State lawmakers send police reform legislation to Gov. Inslee
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s Democratic-led Legislature is sending an ambitious package of police accountability legislation to the Governor’s desk. The bills would restrict the use of tear gas, chokeholds and neck restraints and ban no-knock warrants; create
As expected, some vaccinated people still get the virus
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — State health officials say 115 more cases of fully vaccinated people testing positive for COVID-19 have been discovered. That’s out of 1.7 million people who have been fully vaccinated in Washington. The state
Body found in Mississippi River identified as missing LSU student Kori Gauthier
LSU Police Department (BATON ROUGE, La.) — A body recovered in the Mississippi River Tuesday has been identified as missing Louisiana State University student Kori Gauthier, authorities said. Gauthier, an 18-year-old freshman at LSU, was last seen
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch agree: Misinformation is threat to America
kuzma/iStock (WASHINGTON) — They are ideological opposites on the U.S. Supreme Court, but Wednesday Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch united in a rare, joint public appearance to declare the spread of misinformation on social media
Pasco Republican will challenge Senator Murray
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A Republican from Pasco says she will challenge Democrat Patty Murray for a U.S. Senate seat next year. Tiffany Smiley is a nurse who has been an advocate for wounded veterans. In an
Nisqually leader to be honored with statue in DC
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Inslee has signed a measure that starts the process of honoring the late Billy Frank Jr. with a statue at the U.S. Capitol. Frank was a Nisqually tribal member who championed treaty
Tagged whale being monitored for infection
SEATTLE (AP) — Marine mammal biologists and veterinarians are treating and monitoring a gray whale that appears to have developed an infection after the whale was darted with a satellite tracking tag. The whale is part of
Inspector general blasts Capitol Police preparedness for Jan. 6 riot
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Capitol police were ill-prepared for the events on Jan. 6, had faulty equipment and did not share intelligence, says a report by the Capitol Police Department inspector general reviewed by ABC News. Intelligence leading
CDC panel calls to keep J&J vaccine pause in place, collect more data
csraphotography/iStock An independent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel that convened Wednesday to review Johnson & Johnson vaccine data adjourned without voting on a new recommendation, leaving a pause in place until they get more information.
DOJ drops probe into officer who shot Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt
uschools/iStock The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Trump supporter shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riot, the agency announced in a press release