Airlines keep losing and damaging wheelchairs at an alarming rate
YakobchukOlena/iStock (NEW YORK) — Thirty years ago Engracia Figueroa, 51, was hit by a Bay Area Rapid Transit train that left her with a spinal cord injury and amputated leg. She now calls her wheelchair an “extension
Mental Health Court coming to Clallam County
PORT ANGELES – A mental health court in Clallam County could be operating by the end of the year. This week, Clallam County Commissioners agreed to move forward with the idea, after hearing research and a funding
Harvey Weinstein indicted in Los Angeles on charges he sexually assaulted 5 women
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to sexually assaulting five women as an indictment against the producer from March was unsealed Wednesday, authorities said. Weinstein, 69, appeared
One dead, two missing in Colorado flash flood: Sheriff
(DENVER) — One woman is dead and two adults are missing in the wake of a devastating flash flood and mudslide in Colorado, authorities said. The flooding in the Poudre Canyon in Larimer County, about 100 miles
Report: Legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden diagnosed with terminal medical condition
Photo by Melissa Rawlins / ESPN Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden has been diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, his family announced in a statement to the Tallahassee Democrat on
Tiger Woods opens up on parenting and why he doesn't coach his son in golf
iStock/Photozek07 Tiger Woods is opening up about life and parenthood in his new series, “A Round With Tiger: Celebrity Playing Lessons.” The first episode, which was filmed just one day before he was involved in a serious
United Airlines to halt service to Paine Field in Everett
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — United Airlines plans to suspend service out of Paine Field airport in Everett, Washington, beginning in early October. In a statement Monday, a United spokesperson said that the airline has “continued to evaluate
Northwest heat wave: Death toll reaches at least 112
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say last month’s Pacific Northwest heat wave that toppled all-time temperature records killed at least 112 people in Washington state. KUOW reports the Department of Health updated its tally on Monday, which caused
State Patrol: Man arrested after throwing rocks on I-90
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state troopers on Tuesday arrested a person in Seattle they believe was throwing rocks and debris at cars on the freeway — a recent trend officials say has become a growing problem in
Man sentenced after being convicted in 2005 killing
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A man who has been convicted four times of killing a man in 2005 was sentenced on Tuesday, He said he plans to appeal, again. Terrance Jon Irby was sentenced to 32