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Washington man pleads guilty to groping woman on San Diego to Seattle flight

April 11, 2024, 6:06pm Northwest

A Washington man pleaded guilty on Thursday to groping a woman during an Alaska Airlines flight from San Diego to Seattle last year. Read story

A Washington man pleads not guilty in connection with 2022 attacks on Oregon electrical grid

April 11, 2024, 5:25pm Northwest

A Washington state man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of damaging power substations in Oregon in 2022. Read story

Prosecutor: Bryan Kohberger, Idaho college student homicide suspect, did not stalk victim

April 11, 2024, 5:06pm Northwest

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, did not stalk one of the victims, attorneys on both sides of the capital murder case said Wednesday, one of the few issues on which they agreed at a combative court hearing that appeared to be setting the… Read story

State GOP chair files 3 new initiatives to Washington state voters

April 11, 2024, 5:04pm Newsletter

The chair of the state’s Republican Party is attempting to get three more initiatives on Washington’s November ballot, with the latest round taking on controversial issues heading into the 2024 campaign season. Read story

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

How Washington’s local governments have moved to allow for denser housing

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

April 11, 2024, 1:34pm Business Free

Washington lawmakers in recent years have passed laws to require local governments to allow for more housing density with duplexes, triplexes or attached dwelling units. Read story

FILE - In this Friday, July 14, 2017, file photo, computer scientist Andrew Ng poses at his office in Palo Alto, Calif. Amazon announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that it added artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors amid intense AI competition among startups and big technology companies.

Amazon adds Andrew Ng, a leading voice in artificial intelligence, to its board of directors

FILE - In this Friday, July 14, 2017, file photo, computer scientist Andrew Ng poses at his office in Palo Alto, Calif. Amazon announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that it added artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors amid intense AI competition among startups and big technology companies.

April 11, 2024, 8:12am Business

Amazon is adding artificial intelligence visionary Andrew Ng to its board of directors, a move that comes amid intense AI competition among startups and big technology companies. Read story

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, right, seen here at a game night event in February 2024, at the state Capitol in Olympia, will travel to Japan on a trip to promote economic ties between the country and Washington state, including in the tabletop gaming sector.

Why are these WA industry leaders heading to Japan to play games?

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, right, seen here at a game night event in February 2024, at the state Capitol in Olympia, will travel to Japan on a trip to promote economic ties between the country and Washington state, including in the tabletop gaming sector.

April 11, 2024, 7:45am Business Free

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is rolling the dice that an upcoming trade mission to Japan will pay off for Washington’s tabletop gaming and aerospace industries. Read story

Fusion’s Future: Helion eyes valley for groundbreaking energy venture

April 11, 2024, 7:40am Business

A first-of-its-kind energy source may power up in the valley. Read story

Man pleads not guilty to terrorism charge in alleged church attack plan in support of Islamic State

April 11, 2024, 7:40am Northwest

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho. (AP) — An 18-year-old man accused of planning to attack churches in a northern Idaho city in support of the Islamic State group has pleaded not guilty to a federal terrorism charge. Read story

The Northwest ICE Processing Center, seen from the air, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington. Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls.

At least 6 suicide attempts at Tacoma ICE facility, 911 calls show

The Northwest ICE Processing Center, seen from the air, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington. Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls.

April 11, 2024, 7:39am Latest News

Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center in Tacoma has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls. Read story