of Idaho students found Sunday in a home near the campus.4 years ago
Democratic wins in Washington state buoy party hopes
Democrats won a second key House race in Washington state Saturday — an open seat in a conservative region that long evaded the party.4 years ago
Feds resume study of restoring grizzlies to North Cascades
Environmental groups on Thursday hailed a decision by the Biden administration to resume studying whether grizzly bears should be restored to the remote North Cascades ecosystem in Washington state.4 years ago
Tacoma cops charged in death put on credibility issues list
The three Tacoma police officers charged in the March 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis to a list of law enforcement with credibility issues.4 years ago
WA house races could tip scales in Congress
Control of Congress could come down to one or two seats in Washington, but the state’s vote-by-mail system means final results likely won’t be known for days.4 years ago
Democrat Murray wins sixth term to US Senate
Sen. Patty Murray won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic stalwart prevailed in a campaign in which she repeatedly said her Republican challenger was too extreme for Washington state.4 years ago
