WA sheriff won’t cooperate with out-of-state abortion probes

SEATTLE (AP) — The executive in the county surrounding Seattle says its sheriff’s office and other executive branch departments will not cooperate with out-of-state prosecutions of abortion providers or patients. King County Executive Dow Constantine’s executive order

Sheriff: Man killed in Washington Cascades climbing fall

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — The Chelan County sheriff says a man from Vancouver, Washington, died in a climbing accident in the Cascade Mountains. Sheriff Brian Burnett says the 44-year-old’s climbing partner reported that the two were climbing

Washington town of Conconully hit by flash flooding

CONCONULLY, Wash. (AP) — A flash flood flowed through the streets of Conconully Monday in Washington’s remote Okanogan County, sending a foot of water and mud into 30 to 40 homes and businesses. KING5 reports emergency managers

Forest Service green-lights new monitors on Glacier Peak

DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has given the green light to install new seismometers on Glacier Peak, classified as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the United States. There’s only one monitor there