Ex-Washington state employee pleads guilty to pandemic fraud
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Prosecutors say a former employee of Washington state’s Employment Security Department has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies for exploiting his employment for personal enrichment and fraudulently distributing at least $360,000 in pandemic-related
US nuclear scientist reportedly rescued from Russia-occupied Ukraine
Irena Sowinska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — American nuclear scientist John Spor escaped from Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine this week with the help of a rescue organization called Project Dynamo, a Tampa-based nonprofit group run by U.S. veterans. Spor,
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Focus is Trump's effort to corrupt Justice Department
Alex Wong/Getty Images Thursday’s hearing of the Jan. 6 committee is focusing on the pressure then-President Donald Trump and his allies put on the Justice Department to help overturn the 2020 election. Here’s how the hearing is
Texas National Guardsman dies while trying to save drowning migrants. His family wants answers.
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — When she opened the door that one day in April, Sgt. Bishop Evans’ aunt, Felisha Pullen, said she knew instantly that her family’s worst fears had been realized.
US Marshals find Jeep registered to Austin woman suspected of killing cyclist
US Marshal’s Service (AUSTIN) — U.S. Marshals found the black Jeep Grand Cherokee registered to Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the Austin woman suspected of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in May, the law enforcement agency said Thursday.
Michigan judge orders release of Oxford school shooting evidence, including surveillance footage
Jason Marz/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — Oakland County Circuit Judge Rae Lee Chabot signed an order Thursday requiring the Oakland County Sheriff’s office, the county and the Oxford Community School District to release evidence, including video footage,
Forever Streamfest coming Saturday to Peninsula College
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Garden Club has revived and updated an environmental event that fell by the wayside a few years ago, and it’s happening this Saturday at Peninsula College. Streamfest was
DreamWorks releases final season trailer for 'Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous'
DreamWorks Animation/Netflix In case Jurassic Park: Dominion isn’t enough dinosaur action for you, DreamWorks Animation has released the trailer for the final season of the animated series Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous. The award-winning show centers on a group of kids whose trip to
Feds search home of former DOJ official tied to Trump's efforts to overturn election
Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Federal agents searched the Virginia home of former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on Wednesday morning, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the activity. It was unclear which
Funny Girls: Beanie Feldstein announces engagement to girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts
Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Stage and screen star Beanie Feldstein just posted to Instagram some good news: She’s engaged to girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts. Alongside a shot showing Roberts on bended knee, with the Funny Girl star covering