Off-duty Seattle officer killed while helping motorist

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a Seattle police officer who had just finished her shift was struck and killed by a motorist on Interstate 5 — apparently after pulling over to help drivers involved in a collision.

Good Samaritans credited with saving life of driver

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in Spokane are crediting three passersby with rescuing a woman from a burning car after a rollover crash. The Spokane Fire Department said the crash happened Thursday night and that the driver

Naturalized citizen suing ICE over confinement

SEATTLE (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a week even though he had his passport with him proving his citizenship.

Biden nominee for federal land boss pressured to withdraw

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee federal lands in the western U.S. is facing Republican pressure to withdraw over her ties to environmental activists convicted of spiking trees to sabotage a national forest

Plans for Chinese-backed methanol plant project is pulled

SEATTLE (AP) — A company backed by the Chinese government says it is ending its seven-year effort to build one of the world’s largest methanol plants along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington. Northwest Innovation Works on

Rudy Gobert named NBA Defensive Player Of The Year

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Monday.  It is the third time Gobert has won the award in the past