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High-capacity rifle magazines are removed from display at Freddie Bear Sports on Jan. 11, 2023 in Tinley Park, Illinois, after legislation banning the sale of rifle magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and pistol magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds as well as several guns classified as assault weapons, in Illinois.

High-capacity gun magazines stay illegal in Washington, court commissioner rules

High-capacity rifle magazines are removed from display at Freddie Bear Sports on Jan. 11, 2023 in Tinley Park, Illinois, after legislation banning the sale of rifle magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and pistol magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds as well as several guns classified as assault weapons, in Illinois.

April 25, 2024, 5:24pm Latest News

High-capacity magazines, those holding more than 10 bullets, will remain illegal to buy or sell in Washington, while the state appeals a lower-court ruling that found the ban unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court commissioner ruled Thursday. Read story

Southwest Airlines drops four airports and will cut hiring, citing Boeing delay woes

April 25, 2024, 1:12pm Business

Southwest Airlines is cutting operations at four airports, including Bellingham International Airport, after losing $231 million in the first quarter. Read story

FILE - A grizzly bear roams an exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo on May 26, 2020, in Seattle. The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington. Plans announced this week by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service call for the release of three to seven bears a year for five to 10 years to achieve an initial population of 25.

The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington

FILE - A grizzly bear roams an exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo on May 26, 2020, in Seattle. The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington. Plans announced this week by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service call for the release of three to seven bears a year for five to 10 years to achieve an initial population of 25.

April 25, 2024, 1:11pm Latest News

The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely wiped out. Read story

All of Cowlitz County, Rainier to join under same federal transportation plan

April 25, 2024, 7:32am Northwest

For the first time in 40 years, the boundaries of Longview’s transportation planning region could expand to encompass the entirety of Cowlitz County. Read story

Gonzaga president Thayne McCulloh to retire next year

April 25, 2024, 7:31am Northwest

Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh will retire in July 2025, he announced Monday. Read story

WA trout derby kicks off Saturday in Longview, Kelso, Woodland lakes

April 25, 2024, 7:30am Latest News

For those putting off restocking their tackle boxes, don’t wait much longer. The state’s annual trout derby kicks off Saturday. Read story

Traffic is backed up on Interstate 5 north of Eugene, Ore., as law enforcement secures the scene after a police chase Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the chase, authorities said.

Authorities confirm 2nd victim of ex-Washington officer was 17-year-old with whom he had a baby

Traffic is backed up on Interstate 5 north of Eugene, Ore., as law enforcement secures the scene after a police chase Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A former Washington state police officer wanted after killing two people, including his ex-wife, was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound following the chase, authorities said.

April 24, 2024, 4:59pm Northwest

Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that a body found at the home of a former Washington state police officer who killed his ex-wife before fleeing to Oregon, where he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was that of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a baby. Read story

FILE - A Tesla sign is seen at a dealership, Dec. 3, 2023, in Buena Park, Calif. A Tesla that may have been operating on the company&rsquo;s Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle on Friday, April 19, 2024, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure that Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road.

Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot

FILE - A Tesla sign is seen at a dealership, Dec. 3, 2023, in Buena Park, Calif. A Tesla that may have been operating on the company&rsquo;s Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle on Friday, April 19, 2024, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure that Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road.

April 24, 2024, 3:54pm Business

A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road. Read story

Washington hospitals lost $1.7 billion in 2023

April 24, 2024, 3:10pm Business

Nearly 85 percent of hospitals in Washington lost money in 2023, state hospital officials said Tuesday. Read story

FILE - The sign above the door to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging inside the main administration building on the main University of Kansas campus is seen on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it.

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

FILE - The sign above the door to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging inside the main administration building on the main University of Kansas campus is seen on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it.

April 24, 2024, 1:17pm Latest News

A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it. Read story