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Washington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls

June 5, 2024, 6:00pm Northwest

A Washington man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said. Read story

Train carrying molten sulfur derails in Whatcom County, BNSF investigation underway

June 5, 2024, 3:45pm Northwest

An investigation is underway after a train derailed in Whatcom County on Tuesday night, June 4, 2024. Read story

Veterinary dentist Dr. Alice Sievers, left, was accompanied by her own staff and a team from the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma Jan. 5 as she performed a dental exam and root-canal procedure on Sanjiv, a Sumatran tiger.

Sumatran tiger, Sanjiv, euthanized at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma

Veterinary dentist Dr. Alice Sievers, left, was accompanied by her own staff and a team from the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma Jan. 5 as she performed a dental exam and root-canal procedure on Sanjiv, a Sumatran tiger.

June 5, 2024, 11:32am Northwest

A 13-year-old Sumatran tiger, Sanjiv, was euthanized over the weekend after less than two years at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Read story

Brian Heywood, from left, founder of Let&rsquo;s Go Washington, stands Tuesday with Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh in front of boxes of petitions for an initiative to repeal Washington&rsquo;s cap-and invest program.

GOP backers sue to keep fiscal impact of WA initiatives off the ballot

Brian Heywood, from left, founder of Let&rsquo;s Go Washington, stands Tuesday with Washington State Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh in front of boxes of petitions for an initiative to repeal Washington&rsquo;s cap-and invest program.

June 5, 2024, 8:11am Latest News

The GOP backers of three initiatives that could repeal or alter a trio of significant state policies are suing to keep information about the possible budget implications of each measure from appearing on voters’ ballots in November. Read story

Amanda Knox arrives flanked by her husband Christopher Robinson, right, at the Florence courtroom in Florence, Italy, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Amanda Knox returns to an Italian courtroom Wednesday for the first time in more than 12&frac12; years to clear herself &ldquo;once and for all&rdquo; of a slander charge that stuck even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate in the idyllic hilltop town of Perugia.

Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder

Amanda Knox arrives flanked by her husband Christopher Robinson, right, at the Florence courtroom in Florence, Italy, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Amanda Knox returns to an Italian courtroom Wednesday for the first time in more than 12&frac12; years to clear herself &ldquo;once and for all&rdquo; of a slander charge that stuck even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate in the idyllic hilltop town of Perugia.

June 5, 2024, 8:07am Latest News

An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander Wednesday, quashing her hope of removing a legal stain against her that has persisted after her exoneration in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. Read story

Washington will soon join 10 states across the country that have laws preventing children younger than18 from getting married. The bill was first introduced last year by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, but stalled in the Senate.

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Washington on June 6, from bans on child marriage to octopus farming

Washington will soon join 10 states across the country that have laws preventing children younger than18 from getting married. The bill was first introduced last year by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, but stalled in the Senate.

June 5, 2024, 7:52am Editor's Choice Free

New limits on carrying guns openly in public, loosened restrictions on police pursuing suspects, a shorter time period for mortuaries to store unclaimed human remains, and a ban on octopus farming. Read story

Wapato man charged with robbery in connection with Pop-Tarts theft

June 5, 2024, 7:45am Northwest

A Wapato gang member is charged with first-degree robbery after prosecutors alleged he pointed a pistol at a Walmart employee while shoplifting Pop-Tarts and other items. Read story

Student says ‘I have a gun,’ prompts lockdown at Lacey high school Tuesday morning

June 5, 2024, 7:35am Northwest

A bus driver who overheard a student say, “I have a gun,” prompted a lockdown of River Ridge High School about 7 a.m. Tuesday, just before the school day was about to begin, according to a message to families from the principal. Read story

Level 2 wildfire evacuations issued in Webb Fire in East Wenatchee

June 5, 2024, 7:30am Northwest

The Webb Fire has burned about 60 acres in East Wenatchee prompting Level 2 evacuations with extreme alert. Read story

Kunau Eyumu Thierry sits outside his family tent at a camp on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Kent, Wash. Asylum seekers who have been looking for shelter in Washington state, mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela, have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb.

Asylum-seekers looking for shelter set up encampment in Seattle suburb

Kunau Eyumu Thierry sits outside his family tent at a camp on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Kent, Wash. Asylum seekers who have been looking for shelter in Washington state, mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela, have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb.

June 4, 2024, 9:03pm Northwest

Asylum-seekers who have been looking for shelter in Washington state, mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela, have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb. Read story