'Bright, shining stars': Family of five killed in connection with escaped inmate ID'd
Courtesy Collins family (CENTERVILLE, Texas) — A Texas community is reeling after five members of a Houston-area family were killed in an “unspeakable” crime. Three brothers, their cousin and their grandfather were found murdered at the family’s ranch
Sacred Hawaiian volcano is at center of centuries-old battle over Native lands
ABC (NEW YORK) — Sacred chants recited by elders, like Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, reflect indigenous beliefs and worldviews that go back a millennium. “In our culture, the elements have names and we consider them
David McCormick concedes Senate race to celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (HARRISBURG, Pa.) — Hedge fund manager David McCormick conceded the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania to celebrity TV Dr. Mehmet Oz. McCormick announced the decision on Friday, cutting short a recount process of the May
Security app sheds more light on emergency response in Uvalde school shooting
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — A Robb Elementary School employee triggered an internal alert system less than a minute before a gunman entered the building in Uvalde, Texas, and opened fire, according to the
Woman struck by rubber bullet at protest sues Seattle police
SEATTLE (AP) — A woman who was struck in the eye with a so-called “rubber sbullet” during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, causing an injury that required surgery, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against
‘Unacceptable’ Seattle police sex assault unit low staffing
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says the police department’s low staffing of its sexual assault unit that has led to a backlog of dozens of stalled cases is unacceptable. Harrell made his comments Thursday following
Oregonians asked to turn off lights as birds migrate north
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Millions of birds have been flying though Oregon as they head north for the summer and most of their journey happens after the sun goes down. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the Audubon Society
Workers at Washington Starbucks vote to unionize
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Baristas at Starbucks north of Seattle in Everett voted to form a union this week, joining at least 100 Starbucks stores that have unionized across the country since December. The Daily Herald reports
New information released in woman’s murder and attack of Sequim cop
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – Investigators on Friday released additional information about last month’s attack on a Sequim police officer and the murder of the suspect’s mother. The early morning incident on May 19 began with a
First Fed Foundation bolsters local non-profits
PORT ANGELES – A local bank’s community foundation has handed out nearly half a million dollars to area non-profits. The First Federal Community Foundation awarded 17 nonprofit organizations officials say are “enhancing the quality of life in