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Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection

SEATTLE (AP) — Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection

SEATTLE (AP) — Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection

SEATTLE (AP) — Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Backers of Seattle homelessness plan appeal ballot rejection

SEATTLE (AP) — Backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Judge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even as the city remains mired in a long-term humanitarian crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court issued a key decision Thursday that helps protect people living in their vehicles from having them towed, in a case that drew widespread attention amid Seattle's housing crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court issued a key decision Thursday that helps protect people living in their vehicles from having them towed, in a case that drew widespread attention amid Seattle's housing crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Arrest made in killing amid uproar over state police reforms

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington said Tuesday they have made an arrest in a teenager's fatal shooting last month, after their initial response to the case highlighted questions about the state's sweeping new police reform laws.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court issued a key decision Thursday that helps protect people living in their vehicles from having them towed, in a case that drew widespread attention amid Seattle's housing crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling helps protect homeless people from having cars towed

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court issued a key decision Thursday that helps protect people living in their vehicles from having them towed, in a case that drew widespread attention amid Seattle's housing crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ruling protects homeless people from having vehicles towed

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court issued a key decision on Thursday protecting people who are living in their vehicles from having them towed.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Court: Making homeless man pay truck's towing cost excessive

SEATTLE (AP) — It was unconstitutionally excessive for Seattle to impound a homeless man’s truck and require him to reimburse the city nearly $550 in towing and storage costs, the Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The case has received wide attention amid the region's housing crisis.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Arrest made in killing amid uproar over state police reforms

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington said Tuesday they have made an arrest in a teenager's fatal shooting last month, after their initial response to the case highlighted questions about the state's sweeping new police reform laws.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Arrest made in killing amid uproar over state police reforms

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington said Tuesday they have made an arrest in a teenager's fatal shooting last month, after their initial response to the case highlighted questions about the state's sweeping new police reform laws.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Arrest made in killing amid uproar over state police reforms

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington said Tuesday they have made an arrest in a teenager's fatal shooting last month, after their initial response to the case highlighted questions about the state's sweeping new police reform laws.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Seattle mayoral primary will be test of progressive movement

SEATTLE (AP) — A year after racial justice and anti-police demonstrators took over part of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, there are lines outside the restaurants in and around the former protest zone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Seattle mayoral primary will be test of progressive movement

SEATTLE (AP) — A year after racial justice and anti-police demonstrators took over part of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, there are lines outside the restaurants in and around the former protest zone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Seattle mayoral primary will be test of progressive movement

SEATTLE (AP) — A year after racial justice and anti-police demonstrators took over part of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, there are lines outside the restaurants in and around the former protest zone.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after George Floyd's murder last year, as nearly a dozen laws took effect Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after George Floyd's murder last year, as nearly a dozen laws took effect Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is embarking on a massive experiment in police reform and accountability following the racial justice protests that erupted after George Floyd's murder last year, as nearly a dozen laws took effect Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Money coming to keep grocer in US-Canada border community

SEATTLE (AP) — Money is on the way to help save the only grocery store in an isolated Washington state community that's been especially strained by the pandemic-related closure of the U.S.-Canada border.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Money coming to keep grocer in US-Canada border community

SEATTLE (AP) — Money is on the way to help save the only grocery store in an isolated Washington state community that's been especially strained by the pandemic-related closure of the U.S.-Canada border.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heat wave

SEATTLE (AP) — The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Money coming to keep grocer in US-Canada border community

SEATTLE (AP) — Money is on the way to help save the only grocery store in an isolated Washington state community that's been especially strained by the pandemic-related closure of the U.S.-Canada border.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Rolling blackouts for parts of US Northwest amid heat wave

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington to warn that people will face more rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heat wave

SEATTLE (AP) — The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Northwest US faces hottest day of intense heat wave

SEATTLE (AP) — The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Northwest US braces for hottest day of intense heat wave

SEATTLE (AP) — The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures expected to obliterate records that had been set just the day before.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — A trial over whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state has ended with a hung jury.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — A trial over whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state has ended with a hung jury.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — A trial over whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state has ended with a hung jury.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Mistrial halts case on minimum wage for immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — A trial over whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its for-profit detention center in Washington state has ended with a hung jury.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Case to make GEO pay detainees minimum wage ends in mistrial

SEATTLE (AP) — A trial over whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its jail in Washington state has ended with a hung jury.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury is deciding whether one of the nation's biggest private prison companies must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its jail in Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury is deciding whether one of the nation's biggest private prison companies must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its jail in Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury is deciding whether one of the nation's biggest private prison companies must pay minimum wage — instead of $1 a day — to immigration detainees who perform tasks like cooking and cleaning at its jail in Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma

