Inslee orders further social restrictions for COVID fight
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he is tightening restrictions throughout the state in restaurants and bars, for weddings and funerals, and at gyms in a further effort to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Great American Outdoors Act clears Congress, expected to be signed by President
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, the Great American Outdoors Act passed the House of Representatives, the final hurdle before landing on President Trumps desk, who has said he will sign it. The Associated Press has called it “the most
Release the Kraken: Seattle unveils name for NHL franchise
SEATTLE (AP) — The NHL’s newest team finally has its name: the Seattle Kraken. The expansion franchise unveiled its nickname Thursday, ending 19 months of speculation about whether the team might lean traditional or go eccentric with
Demonstrations and conflicts continue in Seattle and Portland
SEATTLE — Authorities say a group of about 150 people broke windows, stole from businesses and started fires in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday night. The group gathered at Cal Anderson Park around 9 p.m. and walked
King County man charged in PPP scam
WASHINGTON – A Washington state tech executive was taken into custody today and charged in federal court with fraudulently trying to receive over $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (or PPP) loans and laundering the proceeds. 48-year-old
52-year-old murder mystery solved with genetics
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A homicide mystery that haunted Southern California police detectives for 52 years has been solved with genetic genealogy that identified the young woman who was slain and a now-deceased man who is
Pentagon calls out Russia for testing anti-satellite weapon
icholakov/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Space Command has accused Russia of testing an anti-satellite weapon in space last week, when an orbiting Russian military satellite released an object that headed in the direction of
Inslee orders further social restrictions for COVID fight
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he is tightening restrictions throughout the state in restaurants and bars, for weddings and funerals, and at gyms in a further effort to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases.
DC inspector sent to Trump International Hotel finds no COVID-19-related violations
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesBy WILL STEAKIN, JOHN SANTUCCI, and TERRANCE SMITH (WASHINGTON) — On Wednesday, after images emerged appearing to show multiple instances of guests not wearing masks on Trump-owned properties, a Washington, D.C. investigator inspected President Donald Trump’s
Trump cancels Republican National Convention events in Florida as coronavirus cases surge: 'Not the right time'
ABC NewsBY: LIBBY CATHEY (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’s told the Republican National Committee to cancel convention events in Jacksonville, Florida, as cases of coronavirus surge in the state, saying “it’s not the