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Idaho prison gang member and accomplice caught after ambush
Pair may have killed 2 while on the run, police say. Three police officers were hospitalized with gunshot…
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Teen blamed for crash that kills woman, 3 children in Renton
Four people were hospitalized, including three with life-threatening injuries. The teenage driver said to be at fault is…
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Whidbey cop accused of rape quits job after internal inquiry
The report was unsparing in its allegations against John Nieder, who is set to go to trial May…
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LA man was child rape suspect who faked his death
Coroner’s probe reveals the Los Angeles maintenance man was a Bremerton rape suspect believed to have jumped off…
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Edmonds rep’s bill would try to stop police from lying in interrogations
Rep. Strom Peterson’s measure aims to make statements inadmissible if police use deceptive tactics to get those statements.
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WA Senate approves requirement for all public schools to have naloxone
The overdose reversal medication is only required in larger high schools under current law.
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Boeing mechanics in Renton mis-installed piece that blew off plane, whistleblower says
A source says the fuselage panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines jet earlier this month was reinstalled…
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Arlington council member to run for state rep against Shavers
Yvonne Gallardo-Van Ornam called it a “little embarrassing” to have Oak Harbor Rep. Clyde Shavers “representing veterans.”
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Edmonds senator wants LGBTQ+ history taught in public schools
Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, is the bill’s prime sponsor and one of the Legislature’s LGBTQ+ members.
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Island County pays $2.75M to former Navy chief shot after standoff
A lawsuit alleged the Island County Sheriff’s Office was responsible for “state-created danger.”
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Whidbey homes damaged, road closed, ferry rocked in wild wind storm
A wind storm toppled a tree onto a house, canceled ferry trips and prompted evacuations Tuesday.
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Mill Creek rep proposes new tax to fund affordable housing
“We’ve made a commitment to housing,” said bill sponsor and House Finance Chair Rep. April Berg, D-Mill Creek.
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Edmonds lawmaker wants to stop police from lying in interrogations
“This is a matter of fairness,” said Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, the lead sponsor of House Bill 1062.
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Boeing seeks a safety-rule exemption on 737 Max jets
The aerospace giant hasn’t fixed the anti-icing system on its new, smaller version of the airliner.
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Newborn southern resident orca spotted in Puget Sound near Kingston
Researchers hadn’t spotted the baby in recent encounters with the endangered orcas, likely making the calf just a…
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Edmonds senator leads transportation committee. What’s on the agenda?
Rising expenses reshape 2024 legislative session agenda as lawmakers seek solutions for long-term infrastructure challenges.
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Jury acquits 3 Tacoma officers in death of a Black man
A jury has cleared them of all criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, who was…
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Bothell just built a downtown. A new crop of leaders will tackle what’s next
Few Puget Sound communities have undergone so much change so quickly, and change is never easy.
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WA sets aside 2,000 acres of forest for conservation, including in Sultan
An additional 70 acres, spanning a sensitive wetland along Marsh Creek north of Sultan, will be preserved.
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Governor pitches budget plan with $2.5B in new spending
Lawmakers will consider his proposals when they convene in January.