Feds announce drug busts in Seattle SEATTLE -- Federal law enforcement agents in Seattle say they have busted a drug trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Jalisco, Mexico, in Washington. [More] Associated Press | July 2 Acid leaks at Pacific Science Center in Seattle SEATTLE -- A fire department hazmat team helped clean up the spill of about 10 gallons of muriatic acid at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. [More] Associated Press | July 2 Puyallup's 'Nearly Naked' fireworks stand too hot? PUYALLUP, Wash. -- For many, bikini-clad women and fireworks stands are sure signs that summer is here. But some Puyallup citizens say the two don't belong together. [More] By Mellisa Santos
The News Tribune | July 2 State newspapers get tax break during bad times OLYMPIA -- As newspapers across the country struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state are getting a tax break. [More] By Rachel La Corte
Associated Press | July 2 Hanford worker injured in fall RICHLAND -- A worker at south-central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation was seriously injured when he fell through a catwalk access door 50 feet to the ground. [More] Associated Press | July 2 Convicted bank robber charged with assault in jail TACOMA -- An ex-Fort Lewis Army Ranger who led a bank holdup is charged with trying to kill a fellow robber behind bars. [More] Associated Press | July 2 Woman burned in Potlatch house fire POTLATCH -- Rescuers pulled a trapped woman from a burning mobile home near Potlatch, north of Shelton. The Mason County sheriff's office says the fire broke out about 5 a.m. today on the Skokomish Indian Reservation. [More] Associated Press | July 2 Colvilles to pay costs of fish hatchery SPOKANE -- The Colville Confederated Tribes will pay $108,000 to keep a state fish hatchery open for the next year. [More] Associated Press | July 2