House committee approves death penalty repeal bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A House committee has passed a measure to repeal the state’s death penalty law, but whether it will receive vote by the full House is still uncertain. The bill would make permanent a
Suburban Seattle high school closed over new virus concerns
BOTHELL, Wash. (AP) — A high school in a Seattle suburb has been closed after a staffer’s family member was placed in quarantine for possible coronavirus. Northshore School District superintendent Michelle Reid in the suburban community of
2 Washington state teens survive fentanyl overdose
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Investigators in Washington state have issued a warning to residents of Bellevue about the dangers of fentanyl after two teenagers survive accidental overdoses minutes apart. KOMO-TV reported Wednesday that the two Bellevue High
Washington state collects 420K presidential primary ballots
Washington state collects 420K presidential primary ballots SEATTLE (AP) — More than 420,000 voters in Washington state have sent in their presidential primary ballots two weeks before the votes will be counted. The Seattle Times reported that
Man allegedly used counterfeit cash to buy Girl Scout cookies, police say
Salem Police Department(SALEM, Ore.) — A man has been arrested in Oregon after police say he used counterfeit cash to purchase Girl Scout cookies. The Salem Police Department said it responded to two different calls in mid-February
FDA reports first drug shortage due to novel coronavirus outbreak
skhoward/iStock(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it’s been alerted to the first manufacturing shortage of an unnamed drug, due to a viral coronavirus outbreak that began in China and has now reached American
K2 military veterans, widow share stories of deadly exposure with lawmakers
drnadig/iStock(WASHINGTON) — More than 15 years after her husband died of stage three brain cancer, Kim Brooks of Norwood, Massachusetts, shared his story with lawmakers on Thursday. “I’m here today because my husband, Lt. Col. Timothy Brooks,
Ex-cop charged with murder in botched drug raid suspected of framing 69 people
dlewis33/iStock(HOUSTON) — When Houston police narcotics detectives served a search warrant on one of her clients in 2016 for possession of drugs, defense attorney Monique Sparks questioned the validity of the case as soon as she saw
Russia denies responsibility after strikes kill at least 33 Turkish troops in Syria
omersukrugoksu/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russia’s military has denied it is responsible for airstrikes that killed dozens of Turkish soldiers Thursday night in the Syrian province of Idlib, an incident which threatens to cause a major escalation in Syria’s civil
How coronavirus has upended the travel industry
Mimadeo/iStock(NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus outbreak has already upended an entire industry, resulting in canceled flights, resorts on lockdown, and a deadly cruise ship quarantine. With the world bracing for a pandemic, experts say the travel