SEATTLE (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a week even though he had his passport with him and repeatedly insisted he was an American.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma

SEATTLE (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a week even though he had his passport with him and repeatedly insisted he was an American.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma

SEATTLE (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a week even though he had his passport with him and repeatedly insisted he was an American.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma

SEATTLE (AP) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a week even though he had his passport with him and repeatedly insisted he was an American.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Washington's 'joints for jabs' vaccine program falling flat

SEATTLE (AP) — It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough start.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Washington's 'joints for jabs' vaccine program falling flat

SEATTLE (AP) — It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough start.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Washington's 'joints for jabs' vaccine program falling flat

SEATTLE (AP) — It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough start.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Washington governor signs sweeping police reform measures

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial justice following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people at the hands of police.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington governor signs sweeping police reform measures

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial justice following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people at the hands of police.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington governor signs sweeping police reform measures

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed one of the nation’s most ambitious packages of police accountability legislation, prompted by last year’s outcry for racial justice following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people at the hands of police.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New Washington state law makes drug possession a misdemeanor

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The jeans were from American Eagle, via Goodwill, and they were too short for their new owner, 6-foot Shannon Bowman.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New Washington state law makes drug possession a misdemeanor

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The jeans were from American Eagle, via Goodwill, and they were too short for their new owner, 6-foot Shannon Bowman.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New Washington state law makes drug possession a misdemeanor

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The jeans were from American Eagle, via Goodwill, and they were too short for their new owner, 6-foot Shannon Bowman.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inslee OKs bill curbing debt-based license suspensions

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday approved a measure aimed at preventing tens of thousands of people a year from having their driver’s licenses suspended for failure to pay fines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington sues Allianz for excluding mental health coverage

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is suing the travel insurance company Allianz, saying that its policy of excluding mental health issues from coverage is discriminatory.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Inslee OKs bill curbing debt-based license suspensions

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday approved a measure aimed at preventing tens of thousands of people a year from having their driver’s licenses suspended for failure to pay fines.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state's approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state's approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington Legislature gives final OK to police reform bills

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state's approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature: Elected officials must OK tear gas use by cops

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayors, county executives or even the governor would have to give their approval before police could use tear gas to quell riots under a compromise reached Thursday in the Washington Legislature.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington Legislature gives final OK to police reform bills

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Legislature on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state's approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

House OKs plan to overhaul state's approach to drugs

SEATTLE (AP) — The state House of Representatives on Saturday approved an overhaul of Washington’s approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down its previous law as unconstitutional — a ruling that left no prohibition on having small amounts of drugs, even for kids.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature: Elected officials must OK tear gas use by cops

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayors, county executives or even the governor would have to give their approval before police could use tear gas to quell riots under a compromise reached Thursday in the Washington Legislature.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington Legislature gives final OK to police reform bills

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington Legislature gives final OK to police reform bills

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legislature has approved two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate gives final OK to police reform bills

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Senate has given its final approval to two more key police accountability bills — one imposing restrictions on tactics and equipment, and another establishing a statewide standard on use of force.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Justices stand by ruling striking down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court is standing by its decision striking down the state’s drug possession law, as lawmakers race to address it before the Legislature's regular session ends Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature: Elected officials must OK tear gas use by cops

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayors, county executives or even the governor would have to give their approval before police could use tear gas to quell riots under a compromise reached Thursday in the Washington Legislature.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Legislature: Elected officials must OK tear gas use by cops

SEATTLE (AP) — Mayors, county executives or even the governor would have to give their approval before police could use tear gas to quell riots under a compromise reached Thursday in the Washington Legislature.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Justices stand by ruling striking down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court is standing by its decision striking down the state’s drug possession law, as lawmakers race to address it before the Legislature's regular session ends Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Justices stand by ruling striking down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court is standing by its decision striking down the state’s drug possession law, as lawmakers race to address it before the Legislature's regular session ends Sunday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Slew of police reform bills headed to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk

SEATTLE (AP) — As Washington lawmakers began wrapping up their work on an ambitious package of police accountability legislation in the past week, reminders of the cause were not hard to come by.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Slew of police reform bills headed to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk

SEATTLE (AP) — As Washington lawmakers began wrapping up their work on an ambitious package of police accountability legislation in the past week, reminders of the cause were not hard to come by.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state prisoners released after drug law is voided

