Councilmember removed from leadership after offensive mailer
SEATTLE (AP) — The Metropolitan King County Council has voted to remove Councilmember Kathy Lambert from her leadership roles on committees as punishment for a mailer her campaign sent out that featured a colleague and was widely
Boeing tells workers they must get COVID-19 vaccine
SEATTLE (AP) — The Boeing Co. has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or possibly be fired. The Seattle Times reports the deadline for workers at the aerospace giant is Dec. 8. Employees can request
Suspicious fire damages Islamic Center of Tacoma
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a suspicious fire at a mosque in University Place caused smoke, water and fire damage. The News Tribune reports the fire started at the Islamic Center of Tacoma around 8:10 p.m.
Vegas defeats Seattle, 4-3, ruins Kraken league debut
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in a battle of the two newest teams in the NHL. Vegas, which made its league debut four years
Spokane officer gets suspended sentence for reckless driving
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Spokane police officer who crashed his patrol car into a passenger car while driving twice the speed limit, injuring two people, will not spend time in jail. Officer Michael Brunner pleaded guilty
White House pushes for release of Jan. 6 documents as Trump, Bannon rebuff committee
OlegAlbinksy/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The battle over White House records of former President Donald Trump’s activities related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack intensified Wednesday as President Joe Biden formally rejected Trump’s claims that the documents should be
State Board of Health unanimously dismisses complaint against Dr. Berry
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA – The State Board of Health unanimously dismissed a complaint today filed against Clallam and Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry. The complaint alleges Dr. Berry violated state law last month when
5 dead, 2 injured in random bow and arrow attack in Norway
Fotonen/iStock (KONGSBERG, Norway) — Five people were killed and two others injured in an apparently random attack in Kongsberg, Norway, late Wednesday as a man roamed the city shooting people with a bow and arrow. Authorities said
Mayorkas calling for end to ICE raids shows diversity of Biden's cabinet, experts say
iStock/OlegAlbinsky (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, one of four Latino cabinet members in President Joe Biden’s administration, said on Tuesday he wanted to end raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at workplaces. “The deployment
Supreme Court considers Boston Marathon bomber death sentence as Biden halts executions
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, even as the agency has suspended all federal executions and President Biden