Outrage and drama on the Bainbridge Island Council

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Outrage and drama on the Bainbridge Island Council

Name calling, accusations of bullying, ethics complaints and more.

Trump’s 2 Supreme Court picks on opposite sides in 2 cases

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Trump’s 2 Supreme Court picks on opposite sides in 2 cases

One case was over whether or not the Yakama Nation is obligation to pay a state fuel tax.

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Catholic church closes on Whidbey Navy base after 77 years

The Archdiocese for the Military Services and the Navy said a willing priest couldn’t be found.

Business

Court tosses $4 million copyright award against Zillow

VHT, the nation’s largest professional real estate photography studio, sued for copyright violations.

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Tenant protection bills advance in Washington Legislature

The broadest of the proposals would extend pay-or-vacate notices from three days to 14.

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Seattle apartment fire kills one person

It happened early Monday in a four-story apartment complex on East Yesler Way.

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Records shatter as Seattle hits 75 degrees

Makes Monday the warmest winter day on record.

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Woman who shoved friend off bridge pleads guilty

Pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless endangerment.

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Vancouver-area measles epidemic grows to 78 confirmed cases

A highly contagious virus that spreads through the air.

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9 arrested in school basketball game riot expelled

Officials investigating others who may have been involved in the Friday evening incident.

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Several injured in 3-vehicle crash involving school bus

Three people one vehicle fled after the crash but were captured.

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Convicted sex offender pleads guilty to jail fight death

A judge sentenced the inmate to 41 months in prison.

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Teacher in Sequim settles discrimination suit

Suit says an official inserted a personnel document accusing her of “pedophilic behavior.”

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Oregon wants to make it easier to build affordable housing

Proposal would clear the path for developers to build more apartments and townhouses.

Dolores Huerta (right) watches as the Washington Senate discusses a measure to designate April 10 as “Dolores Huerta Day,” on Monday in Olympia. The chamber unanimously passed the measure honoring Huerta, the Mexican-American social activist who formed a farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

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Legislature sets April 10 as ‘Dolores Huerta Day’

She was a labor leader and civil rights activist who formed United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.

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Trumpeter swan released after lead poisoning treatment

It’s a common affliction for birds that ingest buckshot.

Columbia River water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam in 2011. The way dams and storage reservoirs on the Columbia River and its tributaries are managed could change dramatically in a short five years if negotiators from the United States and Canada don’t strike a deal. At issue is the Columbia River Treaty, a transboundary agreement that has governed flood risk management and hydropower production for more than five decades. (AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios, File)

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With treaty set to expire, will there be rough waters ahead?

Big changes loom if negotiations between the United States and Canada don’t reach a deal.

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Seattle police investigate shooting that left 2 injured

A physical fight between two groups led to the shooting.

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Nursing assistant’s license suspended for scamming woman

The nursing assistant took more than $100,000 from an elderly Blaine woman.

Blizzard killed 1,850 cows; Yakima area farmers are reeling

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Blizzard killed 1,850 cows; Yakima area farmers are reeling

With each cow valued by the dairies at $2,000, the loss was $3.7 million.