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has commuted the sentences of more than a dozen drug offenders in the past few days, freeing them from prison as Washington's legal system struggles with the fallout from a court ruling that voided the state's drug possession law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Slew of police reform bills headed to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk

SEATTLE (AP) — As Washington lawmakers began wrapping up their work on an ambitious package of police accountability legislation in the past week, reminders of the cause were not hard to come by.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state prisoners released after drug law is voided

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has commuted the sentences of more than a dozen drug offenders in the past few days, freeing them from prison as Washington's legal system struggles with the fallout from a court ruling that voided the state's drug possession law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state prisoners released after drug law is voided

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has commuted the sentences of more than a dozen drug offenders in the past few days, freeing them from prison as Washington's legal system struggles with the fallout from a court ruling that voided the state's drug possession law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gov. Inslee signs bill to restore voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill automatically restoring voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they are still on parole — a measure sponsored by a lawmaker who was herself formerly incarcerated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gov. Inslee signs bill to restore voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill automatically restoring voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they are still on parole — a measure sponsored by a lawmaker who was herself formerly incarcerated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gov. Inslee signs bill to restore voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill automatically restoring voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they are still on parole — a measure sponsored by a lawmaker who was herself formerly incarcerated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gov. Inslee signs bill to restore voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a bill automatically restoring voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they are still on parole — a measure sponsored by a lawmaker who was herself formerly incarcerated.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate OKs restrictions on police tactics, gear

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has approved a measure restricting certain police tactics and gear, including the use of neck restraints and tear gas, after police killings of Black people sparked tumultuous racial-justice protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists want change to debt-based license suspension bill

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state are moving ahead with a bill that aims to end the suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay traffic tickets — despite opposition from some of the activists who pushed for the change in the first place.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists want change to debt-based license suspension bill

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state are moving ahead with a bill that aims to end the suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay traffic tickets — despite opposition from some of the activists who pushed for the change in the first place.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists want change to debt-based license suspension bill

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state are moving ahead with a bill that aims to end the suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay traffic tickets — despite opposition from some of the activists who pushed for the change in the first place.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Activists want change to debt-based license suspension bill

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state are moving ahead with a bill that aims to end the suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay traffic tickets — despite opposition from some of the activists who pushed for the change in the first place.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state OKs bill to give voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers have voted to automatically restore voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they’re still on parole.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state OKs bill to give voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers have voted to automatically restore voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they’re still on parole.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state OKs bill to give voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers have voted to automatically restore voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they’re still on parole.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington state OKs bill to give voting rights to parolees

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers have voted to automatically restore voting rights to people who have been released from prison after committing felonies, even if they’re still on parole.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Judge OKs $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an industry lawsuit that sought to block a $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge OKs $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an industry lawsuit that sought to block a $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge OKs $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an industry lawsuit that sought to block a $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Judge OKs $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an industry lawsuit that sought to block a $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Court overturns automatic life sentences for young killers

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the automatic life-without-parole sentences given to two men for murders committed when they were 19 and 20, saying judges must consider the youthfulness of such defendants in sentencing them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Court overturns automatic life sentences for young killers

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the automatic life-without-parole sentences given to two men for murders committed when they were 19 and 20, saying judges must consider the youthfulness of such defendants in sentencing them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Court overturns automatic life sentences for young killers

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the automatic life-without-parole sentences given to two men for murders committed when they were 19 and 20, saying judges must consider the youthfulness of such defendants in sentencing them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Court overturns automatic life sentences for young killers

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the automatic life-without-parole sentences given to two men for murders committed when they were 19 and 20, saying judges must consider the youthfulness of such defendants in sentencing them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year’s turbulent protests for racial justice.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Washington state justices strike down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — In a decision with implications for tens of thousands of cases dating back decades, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s felony drug possession law because — unlike the laws of every other state — it did not require prosecutors to prove someone knowingly …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Washington state justices strike down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — In a decision with implications for tens of thousands of cases dating back decades, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s felony drug possession law because — unlike the laws of every other state — it did not require prosecutors to prove someone knowingly …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Washington state justices strike down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — In a decision with implications for tens of thousands of cases dating back decades, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s felony drug possession law because — unlike the laws of every other state — it did not require prosecutors to prove someone knowingly …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Washington state justices strike down drug possession law

