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Jeffrey Nelson, flanked by attorneys, stands at the King County Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., on Thursday, June 27, 2024. A jury found the suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officers for on-duty killings.

First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police

Jeffrey Nelson, flanked by attorneys, stands at the King County Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., on Thursday, June 27, 2024. A jury found the suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officers for on-duty killings.

June 27, 2024, 3:09pm Latest News

A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of law enforcement officers for on-duty killings. Read story

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Attorneys for Kohberger, the man charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, are expected to ask a judge to move the trial away from the rural college town where the slayings occurred. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Years after Idaho college student slayings, judge eyes 2025 trial for suspect

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Attorneys for Kohberger, the man charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, are expected to ask a judge to move the trial away from the rural college town where the slayings occurred. (AP Photo/Ted S.

June 27, 2024, 11:50am Latest News

It could be another year or more before a man accused in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students goes to trial. Read story

Broadcast media equipment is set up outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Washington.

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling

Broadcast media equipment is set up outside the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Washington.

June 27, 2024, 8:28am Latest News

 The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural ruling that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. Read story

Former King County sheriff and U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has raised more than $2 million, and early polls suggest he’d be competitive in a November gubernatorial matchup with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the leading Democrat.

Gubernatorial candidate Dave Reichert releases plan addressing homelessness

Former King County sheriff and U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has raised more than $2 million, and early polls suggest he’d be competitive in a November gubernatorial matchup with Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the leading Democrat.

June 27, 2024, 8:23am Election

WENATCHEE — Washington gubernatorial candidate Dave Reichert said he has a plan to address homelessness in the state. Read story

A person crosses the street in front of the Washington state Capitol building, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

State revenues tumble nearly $500 million but WA lawmakers aren’t fretting

A person crosses the street in front of the Washington state Capitol building, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

June 27, 2024, 7:47am Latest News

A state revenue forecast released Wednesday shows collections will be nearly $500 million less than lawmakers counted on earlier this year, driven largely by a tumble in capital gains tax receipts and less consumer spending. Read story

Cherry harvest in Northwest looks promising, especially after last two years

June 27, 2024, 7:45am Business

Knock on wood: This year’s cherry season should be better for Northwest growers, who are coming off a disaster of a 2023 harvest year. Read story

FILE - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 with a door plug aircraft awaits inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash.  The National Transportation Safety Board is sanctioning Boeing for sharing information with the media, Thursday, June 27, about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation that it wasn't supposed to.

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

FILE - An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 with a door plug aircraft awaits inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash.  The National Transportation Safety Board is sanctioning Boeing for sharing information with the media, Thursday, June 27, about the 737 Max 9 door plug investigation that it wasn't supposed to.

June 27, 2024, 7:41am Business

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. Read story

A promise to Idaho: New National Guard commander says he’s ‘ready for any challenges’

June 27, 2024, 7:39am Northwest

For the first time in seven years, Idaho has a new National Guard commanding general. Read story

Seattle proposes higher utility rates while moving forward huge tunnel

June 27, 2024, 7:30am Northwest

Building a pump station for Seattle’s massive new sewage and stormwater storage tunnel will suck up more money than expected and contribute to higher utility rates for residents in the coming years, officials say. Read story

Seattle schools ponder clear backpacks, wearing IDs to aid safety

June 26, 2024, 8:40pm Northwest

Seattle Public Schools may require high school students to use clear backpacks, wear IDs inside the buildings and remain on campus during lunch as part of a new set of safety and security protocols in the next school year. Read story