Man sentenced for raping his military wife at JBLM

BELLINGHAM (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to four years in prison for raping his wife, who was a service member at JBLM in Tacoma. 28-year-old Jimmy Indarte was sentenced Monday in Tacoma federal

L&I proposes new rules for overtime pay

OLYMPIA (AP) — More than 250,000 workers in Washington state would be newly eligible for overtime pay by 2026 under a rule proposed Wednesday by the state’s Department of Labor and Industries. The state agency announced that

Central Washington wildfire grows to 28 square miles

BEVERLY, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire burning in dry grass and sage lands near the Columbia River has now grown to over 28 square miles. The fire in central Washington was about 25% contained, officials said Wednesday.

Montana man sentenced in west coast robbery spree

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Montana man dubbed the AK-47 bandit and accused of holding up banks in several states, including Washington, over a five-year period has been sentenced in a Nebraska federal court to 35 years

Amazon says they’ll soon be delivering using drones

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-piloted drones to deliver packages to shoppers’ home in the coming months. The online shopping giant did not give exact timing or say where the drones