SEATTLE (AP) — In a decision with implications for tens of thousands of cases dating back decades, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s felony drug possession law because — unlike the laws of every other state — it did not require prosecutors to prove someone knowingly …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Senate OKs bill making police intervene to stop undue force

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate on Tuesday approved a measure requiring police to intervene if they see a fellow officer using excessive force — one of several measures in the Legislature prompted by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd and ensuing Black Lives Matter protests last year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate passes police arbitration bill

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill to create a panel of arbitrators to review police discipline decisions and to better track law enforcement arbitration cases statewide.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Washington Senate passes police arbitration bill

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill to create a panel of arbitrators to review police discipline decisions and to better track law enforcement arbitration cases statewide.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Eyman fined $2.6 million, barred from campaign control

SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, the watch salesman-turned-antitax folk hero whose initiative campaigns have bedeviled state and local governments across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any financial control over political committees, under a judge’s ruling Wednesday that found he used donor’s contributions to line his …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Eyman fined $2.6 million, barred from campaign control

SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, the watch salesman-turned-antitax folk hero whose initiative campaigns have bedeviled state and local governments across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any financial control over political committees, under a judge’s ruling Wednesday that found he used donor’s contributions to line his …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Eyman fined $2.6 million, barred from campaign control

SEATTLE (AP) — Tim Eyman, the watch salesman-turned-antitax folk hero whose initiative campaigns have bedeviled state and local governments across Washington for decades, will no longer be allowed to have any financial control over political committees, under a judge’s ruling Wednesday that found he used donor’s contributions to line his …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

2 Washington state Republicans support impeaching Trump

SEATTLE (AP) — Two of the 10 Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday over the riot of his loyalists at the U.S. Capitol were from Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

2 Washington state Republicans support impeaching Trump

SEATTLE (AP) — Two of the 10 Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday over the riot of his loyalists at the U.S. Capitol were from Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington state Legislature convenes under tight security

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Security fencing at the Washington state Capitol was defended by National Guard members Monday as the Legislature convened amid concerns that armed groups might try to occupy the building, which is closed to the public because of the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington state Legislature convenes under tight security

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Security fencing at the Washington state Capitol was defended by National Guard members Monday as the Legislature convened amid concerns that armed groups might try to occupy the building, which is closed to the public because of the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington state Legislature convening under tight security

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Security fencing has been installed around the Washington state Capitol and National Guard members were present Monday as the Legislature was set to convene amid concerns that armed groups might try to occupy the building, which is closed to the public because of the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington Legislature convenes under tight security

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Security fencing has been installed around the Washington state Capitol and National Guard members were present Monday as the Legislature was set to convene amid concerns that armed groups might try to occupy the building, which is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Amid riot fears, Washington lawmakers plan in-person session

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are defending their plan to open the legislative session in person next Monday following the siege of the nation’s Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as well as the storming of the governor’s property in Olympia by President Donald Trump’s loyalists — including some who …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Inslee calls Trump a 'cancer,' demands removal from office

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joined other senior politicians from the state Thursday in calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office, calling him a “cancer” at the heart of the insurrection at the nation's Capitol.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Amid riot fears, Washington lawmakers plan in-person session

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are defending their plan to open the legislative session in person next Monday following the siege of the nation’s Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as well as the storming of the governor’s property in Olympia by President Donald Trump’s loyalists — including some who …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Amid riot fears, Washington lawmakers plan in-person session

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are defending their plan to open the legislative session in person next Monday following the siege of the nation’s Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as well as the storming of the governor’s property in Olympia by President Donald Trump’s loyalists — including some who …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

After riots, Washington lawmakers defend in-person session

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are defending their plan to open the legislative session in person next Monday following the siege of the nation’s Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as well as the storming of the governor’s property in Olympia by President Donald Trump’s loyalists — including some who …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Inslee calls Trump a 'cancer,' demands removal from office

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joined other senior politicians from the state Thursday in calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office, calling him a “cancer” at the heart of the insurrection at the nation's Capitol.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions of invaluable historical records …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions of invaluable historical records …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't speed bail hearings at Tacoma immigration lockup

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has declined to order speedier bail hearings for detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Tacoma who are especially at risk from COVID-19, despite recent cases there.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't speed bail hearings at Tacoma immigration lockup

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has declined to order speedier bail hearings for detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Tacoma who are especially at risk from COVID-19, despite recent cases there.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't speed bail hearings at Tacoma immigration lockup

