Lena Waithe dishes on her “revolutionary” new series that taps into her life as a “queer black woman”
Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Lena Waithe is making “revolutionary” moves with her latest project Twenties on BET. Created by the Emmy Award-winning writer while in her early twenties, the series follows the life of a “queer black girl” named Hattie,
Body found in burned-out car in Woodinville
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A person has been found dead inside a car that exploded and erupted into flames in a Woodinville parking lot. Firefighters and deputies responded to the scene on Woodinville Redmond Road at about
Republican lawmakers in Oregon boycott legislative session
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s current legislative session has imploded amid a boycott by Republicans over a climate change measure. Frustration boiled over Thursday after Senate Republicans said they would return to the Capitol, but only to
University goes online, nursing home gets help against virus
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington said it will stop holding classes for nearly 60,000 students at its three campuses and instead offer online instruction to help stop the spread of the worst coronavirus outbreak in
White House imposes guest restrictions amid new coronavirus concerns
Oleg Albinsky/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The White House said Friday – that like many workplaces around the U.S. – it’s giving increased attention to workplace health safety standards amid concerns over the novel coronavirus and implementing enhanced procedures to
Suspect arrested in 2011 injury hit and run
SEATTLE – KOMO News report the suspect in a 2011 hit-and-run crash that injured a 9-year-old girl in Seattle has been tracked down and arrested in southern Oregon. The suspect, identified as Daniel Newell, 37, was arrested
Swinomish Tribe can proceed with BNSF lawsuit
ANACORTES — A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling protecting the Swinomish Indian Tribe’s right to sue to enforce an agreement that restricts the number of trains that can cross its reservation in northwest Washington. The
Janina Gavankar has “an artist ally for life” in her 'The Way Back' co-star Ben Affleck
Richard Foreman © 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Ben Affleck has been very open about his personal connection to his character in The Way Back, a man struggling with alcoholism who’s offered
VP Pence visits Washington state
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence, during his visit to Washington state yesterday, pledged the full support of the Trump administration as the coronavirus death toll here continues to mount, with at least 70
Coronavirus keeping American couple from their adopted daughter in China
Noah and Ivy Cleveland pose with their two sons, Zeek and Samuel, at their home in McDonough, Georgia in April 2019. – (Noah Cleveland)(MCDONOUGH, Ga.) — Noah and Ivy Cleveland were packed and ready to go for