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SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Storm say they are looking into allegations on social media that Natasha Howard physically threatened and abused her wife. Howard’s wife posted a minute-long, expletive-filled video on Twitter from March on Saturday in which she yelled at Howard about being threatened by the Storm forward. She also posted screen shots […]

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said. The Tacoma Police Department said the officers responded about 4 a.m. to the privately run Tacoma Northwest […]

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Police in eastern Washington say they’re investigating a shooting that seriously injured two people. The Spokane Police Department says officers assigned to the downtown bar district were close by and located the two victims within a minute after the shooting early Saturday morning and began first aid along with bystanders. Police […]

GLACIER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Mukilteo hiker who went missing at the Mt. Baker Ski Area this week was found dead two days later at the bottom of a steep cliff. The Daily Herald reports 36-year-old Ronald Slama appeared to have fallen about 100 feet (30 meters) to his death. The Whatcom County […]

Seattle isn't expected to be a target of the ICE raids this weekend. But Mayor Jenny Durkan has ordered all city departments to prepare, just in case.

Washington's Shake Alert system may not be fully online yet, but it did pass a key test after a pair of earthquakes jolted Snohomish County early Friday morning.

A tree that fell and hit a car on southbound Aurora Avenue North has all but one lane blocked near Comstock Street. 

Seattle Mariners (39-56, fifth in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (46-46, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: TBD Angels: Matt Harvey (2-4, 7.50 ERA) BOTTOM LINE: The Angels are 19-27 against teams from the AL West. Los Angeles has hit 134 home runs as a […]

After a pair of earthquakes rattled Snohomish County Friday morning, many may have rushed to check whether their home insurance covers quakes, and -- like a vast majority of people in Washington -- found that it doesn't. 

Atlanta United FC (9-7-3, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (9-5-5, third in the Western Conference) Seattle; Sunday, 3:55 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Nicolas Lodeiro leads Seattle into a matchup with Atlanta United FC fresh off of a two-goal performance against Columbus. The Sounders are 7-0-2 at home. Seattle is 3-0-0 when […]

Why are series of mountains on the Olympic Peninsula named for forgotten giants of 19th century journalism? Historian Feliks Banel dives in.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Cole and Felix Pena of the Los Angeles Angels pitched the second combined no-hitter in franchise history, beating the Seattle Mariners 13-0 Friday night in the team’s first home game since the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. It is the second no-hitter in the majors this season. Oakland’s Mike Fiers […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Taylor Cole and Felix Pena have combined for eight no-hit innings against the Seattle Mariners. The only Seattle player to reach base was designated hitter Omar Narvaez, who walked with one out in the fifth inning. Cole was the opener and worked two innings, striking out two […]

SEATTLE (AP) — Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 8 points and the injury-plagued Seattle Storm cruised to a 95-81 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. The defending-champion Storm were without three-fifths of last year’s starting lineup: reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart (Achilles), Sue Bird (knee) and Jewell Loyd (ankle) — […]

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have confirmed that human remains found in a freezer near Toppenish July 4 are that of a native woman who was reported missing last year. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice said Friday that Rosenda Strong’s remains were positively identified using dental records. Curtice says Strong’s death […]