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has declined to order speedier bail hearings for detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lockup in Tacoma who are especially at risk from COVID-19, despite recent cases there.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'I feel hope': Nurse among 1st to get vaccine in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — With a quick, painless shot in the arm, health care workers in Washington began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, marking a turning point 10 months after the state confronted the first U.S. outbreak of the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'I feel hope': Nurse among 1st to get vaccine in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — With a quick, painless shot in the arm, health care workers in Washington began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, marking a turning point 10 months after the state confronted the first U.S. outbreak of the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'I feel hope': Nurse among 1st to get vaccine in Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — With a quick, painless shot in the arm, health care workers in Washington began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, marking a turning point 10 months after the state confronted the first U.S. outbreak of the virus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Momentum builds for letting people vote while on parole

SEATTLE (AP) — As a young man Victor Sauceda didn’t care about who was president, about who was governor, about voting at all. He wasn’t living by the law anyway.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Momentum builds for letting people vote while on parole

SEATTLE (AP) — As a young man Victor Sauceda didn’t care about who was president, about who was governor, about voting at all. He wasn’t living by the law anyway.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Woman abused by school band teacher gets $2M settlement

SEATTLE (AP) — A school district in Washington state has agreed to a $2 million settlement after a woman sued over sexual abuse by a band teacher 30 years ago — a trauma so profound she said it caused her to stop teaching music to children herself decades later.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan won't run for reelection

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a moderate Democrat who faced criticism from the right and left this summer over her handling of policing protests and the city's so-called “autonomous zone,” said Monday she will not run for reelection.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan won't run for reelection

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a moderate Democrat who faced criticism from the right and left this summer over her handling of policing protests and the city's so-called “autonomous zone,” said Monday she will not run for reelection.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan won't run for reelection

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a moderate Democrat who faced criticism from the right and left this summer over her handling of policing protests and the city's so-called “autonomous zone,” said Monday she will not run for reelection.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan won't run for re-election

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a moderate Democrat who faced criticism from the right and left this summer over her handling of policing protests and the city's so-called “autonomous zone,” said Monday she will not run for re-election.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tacoma settles police shooting lawsuit for $8 million

SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Tacoma on Friday agreed to an $8 million settlement for a man who was paralyzed and had his legs amputated after being shot by a police officer during a low-speed car chase in 2011.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tacoma settles police shooting lawsuit for $8 million

SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Tacoma on Friday agreed to an $8 million settlement for a man who was paralyzed and had his legs amputated after being shot by a police officer during a low-speed car chase in 2011.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

2 face federal terror charge over train track interference

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities in Seattle have charged two people with a terrorist attack on train tracks, suggesting they were motivated by opposition to the construction of a natural gas pipeline across British Columbia when they interfered with the operation of a railroad in Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers, activists set ambitious agenda for police reform

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers and activists are setting an ambitious agenda for police reform in the upcoming legislative session, saying they hope to make it easier to decertify officers for misconduct, to bar the use of police dogs to make arrests, and to create an independent statewide agency …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers, activists set ambitious agenda for police reform

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers and activists are setting an ambitious agenda for police reform in the upcoming legislative session, saying they hope to make it easier to decertify officers for misconduct, to bar the use of police dogs to make arrests, and to create an independent statewide agency …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

2 face federal terror charge over train track interference

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities in Seattle have charged two people with a terrorist attack on train tracks, suggesting they were motivated by opposition to the construction of a natural gas pipeline across British Columbia when they interfered with the operation of a railroad in Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

2 face federal terror charge over train track interference

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities in Seattle have charged two people with a terrorist attack on train tracks, suggesting they were motivated by opposition to the construction of a natural gas pipeline across British Columbia when they interfered with the operation of a railroad in Washington state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US judge voids permits for Columbia River methanol plant

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday voided permits needed for a massive methanol plant on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, agreeing with conservation groups that the project needs a more thorough environmental review.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New shutdown expected to cost Washington restaurants $800M

SEATTLE (AP) — A four-week shutdown on indoor service at restaurants and bars prompted by an alarming statewide spike in COVID-19 cases is expected to cost the industry some $800 million, a representative said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US judge voids permits for Columbia River methanol plant

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday voided permits needed for a massive methanol plant on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, agreeing with conservation groups that the project needs a more thorough environmental review.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US judge voids permits for Columbia River methanol plant

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Monday voided permits needed for a massive methanol plant on the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, agreeing with conservation groups that the project needs a more thorough environmental review.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New shutdown expected to cost Washington restaurants $800M

SEATTLE (AP) — A four-week shutdown on indoor service at restaurants and bars prompted by an alarming statewide spike in COVID-19 cases is expected to cost the industry some $800 million, a representative said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs

