Census results show 15% population jump in Washington
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state population grew by nearly 15% over the past 10 years to more than 7.7 million, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That was a much sharper
Deadly I-5 crash could lead to manslaughter charges
CASTLE ROCK, Wash. (AP) — A woman faces manslaughter charges following a crash on I-5 over the weekend that killed three people near Castle Rock in Cowlitz County. The State Patrol is investigating whether 43-year-old Anna-Christie Ireland
J&J vaccine is back (with warnings)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Inslee says inoculations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can resume in Washington state following a review by a group of western state scientific experts. The Food and Drug Administration and the
Walla Walla prison guard attacked
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Corrections says an officer working at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla was hurt by an inmate. Corrections spokesperson Jacque Coe reported only that the officer sustained serious
Western states losing major asset in fighting wildfires
DENVER (AP) — The world’s largest firefighting airplane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that officials fear could be worse than the average year. Gov. Inslee’s office said Friday the
How beheaded calves came to be blocking roadway is a mystery
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Bellingham Police are investigating how two beheaded calves came to be in the middle of a road early Wednesday. Officers were called after midnight Wednesday to Hannegan Road for the report of a
Biden administration expands USDA summer food program to feed over 30M school kids
iStock/Favor_of_God (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new effort on Monday that will feed more than 30 million children over the summer by expanding the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits funded
Minnesota middle school student allegedly fires shots in hallway, no one hurt: Police
vmargineanu/iStock (PLYMOUTH, Minn.) — One student is in custody after allegedly firing multiple shots inside a Minnesota middle school Monday morning, officials said. No one was hurt, and Plymouth Middle School has since been deemed safe, Plymouth
Evacuations ordered as wildfire spreads in Arizona
E4C/iStock (KINGMAN, Ariz.) — A wildfire in Arizona dubbed the Flag Fire has burned 1,400 acres since it was reported Sunday afternoon. No one has been injured and no structures are lost, Arizona’s Bureau of Land Management
Body camera video of Andrew Brown shooting will be redacted before shown to family
Andrew Brown Jr. in an undated photo. – Courtesy Brown Family (ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.) — The family of a 42-year-old Black man who was shot to death by a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy outside his home last