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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

Man pleads guilty to bringing Molotov cocktails to protest

A Renton, Washington, man has pleaded guilty to bringing 12 Molotov cocktails to a protest at the Seattle police union headquarters on Labor Day 2020.
4 years ago

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

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

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

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

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

Evacuations eased for Index, Washington, as wildfire slows

The growth of a wildfire northeast of Seattle near Stevens Pass has slowed, allowing mandatory evacuations to be eased for the town of Index, Washington, days after the blaze sent residents and hikers scrambling to leave.
4 years ago

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

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

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

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

Ichiro expresses gratitude entering Mariners Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame on Saturday night, giving his entire 16-minute speech in English while reflecting on his career.
4 years ago

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

3 arrested in Washington State in yoga tax fraud case

Three leaders of a multimillion dollar international yoga network that promoted itself as “Yoga to the People” before closing down amid published reports that it operated like a cult were arrested Wednesday in Washington State
4 years ago

Agencies, tribes work to stop growth of invasive crab

Agencies, tribes and groups across Washington state are working to limit the growth of European green crab populations.
4 years ago

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

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

Snohomish County prison worker charged with unsafe gun storage after suicide

Prosecutors said a state prisons employee didn’t properly secure the gun her 12-year-old son used to die by suicide, leading to a first-of-its-kind criminal charge in Snohomish County.
4 years ago

Stewart has 23 points, Storm beat Mystics 86-83 in Game 1

Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the fourth-seeded Seattle Storm beat the fifth-seeded Washington Mystics 86-83 on Thursday night.
4 years ago

Fire closes highway, prompts evacuations near Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has closed part of a highway and prompted mandatory evacuations south of Spokane.
4 years ago

Trucker sentenced for smuggling $2.5M of meth through Whatcom County border crossing

A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing.
4 years ago

Port Orchard man sentenced to probation for involvement in Capitol riot

A Port Orchard, Washington, man has been sentenced to three years of probation, including 30 days of intermittent confinement, for his involvement in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.
4 years ago

Seattle ambulance contractor pays $1.4M in fines

The private ambulance contractor for the Seattle Fire Department paid nearly $1.4 million last year for violating the terms of its contract with Seattle and arriving late to calls.
4 years ago