SEATTLE (AP) — A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a local tech giant helped do the trick.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs

SEATTLE (AP) — A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a local tech giant helped do the trick.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs

SEATTLE (AP) — A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a local tech giant helped do the trick.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Man sues Washington jail over lack of gluten-free food

SEATTLE (AP) — A Michigan man says he lost about 35 pounds and was malnourished to the point of unconsciousness during a three-week stay in a Washington state jail early this year because staff failed to provide him gluten-free food to accommodate his celiac disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Man sues Washington jail over lack of gluten-free food

SEATTLE (AP) — A Michigan man says he lost about 35 pounds and was malnourished to the point of unconsciousness during a three-week stay in a Washington state jail early this year because staff failed to provide him gluten-free food to accommodate his celiac disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to get overtime pay

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, a decision expected to apply to the rest of the agriculture industry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to get overtime pay

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, a decision expected to apply to the rest of the agriculture industry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to get overtime pay

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, a decision expected to apply to the rest of the agriculture industry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to get overtime pay

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, a decision expected to apply to the rest of the agriculture industry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Washington Supreme Court: Dairy workers to get overtime pay

SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Strickland wins 10th District seat; Long concedes in 3rd

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland won the open seat in Washington's 10th Congressional District, besting a fellow Democrat to become the first Black representative from Washington state. Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier held leads after tough campaigns in the 3rd …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Strickland wins 10th District seat; Long concedes in 3rd

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland won the open seat in Washington's 10th Congressional District, besting a fellow Democrat to become the first Black representative from Washington state. Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier held leads after tough campaigns in the 3rd …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Strickland wins open 10th District U.S. House seat

SEATTLE (AP) — Former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland won the open seat in Washington's 10th Congressional District, besting a fellow Democrat to become the first Black representative from Washington state. Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier held early leads after tough reelection fights in …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Schrier, Herrera Beutler hold early leads in House races

SEATTLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier held early leads Tuesday night after tough reelection fights in Washington's closely split 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts, while former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland was leading in an open seat in the 10th.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Schrier, Herrera Beutler hold early leads in House races

SEATTLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier held early leads Tuesday night after tough reelection fights in Washington's closely split 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts, while former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland was leading in an open seat in the 10th.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Schrier, Herrera Beutler face tight reelection fights

SEATTLE (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier were in tough reelection fights in Washington's closely split 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts, while two Democrats sought to win an open seat in the 10th.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Fair housing groups: Redfin 'redlines' minority communities

SEATTLE (AP) — Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit Thursday, saying the online real estate broker offers fewer services to homebuyers and sellers in minority communities — a type of digital redlining that has depressed home values and exacerbated historic injustice in the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Fair housing groups: Redfin 'redlines' minority communities

SEATTLE (AP) — Several fair housing organizations accused Redfin of systematic racial discrimination in a lawsuit Thursday, saying the online real estate broker offers fewer services to homebuyers and sellers in minority communities — a type of digital redlining that has depressed home values and exacerbated historic injustice in the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats Liias, Heck seek lieutenant governor's office

SEATTLE (AP) — The office of the Washington lieutenant governor is obscure enough that when its current occupant decamped to California to train as a Jesuit priest, the public didn’t notice.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats Liias, Heck seek lieutenant governor's office

SEATTLE (AP) — The office of the Washington lieutenant governor is obscure enough that when its current occupant decamped to California to train as a Jesuit priest, the public didn’t notice.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats Liias, Heck seek lieutenant governor's office

SEATTLE (AP) — The office of the Washington lieutenant governor is obscure enough that when its current occupant decamped to California to train as a Jesuit priest, the public didn’t notice.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump's 'anarchy' label

SEATTLE (AP) — New York, Seattle and Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump's 'anarchy' label

SEATTLE (AP) — New York, Seattle and Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump's 'anarchy' label

SEATTLE (AP) — New York, Seattle and Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Justices strike down Eyman's $30 car tab initiative

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976, a measure that would have steeply discounted the price of car registrations at $30 while gutting transportation budgets across the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Justices strike down Eyman's $30 car tab initiative

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976, a measure that would have steeply discounted the price of car registrations at $30 while gutting transportation budgets across the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Justices strike down Eyman's $30 car tab initiative

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976, a measure that would have steeply discounted the price of car registrations at $30 while gutting transportation budgets across the state.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Trump to withdraw Pendleyï¿½s nomination as public lands chief

A senior administration official says President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Monsanto to pay $95M over PCB pollution in Washington state

