State Supreme Court upholds tax on banks

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a new tax on big banks aimed at providing essential services and helping improve the state’s regressive tax system. The 1.2% business and occupation surtax — a

Assault charge for man who bit off someone’s thumb

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A 24-year-old North Kitsap man was charged with assault after biting off another man’s thumb during a fight that started as a group of friends headed to a bar. The 27-year-old victim wrote

Benton County gets new sheriff after recall

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A former sheriff’s supervisor who left the Benton County Sheriff’s Office over “horrible working conditions” is now the new sheriff in town. Tom Croskrey was in charge temporarily of the agency in 2019

Pfizer booster shot event announced for October 16

PORT ANGELES – Clallam County Emergency Management and Health Officials announced Thursday they are developing plans to host a mass vaccination event to administer Covid-19 booster shots to those who qualify. The first event will be on

Senate reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown

uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate was set to vote Thursday on a deal party leaders reached late-night Wednesday to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers and slammed an economy

Scoreboard roundup — 9/29/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:  MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox 6, Cincinnati 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 6, NY Yankees 5 Boston 6, Baltimore 0 Minnesota 5, Detroit 2