Northwest

‘Roid-raging bodybuilder allegedly beats estranged wife’s new man

By Kenny Ocker / The News Tribune (Tacoma) A bodybuilder unhappy with his estranged wife’s new partner forced his way into the man’s apartment, choked… Continue reading

‘Boom-mates’ find niche amid Bellingham housing crisis

‘Boom-mates’ find niche amid Bellingham housing crisis

As housing prices in western Washington continue through the roof, some Bellingham millennials have saved money by becoming… Continue reading

‘Boom-mates’ find niche amid Bellingham housing crisis

Washington’s rate of HPV vaccinations rising

By Walker Orenstein and Derrick Nunnally, The News Tribune The rate of teenagers in Washington being vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, has soared… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2017
  • Walker Orenstein and Derrick Nunnally The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
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State to kill second wolf pack after more cattle deaths

By Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times State wildlife officials say they will kill a second Washington wolf pack this year to protect livestock.… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee halts salmon farm permits after fish escape

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Department of Ecology to put on hold any new permits for salmon farm net… Continue reading

Oregon authorities kill wolf following cattle attacks

Oregon wildlife officials have killed a fourth member of a wolf pack in the northeast part of the state. The… Continue reading

Judge refuses to block Seattle Uber, Lyft driver union law

For the second time this month, a federal judge has rejected a challenge to Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ride-hailing… Continue reading

2 Legionnaires’ disease cases reported at Seattle hospital

Public health officials are investigating after two people contracted a serious type of pneumonia called Legionnaire’s disease at a Seattle hospital.… Continue reading

State AG’s office seeks to civilly commit sex offender

By Jessica Prokop / The Columbian Over the next couple of weeks, prosecutors with the Attorney General’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit will be making their… Continue reading

Study: $125,000 a year to educate WSU medical students

Lawmakers who have tried for several years to compare the cost of education at Washington’s two medical… Continue reading

Lummi tribe declares state of emergency over salmon spill

Lummi tribe declares state of emergency over salmon spill

By Jim Donaldson / The Bellingham Herald Lummi Nation declared a state of emergency Thursday over a fish farm collapse that spilled thousands of Atlantic… Continue reading

Lummi tribe declares state of emergency over salmon spill
Ex-Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies

Ex-Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies

Former Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus, who engineered the conservation of millions of… Continue reading

Ex-Interior Secretary who helped conserve Alaska land dies

Bothell, Arlington men among 3 arrested at eclipse event

Authorities say three security guards were arrested for wrongfully detaining two people at an Oregon eclipse festival. The Bend Bulletin… Continue reading

Rock climber dies after rock falls from above in Oregon City

A rock climber’s body has been recovered after a large amount of rock fell on him from above in… Continue reading

Rabid bat found in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood

Health officials say a rabid bat was found in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Officials with Public Health Seattle and King County said… Continue reading

1 dead, 1 hurt after I-90 fire triggers crash near Ellensburg

Authorities say one person has died and another was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 90 near Ellensburg that happened… Continue reading

Seafood giant returns to Warrenton, Oregon, after fire

Mike Brown, like many in the seafood processing industry, is used to old buildings —… Continue reading

Collapse at salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming

Collapse at salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming

A marine net pen holding 305,000 farmed Atlantic salmon collapsed recently, releasing thousands of fish into Puget… Continue reading

Collapse at salmon farm renews concerns about fish farming

Sexual assault allegation investigated after Democratic event

By Jim Camden / The Spokesman-Review A longtime progressive activist was removed from party positions earlier this year when reports surfaced alleging he sexually assaulted… Continue reading

Lawyers ask judge to overturn verdict in 2013 fatal shooting

Lawyers for Lakewood police are asking a federal judge to overturn a $15.1 million civil-rights verdict in a lawsuit over the… Continue reading