The agrochemical giant Monsanto has agreed to pay Washington state $95 million to settle a lawsuit that blamed it for pervasive pollution from PCBs — toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades

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Seattle will move to dismantle protest zone, mayor says

A shooting Sunday night was the second in less than 48 hours at the edge of the zone

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Teen shot in Seattle protest zone declines police interview

For the second time in less than 48 hours, there was a shooting in Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone

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Study: Social distancing seems to be helping in King County

Inslee issued a stay-at-home order last week that is in effect through April 6, and ordered all non-essential businesses to close through at least April 8

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Inslee issued a stay-at-home order last week that is in effect through April 6, and ordered all non-essential businesses to close through at least April 8

SEATTLE — Public health officials and researchers said Monday social distancing appears to be helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Seattle area, where many of the first U.S. deaths occurred, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says that the public still needs to be prepared for the state’s current …

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Study: Social distancing seems to be helping in King County

SEATTLE (AP) — Public health officials and researchers said Monday social distancing appears to be helping slow the spread of COVID-19 in the Seattle area, where many of the first U.S. deaths occurred, but Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says that the public still needs to be prepared for the state's …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Justices decline challenge to Seattle 'democracy vouchers'

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Seattle's first-in-the-nation “democracy voucher” program for public financing of political campaigns.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Justices decline challenge to Seattle 'democracy vouchers'

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Seattle's first-in-the-nation “democracy voucher” program for public financing of political campaigns.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Justices decline challenge to Seattle 'democracy vouchers'

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Seattle's first-in-the-nation “democracy voucher” program for public financing of political campaigns.

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Doctor loses job after criticizing hospital’s virus response

Says criticism was motivated in part by what he learned as an ER doctor at a hospital near the World Trade Center on 9/11

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Says criticism was motivated in part by what he learned as an ER doctor at a hospital near the World Trade Center on 9/11

SEATTLE — An emergency room doctor who publicly criticized the coronavirus preparations at his hospital in Washington state has lost his job.

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Doctor loses job after criticizing hospital's virus response

SEATTLE (AP) — An emergency room doctor who publicly criticized the coronavirus preparations at his hospital in Washington state has lost his job.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

2 virus-vulnerable detainees released from immigration jail

SEATTLE (AP) — Two detainees with health conditions that make them vulnerable to COVID-19 have been released from an immigration jail in Tacoma, their attorneys said Thursday.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus: Inmates ask state Supreme Court to order releases

SEATTLE (AP) — A group of Washington prison inmates asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the release of prisoners at high risk from the coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Virus: Inmates ask state Supreme Court to order releases

SEATTLE — A group of Washington prison inmates asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to order the release of prisoners at high risk from the new coronavirus.

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Feds release results of inspection at virus-hit nursing home

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal regulators on Monday said they found serious infractions during their check of a Seattle-area nursing home hard-hit by the coronavirus and they're giving it three weeks to fix them.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

More testing, stay-home warnings as Washington fights virus

SEATTLE (AP) — First responders and other essential workers lined up at the Tacoma Dome for drive-thru COVID-19 testing, the Department of Corrections said inmates will start making hospital gowns, and Gov. Jay Inslee intervened to keep Target stores from selling face masks much needed by health workers Saturday as …

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through clearly.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through clearly.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'He's an inmate': Anguish mounts over virus-hit nursing home

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Desperate to talk to their dad, Scott Sedlacek and his brother, Steve, stood outside his open nursing home window and shouted. They could barely hear his weak replies, but one came through clearly.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Seattle small businesses pinched as virus keeps workers home

SEATTLE (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has largely emptied Seattle's usually busy downtown streets after Amazon and other companies told tens of thousands of people to work from home. That means far fewer customers for restaurants, shops and other businesses.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Groups: Release immigrant detainees at high coronavirus risk

SEATTLE (AP) — Immigrant rights groups want U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release detainees at its Washington state jail who are at high risk from the coronavirus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Grant County pair to pay $250,000 in campaign finance case

SEATTLE (AP) — A businessman and a lawyer in Grant County have agreed to pay $250,000 in fines and legal expenses after a judge found that they committed campaign finance violations, but the defendants insist the case is a serious overreach by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Coronavirus spreads in Washington as reported deaths hit 16

SEATTLE (AP) — The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in Washington state has reached 16, officials said Saturday as staff at two Seattle-area senior communities dealt with their first reported cases.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Seattle-area officials buy $4 million `quarantine' motel

SEATTLE (AP) — Hard surfaces, easy-to-clean floors and separate heating-and-cooling units in each room: The amenities offered by the suburban EconoLodge motel may not be fancy, but they were just what Seattle-area officials say they were looking for in a quarantine facility for coronavirus patients.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as US death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

SEATTLE (AP) — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as US death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

SEATTLE (AP) — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis.

