|
A Snohomish man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday for hiring a hitman to kill a witness in his drug trafficking court case, according to the U.S. Department of Justice in Western Washington.
…
more
Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/3/23
|
|
A small and once-prominent species of turtle, endangered by invasive bullfrogs, human development and climate change, might soon see a boost in efforts to rebuild its populations throughout the West.
…
more
Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/3/23
|
|
A 4.7-magnitude earthquake roiled ocean waters off the coast of Oregon Sunday.
The temblor struck at 5:49 p.m. about 196 miles from Bandon at a depth of just over 6 miles, according to the …
more
The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
A motorcyclist who was involved in a Friday morning wreck near Lacey has died, a spokesman for the Thurston County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.
The man died en route to Harborview Medical …
more
Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
|
A 21-year-old Shelton woman died early Sunday after she drove the wrong way on I-5 in Lacey and crashed head-on into another vehicle, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The woman was …
more
Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
He had been Furious George more often late in the season.
Happy George resurfaced for his final start of the season.
In the Mariners' last game of the year, George Kirby shut down the Texas …
more
Adam Jude / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
For the first time in three years, the Mariners on Sunday played a game that neither had impact on the pennant race nor was a precursor to the playoffs. That prompted manager Scott Servais before the …
more
Larry Stone / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
Even as many Washington employers have moved past the pandemic, the unemployment system is still dealing with pandemic-related problems that raised costs and left hundreds of millions of dollars in …
more
Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
U.S. Department of Education officials found flaws in Washington state's oversight of more than $1 billion in federal dollars intended to help public schools weather the pandemic.
In an audit …
more
Dahlia Bazzaz / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
Last year, Pierce County Superior Court officials knew they were standing on the precipice of the state's highest-profile trial in years. The trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with murder …
more
Patrick Malone / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/2/23
|
|
Part of what makes Cal Raleigh a leader on the Mariners, despite being just 26 and with less than three full seasons of major league experience, is his commitment to the team and his …
more
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
|
The sold-out crowds seen at T-Mobile Park throughout a season-defining homestand arrived in similar numbers, and George Kirby was again brilliant in Game 162 — but Sunday's result, from the …
more
Tyler Wicke / The News Tribune (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
Earlier this year, a decision to house convicted sex offenders in cities such as Enumclaw without notifying the community drew outrage from local residents.
Now, the State Sex Offender Policy …
more
By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
|
10/1/23
|
|
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., has condemned the federal government’s consideration of re-introducing grizzly bears into the North Cascades region of Washington state.
The controversial …
more
Randy Bracht / The Center Square
|
10/1/23
|
|
Nearly all the Idaho and Washington members of the U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation approved in a surprise vote Saturday to keep the federal government open another 45 days.
…
more
Jonathan Brunt / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
|
One of three inmates at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla who died by suicide in June was just eight months away from walking out of prison, that inmate's father said.
Timothy W. …
more
Jeremy Burnham / Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
TUCSON, Ariz. — Hours after the Seattle Mariners were eliminated from postseason play, the University of Washington didn’t bury Arizona under a barrage of Michael Penix Jr. home runs.
…
more
Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
The number of overdoses and accidental poisonings among Washington kids in foster care, or who received services from the state child welfare system, increased more than tenfold over the span of four …
more
David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
Cindy Tobeck is a third-grade teacher in Tumwater, well-known not only for her ability to educate, but for growing some of the largest pumpkins and squashes the world has ever seen. Even her students …
more
Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
|
10/1/23
|
|
SEATTLE — One might think of local southern resident orcas as sea pandas, playfully spy hopping through their day. The local porpoises will tell you different.
Scientists for decades have …
more
Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
9/30/23
|
