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Trash is being dumped on private property, but the owners discovered a big clue to solve the mystery.

A large homeless encampment at 10th Avenue South and Dearborn Avenue South that the city of Seattle calls “high risk” will be cleared out Monday morning. It comes days after Seattle Police took down two drug ring operations funneling drugs and weapons to homeless camps. The city said the camp is so large, the work could […]

Police are investigating after a man was shot at a house party in the Maple Leaf neighborhood of Seattle early Sunday morning.

Seattle Mariners (23-26, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (21-23, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Mike Leake (3-4, 4.00 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) Rangers: Mike Minor (3-3, 2.61 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) The Rangers are 11-15 against AL West teams. Texas has […]

VASHON ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — Sarah Day is a school nurse with “street cred” when it comes to the polarizing issue of vaccines on an idyllic island in Washington state known for its rural beauty, counterculture lifestyle and low immunization rates. Since she began communal living on Vashon Island more than 20 years ago, the […]

A sixth confirmed measles case in Western Washington has health officials on the hunt for where this latest outbreak originated.

SEATTLE (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion made several nice plays at first base early in the game, then hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning that helped the Seattle Mariners beat Minnesota 7-4 Sunday, snapping the Twins’ five-game winning streak. Mitch Haniger and Daniel Vogelbach hit back-to-back homers as the Mariners ended a three-game skid, […]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Some grounded Boeing 737 Max jets are being stored at a South Texas maintenance facility amid the investigation into two fatal crashes overseas. The San Antonio Express-News reports a Boeing spokesman declined to say how many of the jets are at the 168-acre (67.989-hectare) Port San Antonio site. Paul R. Bergman […]

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man who tried to shoot an aggressive dog instead fired a shot that hit his neighbor. KOMO-television reports the shooting occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Federal Way. Police say a man tried to shoot an aggressive pit bull in the area. A bullet hit his neighbor in […]

SEATTLE (AP) — A West Seattle man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who suffered a stroke after a car crash has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison. The Seattle Times reports 43-year-old Chayce Hanson was convicted last month of rape, assault with sexual motivation, felony hit-and-run and witness tampering. Hanson contends […]

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Police are investigating after kayakers found a man’s body in the Yakima river. The Tri-City Herald reports that the kayakers called 911 on Saturday afternoon to say they had seen the corpse floating in the river. Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher confirmed to some media outlets that authorities had recovered the […]

Minnesota Twins (30-15, first in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (22-26, fifth in the AL West) Seattle; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Kyle Gibson (4-1, 4.26 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) Mariners: Yusei Kikuchi (4-1, 3.64 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) LINE: Twins favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 […]

SEATTLE (AP) — C.J. Cron and Jonathan Schoop each hit two home runs and Byron Buxton had a grand slam as part of the Minnesota Twins’ best offensive output of the season, an 18-4 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Miguel Sano also homered for the Twins, who extended their season-high home run […]

A new app developed by University of Washington researchers could help parents detect ear infections in children. 

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Stefan Frei had six saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and the Seattle Sounders played to a scoreless draw with the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night. Frei pushed Brenden Aaronson’s shot to safety in the 18th minute and corralled the rebound of a low knuckler in the 53rd for […]