Northwest
Emergency communication tower destroyed near Oregon coast
Reward is offered for the identification and conviction of the people responsible.
Northwest
Hanford could be resting place for carrier’s nuclear reactors
The defueled reactor compartments of the U.S. Navy’s USS Enterprise may be disposed of at Hanford.
Northwest
Officer responding to stabbing fatally shoots suspect
Man was found threatening other people while waving a knife.
Northwest
$7.5M award upheld for Spokane crash that paralyzed woman
Three appeals judges affirmed the jury’s verdict.
Northwest
Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales
So many carcasses have washed up that NOAA has run out of places where they can be taken…
Northwest
North Dakota: Feds should stop Washington state’s rail rules
Current restrictions require crude shipped by rail to have more volatile gases removed.
Northwest
Renton man charged with murder after daughter’s slaying
Remains in King County Jail on $2 million bail.
Northwest
Man who stabbed girlfriend to death gets over 20 years
Sentenced last week after previously pleading guilty to second-degree murder.
Northwest
Authorities: Man offered money to ‘rape and murder’ Alaskan
Investigators believe a New Salisbury, Indiana, man posed as a millionaire and made the offer.
Business
Jury awards duck boat crash passenger from Montana $4M
Crash killed five college students and injured dozens.
Northwest
Amanda Knox arrives in Italy to talk of wrongful convictions
It is her first visit since she was acquitted by an appeals court in 2011 of her roommate’s…
Northwest
Sound Transit light rail shuts down — briefly, but completely
Damaged lines apparently were the trigger for a cascade of delays and frustration.
Northwest
Citing whales, Seattle mayor protests Navy training plans
In a letter, Jenny Durkan asked the Navy to incorporate more safeguards for southern resident orcas.
Northwest
Judge rejects federal challenge to Hanford workers comp law
Law made it easier for former Hanford workers to win workers compensation benefits.
Northwest
Suquamish Tribe intends to sue Navy over sewage spills
It says the Navy has discharged “hundreds of thousands of gallons of untreated sewage” into local waters.
Northwest
Yakima County coroner releases name of 5th shooting victim
Two members of the Yakama Nation have been arrested in connection with the five slayings.
Business
Businesses, hospitals pledge $49M for homeless housing
Plymouth Housing has launched a $75 million campaign to double its units in Seattle.
Business
Truckers, loggers push back on Oregon’s climate proposals
Comes as a legislative panel approved a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Local News
Everett’s dead gray whale was skinny and undernourished
So far this year, 28 gray whales have died on Washington beaches. This time last year, there were…
Northwest
Records: 2 men took child hostage after reservation killings
The child managed to escape as the men stole a vehicle and drove away.