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Montanans' split views on Trump evident in results

Voters casting midterm election ballots in Montana were divided over President Donald Trump’s performance, and it showed in the results: Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte embraced the president’s agenda and won, but four campaign appearances with Trump failed to help challenger Matt Rosendale unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Former Seattle Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen dies at 96

SEATTLE (AP) — Retired Seattle Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen, whose outspoken support for nuclear disarmament, gay rights and an expanded role for women in the church made him one of the most controversial U.S. bishops, has died at 96.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Higher wages a surprising success for Seattle restaurant

SEATTLE - Menu prices are up 21 percent and you don't have to tip at Ivar's Salmon House on Seattle's Lake Union after the restaurant decided to institute the city's $15-an-hour minimum wage two years ahead of schedule.

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Company town by Puget Sound?

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Marijuana sales soar past expectations

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Tribes from across U.S. discuss legal marijuana

TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — The Justice Department’s announcement in December that it would allow the nation’s Indian tribes to legalize and regulate marijuana on their reservations brought notes of caution — if not silence or opposition — from many tribes.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

A dearth of weed

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Aftermath in Moscow

Investigators found five guns and a laptop computer in the vehicle of a man suspected of killing three people in a shooting spree in Moscow, a police chief said Sunday, but they hadn't yet uncovered any motive for the rampage.

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Wrestling with regulations

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Medical marijuana a challenge for legal pot

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds line up to buy legal pot

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Rethinking marijuana

In a former colonial mansion in Jamaica, politicians huddle to discuss trying to ease marijuana laws in the land of the late reggae musician and cannabis evangelist Bob Marley. In Morocco, one of the world's top producers of the concentrated pot known as hashish, two leading political parties want to …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Part party, part protest

SEATTLE - Thousands streamed into a Seattle waterfront park Friday for the opening of a three-day marijuana festival - an event that is part party, part protest and part victory celebration after the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado last fall.

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Bar owner pushes limit of pot laws

SEATTLE - Jeff Call knew he was pushing the envelope when he started letting people use marijuana at his rum-and-pizza joint in Tacoma.

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Washington: Legal pot, and plenty of questions

SEATTLE - People openly lit joints under the Space Needle and on Seattle's sidewalks - then blew the smoke at TV news cameras. To those looking to "get baked," the city's police department suggested pizza and a "Lord of the Rings" movie marathon.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana

SEATTLE (AP) - The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Final OKs given for Seattle arena deal

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

'Hero' saved lives in Seattle

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Police blow mountain bunker

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Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries'

GRAHAM, Wash. - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.

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Blast kills missing mom's husband, 2 boys

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Lawyers in 'Barefoot Bandit' case expect plea deal

SEATTLE - Washington's "Barefoot Bandit," who is accused of evading authorities for two years as he pilfered cars, boats and airplanes in a daring cross-country crime spree, could wind up reaching a blanket plea agreement that would avoid trials in more than a dozen jurisdictions, his lawyers said Friday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Washington couple rescued after 4 days trapped in snow

SEATTLE - John and Patricia Norvell kept thinking someone would come help them as they sat trapped for four days on a secluded, forest road near Mount St. Helens with only jelly beans to eat and snow for water.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'Barefoot Bandit' suspect pleads not guilty

SEATTLE - The attorney for the teenager accused of being the "Barefoot Bandit" is working with prosecutors to negotiate a plea deal the lawyer says could involve using movie- or book-deal profits to compensate the victims of an alleged two-year, cross-country crime spree.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Could feds keep Barefoot Bandit, mom from profit?

SEATTLE - The tale of the Barefoot Bandit is Hollywood-ready, with its barely schooled, shoeless scamp dodging police as he allegedly stole planes and cars in a cross-country dash before he was nabbed in a high-speed boat chase in the Bahamas.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Teacher killed outside Tacoma school

TACOMA, Wash. - A man who appeared to have an intense but intermittent obsession with a special education teacher shot and killed her as she walked into her elementary school Friday, shortly before classes were to begin.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Stolen plane, chalk-drawn feet: Is teen burglar back?

SEATTLE - A stolen airplane found in the San Juan Islands and chalk-outline feet drawn all over a burgled grocery store suggest that Washington's infamous teenage "barefoot burglar" is back at it.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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