Disabled woman hospitalized after found in abandoned car
KENT, Wash. (AP) — A disabled woman who spent nine days in an abandoned car that was towed to an impound lot has been found by police and is now receiving urgent medical care. The Kent Police
Proposed tax on WA fuel exports angers neighboring states
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Three states that would be affected by a proposed 6-cent per gallon tax on fuel exported from Washington state are pushing back on the plan, and threatening to retaliate if it is signed
Former Mariners, White Sox 2B Julio Cruz dies at age 67
SEATTLE (AP) — An original Seattle Mariners player from their inaugural season who later became a Spanish-language broadcaster for the franchise has died. A statement from his family says 67-year-old Julio Cruz died at his home. Cruz
Washington state pilot among those killed in Hawaii helicopter crash
HONOLULU (AP) — A civilian contractor working for the U.S. Navy has released the names of four employees killed when their helicopter crashed on the Hawaii island of Kauai. Oregon-based Croman Corp. says 64-year-old Daniel Maurice of
Stolen antiquities taken from billionaire's collection repatriated to Greece
Alexandra Svokos (NEW YORK) — Dozens of stolen antiquities, including “The Kouros,” a sculpture valued at $14 million, were repatriated to Greece in a ceremony at the New York District Attorney’s office in Manhattan on Wednesday. “After
Former permanent resident deported after more than 30 months in ICE custody
Courtesy of Maria Rodriguez (NEW YORK) — After more than 30 months in detention centers, Kelvin Silva was deported last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Dominican Republic. His mother, children and siblings continue
New York City to test platform barriers at 3 stations amid calls for subway safety
Sinisa Kukic/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City will pilot a program to install platform barriers at three subway stations, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials announced Wednesday, a month after a woman died when a stranger pushed
Colorado to become the first state to accept cryptocurrency as payment for taxes
ozgurdonmaz/Getty Images (DENVER) — Colorado will become the first state to accept cryptocurrency as payment for state taxes and fees, Governor Jared Polis announced Wednesday. Polis said the state, which was also the earliest to use blockchain
Benedict Cumberbatch getting star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday
Netflix Marvel movie star and Academy Award-nominated The Power of the Dog actor Benedict Cumberbatch is getting that famously long famous name set in stone. Cumberbatch will receive the 2,714th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Monday morning,
Family files civil suit after woman dies in Chicago police custody in apparent suicide
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The family of Irene Chavez – a woman who died in Chicago police custody last December after an apparent suicide – filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and several