Was it cruelty or child proofing? A Vancouver
couple is accused of imprisoning their two
severely autistic children behind a locked gate
in their apartment.
Outrage over a bill that would repeal Cold War-
era legislation banning dissemination of
propaganda to American audiences is "dead
wrong," according to U.S. Representative Adam
Smith.
Following a fire that broke out in an electrical vault in Seattle's International District, 4,700 Seattle City Light customers have found themselves without power.
When you're driving down the interstate,
state patrol is
looking for your belt latch, the way a belt
hangs above
your seat, and even your quick buckle up
after you spot a
cruiser on the side of the road.
Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its
$38 IPO price
on its second day of trading on Monday, but
one expert
tells Seattle's Morning News it's not time
to freak out
yet.
A stretch of relatively warm, dry weather came to an end over the weekend, and forecasters say the cold front will deliver a significant amount of rain Monday in Western Washington.
A popular birthday and holiday gift has gone paperless, leaving the present a little hollow. You can no longer get a new Savings Bond to put in your hand.
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and
Police Chiefs have announced in their annual
report that overall crime in Washington went
down in 2011. However, a warning from the
Seattle Police Department shows that certain
kinds of crime are increasing. Specifically,
more and more people are stealing
electricity, and it can be extremely
dangerous.
The Reports from the Washington Association of
Sheriffs and Police Chiefs released this month
show that crime rates have gone down across the board in our state. Even so, a new gang sweep task force wants to make King County even safer.
When members of the Legislature proposed
limiting the
number of emergency room visits medicare
would pay for
each year, there was a public uproar.
Still, many state
lawmakers say cutting health care costs and
pricey visits
to the ER is a great place to start.
Tough times are even tougher these days. In Washington alone there are about 12,500 families and children that are homeless. The Spiral of Hope is designed to symbolize their upward rise out of homelessness.
Canadian authorities arrested a man who
raised
the suspicions of Border Security officers
at the border's
currency exchange on Friday. They saw his
swollen stomach
and
thought he may have eaten drug filled
balloons.
